Community meeting!
We are hosting an important Community Meeting on Sunday, July 12 from 3pm-5pm at the Space and online through our Google meet. Please show up and spread the word to discuss whether and how Future Economy Collective might exist in the future.
Community Fridge updates!
In order to support our fundraising and grant efforts, we are collecting information on how many people use the fridge. There is a tracking sheet taped to the front of the fridge, and a pen taped to the side. Each time you use the fridge, please make a tally so we know how many people stopped by. If you both drop off and take food, please put a tally in each box. You can put a tally each time you come by.
Of course, this is entirely optional, but your participation will help us with funding. We know that the Community Fridge is a vital resource for many community members, and having information about how often people stop by will help us continue to fund it.
Volunteer Opportunities
Mutual Aid Distro: Sunday July 19st. Sort materials from 1pm-1:45pm at the FEC space, then distribute supplies from 2pm-3pm behind the North Main Laundromat at 1003 N. Main St, Blacksburg. Anyone can take what they need and leave what they can.
Weekly Planning Meetings: every Sunday from 3pm-5pm at the FEC Space, 700 N. Main St, Suite E and online through Google meet, found at this link. Anyone interested in being involved with the planning and shaping of FEC is welcome to join.
Select Future Economy Collective through the Kroger Community Rewards Program, and Kroger will give us a donation every time you shop! Simply sign in to your account then go to kroger.com/account/communityrewards. If you are using the app, go to "Rewards" then "Community Rewards." Search for "NH184" or "Future Economy Collective" and enroll.
Support our efforts
All monetary donations support our day-to-day operations or are invested directly back into the community through our free fridge and mutual aid distros. Everyone at FEC is a volunteer, so no donations go towards salaries. Please consider making one-time or recurring donations through Zeffy (preferred), Patreon, or Paypal.
The Community Fridge and Pantry behind Ukirk Presbyterian Campus Ministry at 305 Washington Street SW in Blacksburg are always open for donations. Needed items include cleaning products, toiletries including menstrual products, and non-perishable foods such as peanut butter, canned protein, pasta, and baby food. Make sure to include a full ingredients list on any home-made items, and write the date you added them to the fridge.
Future Economy Collective is a grassroots, community-based, all-volunteer-run, certified 501c3 based in southwest Virginia’s New River Valley.
Our website is futureeconomycollective.org or check out our Linktree
You can reach us by replying to this email or reaching out to [email protected] or [email protected]
The Future Economy Collective Space is located at 700 N. Main St, Suite E, in Blacksburg, VA. It is on the second floor above Mill Mountain Coffee, across from the brow bar.
