Cooperative Block Party Draws Crowd to Downtown Raleigh

On Saturday, September 23, Coastal Credit Union, Weaver Street Market, and several area cooperatives hosted a Cooperative Block Party, which was the first of its kind in the Raleigh area. 

The Cooperative Block Party was created to exemplify the sixth of the eight cooperative principles, Cooperation Among Cooperatives. It was a chance for residents to learn what cooperatives are, and to meet the different types of cooperatives that deliver essential goods and services to our community. Participants included:  Coastal Credit Union, Weaver Street Market, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Equal Exchange, State Employees Credit Union, Civic Credit Union, Daymark Realty, Cooperative Council of North Carolina, Burny Wild’s Adventure Sauce, The Art of Cheese Carving, NC Electric Cooperatives, and Carolinas Telco Federal Credit Union.

The event was scheduled to take place on the 400 block of West Hargett Street. Due to Tropical Storm Ophelia, it was moved into the café area inside Weaver Street Market’s downtown Raleigh location. It featured family-friendly games and free activities, an onsite cheese carver, raffle prizes, and more. The first 300 families received a cooler grocery tote, a $10 lunch voucher and swag at the Coastal Credit Union table at each entrance.