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| The holidays have arrived! Here’s what’s coming up on our calendar: Thursday, November 27: Closed for Thanksgiving Tuesday, December 2: Last day to enter Field Day giveaway Thursday, December 4: Taste The Holidays At Your Co-op – FREE! Wednesday, December 24: Closing early at 6 PM. Thursday, December 25: Closed for Christmas Day Wednesday, December 31: Last Night Belfast – Make Your Own Party Hat! Thursday, January 1: Closed for New Year’s Day
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| Today, as we take this day to pause in gratitude, we want to say a heartfelt thank you. We are incredibly grateful for our community. In recent weeks, we’ve been reminded just how strong, compassionate, and generous our neighbors truly are. We feel deeply fortunate to be part of such an amazing community. As we look back over the past year, we’ve reached meaningful milestones—and it’s all because of you. Thank you to our Owners, Workers, vendors, and shoppers for everything you do to make Belfast, Waldo County, and Maine such a wonderful place to call home.
Our Marketing Manager, Jamie Cermak, has shared a giving update: |
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| | The Belfast Community Co-op strives to be an active partner in Belfast, Waldo County, and Midcoast Maine. I’m grateful to share a small update about some of the ways your Co-op has been giving back to the community this past year. This past fiscal year, we saw many record-breaking numbers at our Co-op: many of our highest sales days, we surpassed 6,000 owners, and we had our largest ever donation for Common Cents! |
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| August 2025 was our largest donation ever for a total of $8,276.65 to Restorative Justice Project Maine! Earlier in July, we had our second-largest donation for Wabanaki REACH, which received $8,220.50! For our fiscal year, Oct ‘24-Sept ‘25, we had almost $80,000 go to 12 area groups, all from rounding up your purchases! This was an increase of 28.94% over last year, what a big year!! |
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| Join us on Thursday, December 4 for Taste the Holidays at Your Co-op from 4–6 PM.
We will be featuring local vendors with free samples, including a holiday wine tasting, and special flash sales while supplies last!
If you’re looking for inspiration and savings on holiday entertaining, you don’t want to miss this FREE EVENT!
Additionally, we’ve partnered with United Midcoast Charities for their 12 Days of Giving. For every customer on December 4, the Belfast Community Co-op will donate 50¢ to United Midcoast!
Come try something new and help us support a local cause! |
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| | | Enter to Win! We are giving away over $100 of Field Day products to two lucky winners! To enter, come by the store and fill out a ticket on the front table by 12/2.
We will randomly draw two names on 12/3 and notify the winners!
Be sure to stock up on all of your favorite pantry staples and more while the entire line of Field Day is on sale!
Plus, with every Field Day purchase, 5¢ will be donated to NĀTIFS! |
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| We’re also proud to support Niweskok, a local Indigenous-led organization. For every pound of local squash purchased, we will donate 20¢ to help further their mission right here in our community. |
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Belfast Area Child Care Services is our November Common Cents group! |
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| | Belfast Area Child Care Services (BACCS) has been a trusted provider of early childhood education in Waldo County since 1973. We operate two centers, Belfast Area Children’s Center in Waldo and Starrett Children’s Center in Belfast. Together we serve children from infancy through school age in a nurturing, inclusive, and play-based environment.
Be sure to round up your purchases at the register to support the mission of the Belfast Area Child Care Services! |
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| There will be no December Board of Directors meeting.
Our next monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 28, from 6–8:30 PM at the Belfast Free Library.
Owners are welcome to attend in person or virtually via Zoom. |
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Quick & Affordable Dinner Recipes with Field Day |
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Looking for some budget-friendly dinner ideas? These four Field Day–inspired recipes are simple, hearty, and easy to customize. Each one includes suggested variations so you can switch things up and keep mealtime interesting!
And now is the perfect time to try them—through December 2, 2025, all Field Day products are on sale! Stock up on the ingredients you need and save even more on Field Day’s already affordable, high-quality essentials. |
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| We make shopping local easy with free curbside pickup at the Belfast Community Co-op—for everyone! Start shopping and see how much time you can save! |
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| Did you know? You can now purchase Co-op Gift Cards online!
Through our Shop For Me service, gift cards are available to buy and send instantly by email. Perfect for friends, family, or anyone who loves shopping local! Prefer something to wrap? You can also print and share a paper copy. |
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