We need your help to get started.

We’re counting on the generosity and support of our community to help us reach our financial goal towards being able to open our doors as soon as possible with everything we need. 

We have a goal of $150,000 and we’ve created a few different means of helping us achieve that goal. Here are 3 different ways you can help right now:

  1. Donations. Donations are the best way to get your funds to go the farthest. We are collecting donations via our GoFundMe campaign. Click here to donate. Thank you!!!!!

  2. Prepurchase with a gift card and redeem benefits. You pick the amount. We give you 5% back as a thank you and use your gift card toward 15% of your bill. Confusing? Here’s an example: If you give us $100, we’ll make up a $105 gift card for you as soon as we can.* You can redeem that $105 gift card over time, but not all at once. If your shopping bill comes to $100, you can pay a maximum of $15 (15% of your bill) with your gift card, and use another payment method for the rest. Contact us at hello@ercoop.ca to get started.

  3. Become a member. Our annual membership fee is $20 and a coop share costs $5. These fees will not only help us reach our financial goal faster and give us more financial flexibility in the future, but by becoming a member you can also save 2% on all your purchases. Contact us at hello@ercoop.ca to pre-purchase your membership.

*Since we are not yet operational, we do not have a POS system to process gift card transactions. We’ve made up a contract that guarantees we will use your dollars to create a gift card worth the value of your donation plus 5%. Some of you may remember this strategy from back in the day when Michael used it with Earth’s General Store in 2009!

There are other ways you can help:

  1. Stay tuned for work bees! We have lots of work to do to get our space ready for our opening date and we could use a little help from our friends! Put your skills or muscles to use or maybe even learn a new skill! 

  2. Visit us once we’re open. The best way to support a small business is to visit often, make us part of your shopping routine, or your destination for your coffee dates.

  3. Spread the word! Tell your friends about us, share our posts on social media, help us create a buzz!

  4. Donate or loan items for us to reuse. We’ve compiled a list of items we need to get set up that we would prefer to source for free or borrow first, thrift second, or buy new as a last resort. Please look over the list and let us know if you would like to contribute any of these items by sending a message to hello@ercoop.ca. :)