PLEASE READ - UPDATE FROM PURPLE DRAGON

PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS - MY NOTE IS AT THE BOTTOM:


We did NOT pass along our increased fuel costs, both for our drivers and what we were being charged when we received deliveries because we feel that we have a partnership with the members. We can weather these trying economic times together. Purple Dragon is in a unique position to help you save money on your groceries and natural household items. Let's work together and hopefully the summer regional produce prices will be more in the normal range. We have found that, with the higher prices farms and wholesalers have been charging, we have had to really struggle to get a decent order for you and we are not able to get you some of the wonderful things we would like to get. We are going to ask everyone for an additional $3/delivery starting in January. (Leave your check for the new amount when you pick up on Wednesday.) This translates to $1.50 per week, so we hope you feel this is fair and economical. This way, we can have additional buying power to get our orders fuller and better. We have been having to leave off some items we would like to have gotten for everyone because we did not have enough money with the price rises in wholesale food costs in the last six months. We feel this small price increase will allow us to get everyone more food and a better variety. Please remember, when gas and food prices were going up all around us, we did not raise our price. Don't forget that you can be a coordinator ($40 discount each delivery) or a divider ($15-30 discount per delivery) if you are having trouble affording your veggies. Meanwhile, we are having our company software rewritten, which we have not done in over 10 years. We hope to finally make online ordering possible, as well as to automate functions that now take hours of office time. We always need drivers with their own vans or mini-vans to deliver the veggies early in the morning, one or two days a week, before they go to their other jobs. Please let us know if you know of anyone.

PAULA'S NOTE: THIS MEANS THAT STARTING ON 01/07/08 and 01/10/08 when you pick up and leave a check - the cost is as follows:
WHOLE SHARES: $47.00
HALF SHARES: $23.50
FRUIT SHARES: $17.00

IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE JANIT'S E-MAIL DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX - PLEASE SEND A NOTE TO janit@verizon.net and tell her you are in my POD in New Providence, and which day. In addition to her letter you will get special order sheets for getting extras. If you place a special order, please copy me so that I will know what is coming, and drop off a check (by the day before delivery) made out to Purple Dragon for the amount of your special order. I need to pay for the order when it is delivered.

THANKS!