project leader
caitlin d
location
1000 Cooper
(Cooper Young)
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Market Improvements

the project

Located in Midtown, Memphis, the historic Cooper­ Young district is a lively neighborhood with over 200 flourishing businesses. Cooper­ Young has over 1,600 households, 12 worship communities, two public schools, and a strong community association. Our Saturday morning market (calling the First Congo parking lot home) provides a bustling and friendly central setting for shopping and socializing that allows vendors to grow healthy relationships with residents who are clamoring for more local, sustainably produced foods and crafts.

The Cooper Young Community Farmers Market wants to invest in our host, the First Congregational Church, the neighborhood and market with a more beautiful, accessible, inviting and innovative site. We are raising funds to improve our entrances at Cooper, Blythe and Walker. The funds will also be used to increase seating, add interactive art and paint our storage container. Improving our entrances in a creative and visible way will benefit our vendors by increasing traffic and creating a more powerful sense of place on the corner of Cooper and Walker. Our customers and neighbors will also be part of a more vibrant local marketplace.

 

the steps

We will bring community artists, designers and stakeholders together to decide how to define three distinct entrances to the market (Cooper st, Blythe st and Walker st) through the use of temporary installations, define attractive and comfortable seating areas, and rework all market signage. Special thanks to our partner Andy Kitsinger with The Development Studio for developing our design and layouts. 

Rendering of proposed layout and design (entrance on Cooper): 

Rendering of proposed layout and design (entrance on Walker): 

 

why we're doing it

The longer term development plans for the farmers market include a temporary or permanent structure that will provide shade from the sun, wind and rain as well as provide easier access to electricity and other facilities. The ioby project is a great way for the board to develop more capacity for fundraising and accomplish a first phase of our development goals. 

budget

DISBURSEMENT BUDGET (as of 4/16/15):



RAISED = 5210.00
ioby Platform Fee  35.00
3rd Party Payment Processing Fee (3%) 150.73
TOTAL TO DISBURSE = 5024.27
 
Extra $24.27 will go to vendor signage
 
Café Rebuild – $750
  • Café structure
  • Coherent design and branding
Entrance design and implementation – $500
  • Pennants
  • Poles
  • Wood planters
Seated Areas – $2300
  • Paint
  • Astroturf
  • Tables
Vendor signage – $524.27
  • Design
  • Signage cost (wood/chalk/metal)
Storage Solutions – $500
Design and Art Work – $1000
Volunteer Appreciation – $450
TOTAL = $6,024.27
In-kind donation services totaling $1,000

 

 

Café Rebuild – $750

  • Café structure
  • Coherent design and branding

Entrance design and implementation - $500

  • Pennants
  • Poles
  • Wood planters

Seated Areas - $2300

  • Paint
  • Astroturf
  • Tables

Vendor signage - $500

  • Design
  • Signage cost (wood/chalk/metal)

Storage Solutions - $500

Design and Art Work - $1000

Volunteer Appreciation - $450

TOTAL = $6,000

In-kind donation services totaling $1,000



NEW SUBTOTAL = $5,000
ioby Platform Fee  35
3rd Party Payment Processing Fee (3%) 150
TOTAL TO RAISE = $5,185

 

updates

Market Improvements

photos

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donors

  • Easton
  • Alex R
  • Anna & Cynthia
  • Lauren
  • Katie McWeeney
  • Anonymous
  • Sheila M.
  • Nancy Knight
  • Amaris
  • Anonymous
  • JB
  • The Chadam
  • beautiful cycfm customers and vendors
  • Olivia
  • bo and leslie
  • Lauren Kennedy
  • Wesley R.
  • Nick E.
  • Erica Bodine Pottery
  • Jane Wells
  • Julia McDonald
  • Anonymous
  • Keith Norman
  • Mollie Baker
  • Sherene Katzman
  • Terry Starr
  • Andria Brown
  • Anonymous
  • Danielle M.
  • Delta Sol Farm
  • Farm2Cart
  • Dean Hestermann
  • The Spicklers
  • Elinor M.
  • James M.
  • Apryl & Jason Potter
  • Ben d.
  • Anonymous
  • Kariann H.
  • David Raileanu
  • Nicole Heckman & Cameron Waggoner
  • Lexi Adams
  • Natural Awakenings of Memphis
  • Kimberly
  • Kim Edmaiston
  • Elizabeth Rouse
  • Katherine H.
  • Sheila M.
  • caitlin d.
  • Julia Hicks
  • Leanilda Andreuccetti
  • Michelle E. Smith
  • Suzanne S.
  • Sara Studdard
  • nicole lazo
  • Emily
  • doug carpenter & associates
  • Renaissance Farms
  • Emily Holmes
  • Abby
  • Anonymous
  • Lauren B.