The Store
What we Believe
MISSION October 2010
The Acworth Community Project’s mission is to maintain a traditional, reliable grocery and general store, cooperatively owned and governed by its members, and committed to serving the basic food and nonfood shopping needs of all town residents, and to be a welcoming center for eating meals and meeting friends.
Check us out on 2015 Chronicle Boston, we are on at the 1.30 minute mark.
Our Services
Aside from a varied inventory of groceries, the Village Store is proud to serve the community by featuring:
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Automatic Teller Machine
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Copies & Faxes
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Ice Machine
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Blue Rhino Propane Tanks
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Breakfast and Lunch served daily
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Beer and Wine
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Cigarettes
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Candy, Nuts and Sweets
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Local Handmade Crafts
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Locally Raised Meat
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Locally Produced Honey
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Locally Produced Maple Syrup
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Local Eggs
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Locally produced Cheese
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Locally brewed Beer
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Locally made Wine
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Locally made Ice Cream
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Locally baked Bread and Pastries
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Community Bulletin Board
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Antiques for Sale
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Specialty Dinners made to go - Monthly
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Pizza Night - Fresh Hot Pizza made in our Wood Fired Clay Pizza Oven
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Good conversation with our wonderful staff and volunteers
Why Shop Local
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BUILD COMMUNITY - The casual encounters you enjoy at our small scale business and the public spaces around them build relationships and community cohesiveness.
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STRENGTHEN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY - Each dollar you spend at independent businesses returns 3 times more money to your local economy than one spent at a chain (hundreds of times more than buying from an online mega-retailer)...a benefit we all can bank on.
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SHAPE OUR CHARACTER - Our store helps give our community its distinct personality.
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CREATE A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT - Our store is independent, community-serving and people-sized. It consumes less land, carries more locally-made products, located closer to residents and creates less traffic and air pollution.
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LOWER TAXES - More efficient land use and more central location mean our store puts less demand on our roads and safety services. We also generate more tax revenue per sales dollar.
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CHOICES - We look forward to serving our customer's tastes and services.
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CREATE JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES - We employ more people directly per dollar of revenue and we support local printers, accountants, wholesalers, farms, attorneys, etc., expanding opportunities for local entrepreneurs.
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GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY - Small businesses like ours donate more than twice as much per sales dollar to local non-profits, events, and teams compared to big businesses.
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INCREASE WEALTH OF RESIDENTS - The multiplier effect created by spending locally generates lasting impact on the prosperity of local organizations and residents.
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ENHANCE LOCAL DEMOCRACY - Local ownership of our store means residents with roots in the community are involved in key development decisions that shape our lives and local environment.