History++of+the+Co-Op

**Here is how the Co-Op came to be**
=USM BREAKFAST CO-OP = = = = Late last fall, the PAC received a couple of letters/suggestions surrounding the topic of breakfasts at USM. Due to cuts across the board, the USM breakfast was removed from the middle school dining room. We have researched the topic to find out why it happened, how much the school was saving, and to see if there was a way to bring it back. We would like to report back to you at this time. We received an astounding number of replies to our survey that was sent out to all faculty and staff on Survey Monkey. Over 90 responded to the survey. Most people that wanted breakfast back in service were not asking for a full service breakfast, just a place to grab a bowl of cereal, have some toast with a bit of butter, jelly, or peanut butter, and get glass of juice, or coffee. After meeting with the food service director, Tony Pergande, and director of business, Alex Chou, they have agreed to a plan that will allow breakfast to return, but with a different focus. Unfortunately, the school is not in a financial position to reinstitute the breakfast like before. What distilled from our talks were several things that we need to do to have breakfast return. =