It is with great pleasure that we would like to announce that Vox Pop
will survive. The community has come forward and purchased Vox Pop,
allowing it to pay the fines and reopen. It truly is a community-owned
community center.

My heart is so full I am finding it hard to
express in words how fortunate I feel to have been witness to this
amazingly powerful demonstration of what can be accomplished when a
group of people sharing a common goal work together. Against what
seemed impossible odds, in a time of economic struggle for us all,
our friends and neighbors came together to raise the funds needed to
save this important anchor in our neighborhood. This action embodies
the spirit that is Vox Pop — The Voice of the People. And that voice
was heard loud and clear. It is important to us all that we have a
place that supports the arts and music and local, organic menu
selections. A place for friends and neighbors to gather, meet and share.

We
will be working hard to get the place shined up and restocked and ready
to go. As soon as the Department of Health gives us the go ahead our
doors will be thrown open, the coffee grinders will start purring, the
steaming wands will once again come to life and the smell of freshly
ground fair trade coffee will fill the air.

As soon as we have
an open date I will let you know. In the meantime, on behalf of Vox Pop
and all my coworkers, I thank you and the community from the bottom of
my heart. It makes me smile to know that when people point to Vox Pop
and say "That's our coffee shop" they will mean it… literally.

Debi Ryan
President and CEO
Vox Pop, Inc