UPDATE:With the fundraising and support from the community, the co-op has been able to meet all of its financial obligations except to the Stamp Student Union for unpaid rent and utilities.Given the couple of weeks left to save the co-op, its supporters recognize the only path forward is through mobilizing a demand from the campus community and alumni who believe that the co-op is viable and an invaluable space worth preserving.The donation boycott is a call to action to demand the university reverse this decision by agreeing to a payment plan to pay off the remaining debt and allowing the co-op a chance to implement the viability plan. If the co-op does close in May, supporters will continue the boycott until a student-run cooperative space on-campus is secured.The boycott pledge page can be found at ter.ps/donotdonate ---For 44 years, the Maryland Food Co-op has been a student-led radical workplace - a learning experience for generations of worker-owners and UMD students. It was born out of campus struggle to create a space for healthy food on campus and has been sustained for many decades by the devotion of all the individuals who have passed through its doors - it is up to the current generation to continue that legacy.Last summer, the co-op created a strategy with Stamp to pay off the debts inherited over multiple generations of worker-owners. This past school year required a great deal of effort and concern from the worker-owners, but it did not catch up to our financial problems in time. At this point, it would take a community effort alongside our own to keep the co-op going.To be clear, the co-op must pay this debt amount by the end of the semester regardless of what happens - closing or not. It will go towards the state of Maryland for sales and use taxes, our vendors and suppliers, and the worker-owners' various investments that need to be paid back. Raising the money in and of itself won't keep the co-op going, but it is a necessary step to build community support and revitalize the space to be viable in the long-term.We are asking all those who care as deeply about the co-op as we do to contribute their time, talent, and treasure - devote any resources you believe can further our collective mission of Food For People, Not For Profit!For a more full picture of the co-op’s situation, feel free to view and share the following financial viability document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XcegtDQUzdLeHIZ5EbTR0h1vUTi2rAPNkDoFxOgVOKA/edit?usp=sharing