In January, Cabot Creamery Cooperative put out the call for entries for the "Celebrate Your Cooperative Spirit in a Poem" contest. Middle-school students from across the country were encouraged to write an original poem, expressing how they've worked by themselves, with their families, friends or in the classroom to give back to their communities. The contest, drawing on the declaration by the United Nations naming 2012 the International Year of Cooperatives, was created by Cabot to recognize those who give back to their communities. The call was resoundingly answered, with more than 300 students from 21 states submitting entries before the April 30th deadline. …