Re: Meal Participation Program | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: lienjud (lienjud![]() |
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Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:46:15 -0800 (PST) |
Dear Eta: our approach at Cascadia Commons has evolved over time and we are always open to changing if need be. First, I would suggest doing a survey to see what the barriers to participation are and what it would take for people to come back. In our community we saw how hard it was for parents with small children to participate and said that only one parent needed to work, we also do medical exemptions for people unable to work. Currently, we have meals twice a week and about 2/3 of the community participates. There is only participation level. We need 6 work credits for a rotation and can eat as many times as we wish. lead cook counts for 2 credits and she plans the menu, shops and cooks. asst cook and cleaning counts for one credit. our team consists of 2 cooks and 2 cleaners. Our meal club planner looks at # of participants and then designs the length of rotation. we have a calendar up and sign up to cook and clean. At the end of the rotation, I look at # of meals eaten and $ spent by cooks for meals and figure out what we owe people or they owe us. Our meals usually have from 10 to 25 people there. Sunday night is very popular and the attendance greatest. for people who get home late, they can ask for a save plate. In the summer with many people away, we do potlucks on the midweek meal. Budget per meal if $ 4.75 to 5.50 and we charge $5.25 to 6.00 that includes 50 cents for pantry supplies. we have one person who handles the pantry, organizing, ordering etc and we get our supplies from Azure Standards. That is all I can think of. hope this helps. please write if you have more questions. Judith Lienhard -----Original Message----- From: Eta Braun <etabr [at] charter.net> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org Sent: Wed, Jan 20, 2010 12:11 pm Subject: [C-L]_ Meal Participation Program I live at Oak Creek Commons in Paso Robles for about 5 years. We still struggle with scheduling two dinners per week (Thursdays and Sundays). The number of cooks and cleaners has become smaller over time as well as the number of people eating. We would like to hear from other communities how they handle their meal participation program in general and specifically how they ensure enough cooks and cleaners for each meal. It would also be helpful to find out how much they charge for a meal per person. Thank you in advance for giving us this information. Eta Braun Oak Creel Commons Paso Robles, CA _________________________________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/
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- Re: Meal Participation Program Alison Etter, January 21 2010
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