Re: Common meals | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Lyn Deardorff (lyn.deardorffoutlook.com) | |
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 09:00:31 -0700 (PDT) |
Our meals area being well attended, perhaps the "pent-up" need to get out and socialize more after the pandemic. First, could it be an issue with COVID etc? Are the majority of your residents vaccinated? We have a high vaccination record here, and I think that is very reassuring for socializing within the community. If not, that could be a factor in attendance. Our meals team also sponsors Wednesday morning coffee with goodies contributed by the residents (we have some good bakers here, but others bring store-bought too). And we do a "Happy Hour" once a month which is very informal. Again this is contributions by residents. I will add that much of the drinking is of the non-alcoholic type, accommodating us seniors who have various reasons for less imbibing than in the past. And we just did a Sunday brunch that was also fabulous. Again, food contributions by residents. In all cases, not everyone who comes brings something or even needs to. That makes it easy for folks to just show up. The 25% of or so who do is enough for everyone, and helps keep our meals budget down. Generally our only Meals expense is our once-a-month-dinner cooked by volunteer resident "chefs", supplemented by potlucks and the above events. Lyn Deardorff Sand River Cohousing Santa Fe, New Mexico -----Original Message----- From: Cohousing-L <cohousing-l-bounces+lynpeachtree=hotmail.com [at] cohousing.org> On Behalf Of Sandy Thomson Sent: Monday, August 2, 2021 9:44 AM To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org Subject: [C-L]_ Common meals We started common meals back up after covid but they aren't being that well attended. I would like to jump start our common meal program and am wondering what are some fun creative things other people have done with common meals. Let's have a fun brainstorm and maybe other communities are having the same problem and need some new ideas. Thanks for sharing some fun ideas. Sandy Heartwood Cohousing Sent from my iPad _________________________________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fl.cohousing.org%2Finfo&data=04%7C01%7C%7C273a346a54db4a8a233508d955cc5ca3%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637635158491121765%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=KbH1lzluwrX7XQ5BfiRqTl4tBJlD8RGqYZQMtLFQBO8%3D&reserved=0
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- Re: Common Meals Muriel Kranowski, June 7 2020
- Re: Common Meals Sharon Villines, June 7 2020
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Common meals Sandy Thomson, August 2 2021
- Re: Common meals Lyn Deardorff, August 2 2021
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Re: Common meals Elizabeth Magill, August 2 2021
- Re: Common meals Muriel Kranowski, August 2 2021
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Common Meals fergyb2, June 7 2020
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