Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Eating together during COVID

[Elizabeth Magill (pastorlizm]

We went back to 1 or 2 meals a week (instead of 3 or 4) last summer
(or spring?)
First it was all take out. Then take out but some folk ate in (half on
the porch, half inside).
Then, once everyone was vaccinated, back to eat-in but take out
containers available for those that prefer it.
Some folk would request masks for folk in line to serve, others did
not request it.
We've stayed nearly covid free until this January when omicron kinda
swept through. Several meals were cancelled when cooks and/or
assistants tested positive.
But now back to eat-in with take out containers available.

We've not made any agreements about what to do when, each person
decides whether to volunteer to cook, clean, or eat.

Numbers are mostly down, although pre-omicron they were getting back
up to usual numbers. We do have many fewer volunteers, thus the fewer
meals.
-Liz
(The Rev. Dr.) Elizabeth Mae Magill
Pastor, Ashburnham Community Church
Minister to the Affiliates, Ecclesia Ministries
www.elizabethmaemagill.com
508-450-0431

On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 1:42 PM Sara Gottlieb <sara.gottlieb [at] gmail.com> 
wrote:
>
> Here is Lake Claire CoHousing in Atlanta, we started eating meals together
> again a few months ago.  We have far fewer people volunteering to cook, and
> no more than 1-2 meals per month (used to be 1-2 meals per week).
>
> Our protocol is to ventilate the dining room as much as possible by keeping
> doors and some windows open and ceiling fans running.  People with small
> children and others who are not yet vaccinated may not eat inside.  All
> adults joining the meal must be vaccinated.  Everyone wears masks when not
> eating.  Some people choose to sit outside (we have a space heater), and
> others choose to take their meals home.  Everyone does what they are
> comfortable with, no judgment, including some who have not joined meals
> again.  As it gets warmer, we will probably move to eating outside mostly.
>
> Sara
> Lake Claire CoHousing
> Atlanta, GA
>
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> Sara J. Gottlieb
> sara.gottlieb [at] gmail.com
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