Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Annual Budget Party Idea

[Mac & Sandy Thomson (ganesh]

I don't have a copy of Rob's post, but there's an article in the Winter
2000 (#109) edition of Communities magazine describing the Budget Party
idea (page 32).

- Mac


Patty Mara Gourley wrote:

> Message: 1
> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Cc: floriferous [at] msn.com
> Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 11:58:39 -0700
> From: pattymara [at] juno.com
> Subject: [C-L]_Annual Budget Party Idea
> Reply-To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> 
> Dear List and Rob, in particular,
> I have a need to find an old post that Rob sent to the list years ago
> about Sharingwood's annual budget party where the budget line items are
> determined by a party gathering where all the committees needing money
> set up booths to inform and cajole members to alot them money for the
> upcoming year.  Whew.  Sorry for that long opening.
> 
> I have searched the archives, which is fun and easy to do, but did not
> find the post I remember Rob sending.  Did you know that 1574 posts come
> up when Rob's name is searched.  I did that after using budget and party
> keywords...all unsuccessful.  So, Rob, would you be so kind to either
> point me to your original post, or describe your budget party again?
> 
> At Tierra Nueva, we are searching for ways to include the community in
> creating the annual budget, for discretionary funds (committees like
> landscaping, orchard, workshop, community life etc.).  Rob's description
> of the Sharingwood process (a party) sounded like a perfect solution,
> informational and fun at the same time.
> 
> thanks in advance,
> Patty Mara Gourley
> Tierra Nueva, Cen CA Coast
-- 
           Mac & Sandy Thomson           Heartwood Cohousing
           ganesh [at] rmi.net                Durango, Colorado
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