Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: alcohol

[Lynn Nadeau (welcome]

RoseWind's alcohol: 

Some bring wine or beer to common meals or parties. None is left in the 
common house: if there's any left, it gets sent home with someone. We 
haven't had any problems that I know of, relative to over-consumption. 
Strictly a private expense. 

As I have friends in my town who are in recovery from alcoholism, I know 
some people who, if they were in cohousing and there was alcohol PRESENT at 
a meal or event, they simply wouldn't come. That would be detrimental to 
community, as they would de facto be excluded. Have any groups given thought 
to this, or taken relevant action? 

Lynn at RoseWind Cohousing, Port Townsend WA