Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: site & plans = less interest in associate status

[Craig Ragland (craigragland]

Re: participation pledges...

I suspect that getting pledges would be less difficult than getting the
folks who do pledge to fully walk their talk as their life situations
shift... and they discover that their expectations about community life are
not the same as their actual experience.

Craig

On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Michael Barrett <mbarrett [at] toast.net> 
wrote:

>
> While seeking "pledges" to participate is an excellent idea, obtaining them
> may be difficult.
>
> Michael Barrett
> Shadowlake Village - where some of us are preparing for our up-coming
> community camping trip.
> Blacksburg, VA
>
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joelyn Malone" <JKMalone [at] comcast.net>
> To: <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:13 PM
> Subject: Re: participation
>
>  We are thinking of implementing something we've seen in the membership
> > process of new groups who haven't yet moved in, which is a pledge to
> > honor our vision statement and actively participate in various
> > activities (work requirements, meal program)
> <cut>
>
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