Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Community funds for alcohol for parties?

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> > some were
> > strongly against paying any community money for alcohol.

I don't  think this has ever come up. We do pot lucks normally and  
those who don't want to cook bring wine, beer, or sangria. They  
actually like being able to contribute without thinking about it.

Even celebrations are potlucks. Sometimes several people will go  
together and cook something big but not usually. We have a sign up so  
people can see if we need more salads or desserts, or paper goods, etc.

On Christmas and Thanksgiving we have a member who doesn't do a lot of  
weekly/monthly work so he contributes the turkey and another person  
(me) cooks it.

On Chanukah, several people cook a planned menu and guests contribute  
to cover costs.

Even for a community milestone, we would do a potluck.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org