What did she say???????😵
On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 12:07 PM, Terri <starstuff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Don & PAS Members,
If you are planning to eat at the Messier Marathon, maybe you can split
the cost of a little extra brought by someone attending the event, rather
than the money.
Or, if no one minds, leave $5 to Mike in his kitty, and this one time, eat
from the availble food.
Although, i don't like dong it that way because the idea behind bringing
food it to provide food to all who are attending. But with you getting
there later than the potluck starts, there won't be much left to eat when
you do get there, so I'm ok with you NOT bringing food, but donating a
little extra to Mike this time. If you were arriving on time for the
potluck without food, that would be not so great.
That's my 2 cents.
The idea behind a potluck is everyone brings food. Money isn't what people
eat.
And I'm sending this out as a response to Don but also to the Club
Members, who
in the past, have asked if it is ok to leave a little extra money in the
kitty for Mike, which doesn't help
the potluck at all. It helps Mike, which i'm ok with.
So, here's my thoughts, and i want you to read this, eveyrone attending
any event at Mike's so you understnad why leaving a little extra money to
Mike, isn't going to help the potluck.. when you attend the potluck within
the first hour of the potluck...
So, in that first hour, let's say the potluck luck starts at 5:30pm. From
5:30 to 6:30, those who have brought food, have the agreement that they can
eat the food at the potluck. If you bring food, you are entitled to enjoy
food.
If an hour has gone by and you arrive at 6:30 (in this example), then,
what's left from the potluck is the stuff that the original potluck
providers are done with, because most of the time, we are done eating
within that first hour.
In that case, I would suggest that if you do not bring food, because most
of the people have eaten already, but you do want to attend the event, and
you haven't eaten dinner by then, come to what's left of the potluck, and
give Mike $5 instead of $1/attendee to help out Mike. But only if you are
going to eat from the remaining potluck food. Because, Mike likes to have
the left overs to eat from for the next week, so by eating from his food
supply, you are taking away what he will eat from. So, donate a little more
money for attending and EATing. If you attend and you don't eat, that's
fine, no extra cost to you. Just come, donate your $1/attendee for the star
party, and if you bring your own food to eat, that's fine, too, no need to
share with anyone if you had no intention of eating from the potluck food.
I think that's fair.
If you are not eating from the potluck food from 6:30pm on, then no extra
donation to Mike is requested.
But if you are eating from the left overs, then give Mike a little extra
so he can buy food over the week that he would have had left overs to munch.
Now, if you do attend, and provide food for the potluck, and then you are
hungry before you leave Mike's late at night and want to eat from the
potluck left overs, that's different. That's understandable. Most of us
have a dessert late night rather than take from the original potluck food.
But again, if you didn't provide food to the potluck, but you want to
munch on left over food before you leave that night, donate a few extra
dollars to Mike, please. That's my request.
Why do I request weird things like this?
Mike is so nice to host these events for us. WE have to take care of him.
We know he doesn't have an income. He survives on the donations we leave
for him, or the left over food from the potluck.
So, any help you can be to Mike so that we keep him fed, provide some cash
so he can purchase stuff we need to use at the potluck, such as toilet
paper, paper towels, etc... is very helpful. Electricity, that's something
most of you don't think about when you are at a party. Who pays for Mike's
electricity? Your donation does.
William and I recently donated a whole big pack of Sams Club toilet paper
- Charmin brand - to Mike. he should be good for toilet paper for the next
6 months, at least. It's a case of TP.
And your help with providing plastic ware and plates and Solo Cups helps
the club because the Club pays for the party items i just listed.
Let's make sure Mike is kept fed, happy, and willing to host these events
every time we want to have an event at his home. Please remember, it is a
lot of work for Mike to keep his home clean. He and Ofelia did a fantastic
job of cleaning up the house for the last event we had. I know I appreciate
Mike and the use of his location for our events.
Wishing eveyrone a spectacular day!
Let's see if we can't help out Mike as much as possible, while still
providing food for the potluck, or extra donation if you didn't bring food,
but please don't make it a habit to show up to an event without food. It is
just as important to make sure Mike has some left overs from the potluck as
it is to provide a few extra dollars for attending the event.
Thank you for your time and for reading this email.
Have a most spectacular day!
Terri, Event Manager
On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 12:28 PM, Don Boyd <azphotog@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am p[planning on attending the marathon next weeks art Mikes, but
because of a prior commitment I will not be able to get there until 6:30,
and I will be even later if I have to stop somewhere and get food, Would it
be ok if I left $10.00 on the table to be split between the people who
bring food to the event?
Don
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