another option is that the people who are bringing food can bring a
little more than what they planned, and Don would reimburse them. I
think that is what he meant. then there would be enough for Don *and*
leftovers for Mike. if that isn't what he meant, then Don should
clarify. also Mike should give his opinion of Terri's suggestion. (I
wouldn't be at the potluck anyway, but just trying to figure out what
would work best for everyone.)
On 3/21/2017 12:55 PM, Ron Walker wrote:
What did she say???????😵
On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 12:07 PM, Terri <starstuff@xxxxxxxxx <mailto: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
<mailto: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
PAStimes Editor
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