Been busy and lost cell phone. It is OK to come without food and have the
leftovers. Hope to see you tonight.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Boyd" <azphotog@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "PAS Members ListServ" <pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2017 1:02:17 AM
Subject: [pasmembers] Re: Food at Potlucks - the answer you need to know
I guess since nobody who is going to the potluck has answered the answer is
no...it is not acceptable for me to eat, so I will not be going to the
marathon.
Don
PAStimes Editor
On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 7:35 PM, Don Boyd < azphotog@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
Leah and Terri,
That is what I meant. I do not want to mooch off of those who brought food, but
I will not have time to stop somewhere and get food, and I do not want to leave
it in my car all afternoon.
Don
PAStimes Editor
On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 10:47 AM, Terri < starstuff@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
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Leah, your input is appreciated.
I think you are right, Don meant he was going to give those who attended the
event with food, a $1 to bring a little extra food along so he does'tn have to
feel guilty for not having food with him.
T
On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 4:27 PM, Leah S < lphxaz@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
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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:
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What did she say???????
On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 12:07 PM, Terri < starstuff@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
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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:
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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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