[Fuusm-l] Thanksgiving 2024

[tuttlealfred0 at gmail.com]

Folks

 

Not to put a damper on good intentions,  but preparation of a meal in the church ovens and serving to the “public” might put us in violation of our building and health permits.

 

We were permitted to install “residential” type stoves and ventilation hoods only if we did not cook greasy foods.   We are pretty much limited to re-heating.    Regular food prep and serving the public would have required installation of commercial ventilation hoods with fire suppression systems – somewhere between $60,000 to $80,000.  As well as higher level of scrutiny by the Health Department – re: permits and inspections.

 

So, it could be done if food is prepared/cooked off site and held at safe holding temperatures during transport and staging in the FUUSM kitchen.   Perhaps a none traditional Thanksgiving dinner menu might work?

 

Preparing and serving food to members and friends of the church is generally overlooked by health departments re: requiring inspections and permits.  But preparing and serving food for the general public requires a higher level of food prep, sanitation, and equipment.  It raises red flags for most health departments.

 

Any one on good terms with the local Health Department to explore how we might accomplish the goal?

 

Al Tuttle

 

From: Fuusm-l <fuusm-l-bounces at fuusm.org> On Behalf Of nwolske17--- via Fuusm-l
Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 4:48 PM
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Subject: [Fuusm-l] Thanksgiving 2024

 

 

Dear Members & Friends:

 

The recent edition of the Confluence contained a short mention of a possible UU Thanksgiving meal at the church for members and friends who would like to participate. Since that mention, however, we have been called upon to look beyond our just own enjoyment of the day, which is the reason for this email. 

 

The downtown Community Resource Center currently serves a hot lunch to 30 to 40 needy 

people, five days a week. Many of you already take turns preparing and dropping off food on Thursdays, which is the designated UU volunteer day. 

 

The Center is closed on Thanksgiving Day. We were asked last week whether we might find it within our resources (and hearts) to prepare and serve a Thanksgiving meal for these people in our fellowship hall on Thanksgiving Day.  Shari Ballantyne answered that she was fairly certain we could manage it, but that we’d get back to them. 

 

If we put together a sign up sheet with a set menu featuring Thanksgiving meal basics, we think we could accomodate this request fairly easily. There are already a few of us available to set up, cook, serve and clean up on Thanksgiving day, plus we could have the fellowship hall open on the day before for food donation drop off. Everyone who donates food or is able to help would be more than welcome to stay and eat. 

 

What we want to know is whether this is something our UU Congregation wants and is willing to do. 





Please share your thoughts once you’ve had a chance to give it some thought. 

 

Thank you!

 

 

Nancy Lee

Shari Ballantyne

 

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