[Fuusm-l] Thanksgiving 2024

Wed Sep 4 09:05:20 CDT 2024

It occurs to me that there may be two separate groups here.  One is the
people who have been getting food at Community Services and need someplace
to go on Thanksgiving.  For that group, I think gathering someplace is more
festive than just a takeout.  The other might be members of the church who
don't have family in the area and aren't traveling for Thanksgiving and
would like to have a group Thanksgiving.  This could be more like a
community supper, more of a potluck, somebody could volunteer to do a
turkey at home and bring it to the church. It might be at someone's house
but it could be at the church.  I don't know if we have people who would be
interested, most of us probably have family dinners to go to (Linda and I
have Thanksgiving with her family)

On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 9:16 AM Mark Krivchenia via Fuusm-l <
fuusm-l at fuusm.org> wrote:

> Might we partner with another church or facility that  has the proper
> facilities?  Mark Krivchenia
>
> On Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 9:11 AM Martha McGovern via Fuusm-l <
> fuusm-l at fuusm.org> wrote:
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>> During the pandemic, I recall that the Congregational Church provided
>> pick-up meals.
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>> Perhaps we could provide a boxed Thanksgiving dinner that Thursday.
>>
>> I’d recommend setting up the distribution point at the usual site
>> (Community Resource Center) to avoid confusion.
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>> *From: *tuttlealfred0--- via Fuusm-l <fuusm-l at fuusm.org>
>> *Sent: *Tuesday, September 3, 2024 11:39 PM
>> *To: *nwolske17 at yahoo.com; fuusm-l at fuusm.org
>> *Subject: *Re: [Fuusm-l] Thanksgiving 2024
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>> Folks
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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?
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>> 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.
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>> Any one on good terms with the local Health Department to explore how we
>> might accomplish the goal?
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>>
>> Al Tuttle
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>> *From:* Fuusm-l <fuusm-l-bounces at fuusm.org> *On Behalf Of *nwolske17---
>> via Fuusm-l
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 3, 2024 4:48 PM
>> *To:* fuusm-l at fuusm.org
>> *Subject:* [Fuusm-l] Thanksgiving 2024
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>> Dear Members & Friends:
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>> 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.
>>
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>> 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.
>>
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>> 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.
>>
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>> 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.
>>
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>> What we want to know is whether this is something our UU Congregation
>> wants and is willing to do.
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>> Please share your thoughts once you’ve had a chance to give it some
>> thought.
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>> Thank you!
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>> Nancy Lee
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>> Shari Ballantyne
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