[Rfu-barnraising] update on donations, etc

Mon Nov 7 17:25:22 CST 2005

definitely get the veggie hot dogs is my vote.  the cheapness and their portability = really great and the cheapest
donation-pizza combo i've been able to price is $250 so this sounds great.  2 dogs for most people.

condiments can be fresh veggies and ketchup and mustard, very cheap and easy to get.

and donated pizzas.  maybe i can get 10 restaurants to donate 2 pizzas each!  haha!

other thoughts?

hannah s.

> 
> Ok. point taken. let's get as many pizzas donated as we can fer sunday 
> night. we can pick them up if that is an issue at all.
> 
> did a quick calculation on the dogs...
> it'd be abt $129 for 288 veggie dogs, and $105 for 288 buns.
> plus a few bucks for condiments but i can scrounge those up hopefully.
> 
> so probably $250 for the dog dinner, supplemented with free pizzas for the 
> meatatarians...
> 
> way cheaper than pizza, tho' more than cooking from scratch. way easier to 
> prepare and more portable for station goers, (hopefully can grill on 
> site), yet maybe less filling.
> 
> hannah, what do you think? i would have to put in an order first thing 
> tomorrow to get enough in and to get the case discount rates.
> 
> -molly
> 
> 
> On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Hannah Sassaman wrote:
> 
> >
> > hi guys,
> >
> > just to respond to my exclamation point!
> >
> > i do think that pizza places would donate more for a sunday afternoon, and i'm happy to check in on that, though i
> > would say that a donation of pizza is not guaranteed.  40 pizzas would probably cost between 650-800 retail, and it
> > will be up to the prometheans on the ground to decide how much we are willing to pay for pizzas, if anything at all.
> >
> > if we aren't willing to pay for pizzas we'll have to cook another meal.
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 08:40:01AM -0600, Molly wrote:
> >> Lynsee, Bill, Stuart, Chris, Hannah!
> >>
> >> Lynsee!
> >> Can you call the CDC guy and get a quote on a case of forks, a case of
> >> spoons, and 2 cases of paper plates? (They will probably try to sell
> >> you styrofoam since those are cheaper, but ick - more landfill space
> >> and paying for trash hauling!)
> >>
> >> Maybe we could fax him a brochure? Talk about first amendment rights
> >> or something that might appeal to the more conservative element?  Do
> >> you have time? That would be super cool!
> >>
> >> Bill!
> >> Thanks for the awesome donations! I am sure they will get scarfed up!
> >> Did you have a toaster or toaster oven you could bring in? Or a
> >> popcorn popper? I'm still trying to find these things somewhere.. I
> >> think Andy can come out to Kalyx with you and help pick up stuff. If
> >> you can bring the freezer, cool. If it's a hassle, though, don't sweat
> >> it.
> >>
> >> Stuart!
> >> Can you drop that coffee warmer off @ the IMC so I could take a look
> >> at it? Also, could you do a run to espresso royale and walnut street
> >> tea to pick up donations this week? I'll give you the contact info.
> >>
> >> Chris!
> >> Do you think you'll have time to do that supply run today?
> >>
> >> Hannah!
> >> Do you think pizza places would donate more on a Sunday afternoon? I
> >> think we should do pizza for sunday dinner b/c it would be easiest.
> >> It's also nice to start off friday with a nice big meal so I moved the
> >> burritos to then.  Does that mess up anything you've arranged so far?
> >> Will that work?
> >>
> >> Everyone!
> >> Does anyone else have a collection of garage-saled dishes hanging
> >> around your house? Bring 'em over! I'm bringing a stack of stuff that
> >> I'm not super attached to that we can use during the barnraising. If
> >> anyone else has like 23 million coffee mugs like me - bring 'em over,
> >> rover! Just label yer stuff with a dot of duct tape & yer initials on
> >> the bottom!
> >>
> >> Thanks, y'all!
> >> -Molly
> >>
> >>
> >> On 11/4/05, btaylor at prairienet.org <btaylor at prairienet.org> wrote:
> >>> lynsee,  i second that, amazin stuff.  i got some other little old radio
> >>> things, but couldnt find the groovy mic.  i'll leave'm in a box at the imc
> >>> w/the food stuff next to the perf space,   rock on and on,  bill
> >>>
> >>>> hey lynsee, and the papa john's donation is smaller than we'd hoped as
> >>>> well, right?  (like 3 pizzas)
> >>>>
> >>>> so i will continue to call pizza places today to see if we can piece
> >>>> together a larger donation or get one somewhat subsidized big order, or
> >>>> we should think of an alternate kitchen to use on friday night.
> >>>>
> >>>> thanks for your amazing work, lynsee.  rock on.
> >>>>
> >>>> hannah s.
> >>>> prometheusradioproject
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, Nov 03, 2005 at 09:53:28PM -0800, Lynsee Melchi wrote:
> >>>>> What up guys
> >>>>>
> >>>>> So here's the skinny...
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I called Odman today and the owner told me that he had already
> >>>>> discounted the doors we bought from the original $3500 price to $2009
> >>>>> and was not able to give us anything more. For future reference,
> >>>>> donations are done on an individual basis and do not fit into any fiscal
> >>>>> year like most places.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I called and left a message at Cotter for Shane...no reply back yet.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I called Schnucks-Urb, Schnucks-Champaign, and IGA and left messages, no
> >>>>> word back yet.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I called CDC paper/janitorial supply and spoke w/the owner. He's been
> >>>>> too busy to check out our websites (before he wasn't quite sure what we
> >>>>> were about and wanted to check out our websites before making a
> >>>>> decision) and will look into it asap. I will call back Monday. They have
> >>>>> everything we need (plates, cutlery, cups, trash bags, cleaning
> >>>>> supplies, paper towels). MOLLY AND CHRIS: I need to get an estimate of
> >>>>> how much of this stuff and what you will need so that I can approach him
> >>>>> w/that. Also we will need to buy it anyhow and it will be good to have
> >>>>> that. Bare minimum we can get a 10% discount from CDC.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Tom from Clark Wire called me today to follow up on the wire donation.
> >>>>> Please call him at: 800-222-5348 to follow up w/them. He's waiting :)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks
> >>>>> Let me know if you have any Qs.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Lynsee
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>> Rfu-barnraising mailing list
> >>>>> Rfu-barnraising at lists.chambana.net
> >>>>> http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/rfu-barnraising
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> -----
> >>>>
> >>>> hannah sassaman
> >>>> prometheusradioproject
> >>>>
> >>>> our next radio barnraising is november 11th - 13th!
> >>>> join us in urbana, illinois --
> >>>> http://www.prometheusradio.org/urbana --
> >>>> and build a radio station AND a community wireless project!
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> Rfu-barnraising mailing list
> >>>> Rfu-barnraising at lists.chambana.net
> >>>> http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/rfu-barnraising
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Common Ground Food Co-op
> >> 610 E. Springfield Ave. Champaign, IL 61820
> >> Store: 217.352.3347
> >
> > -- 
> > -----
> >
> > hannah sassaman
> > prometheusradioproject
> >
> > our next radio barnraising is november 11th - 13th!
> > join us in urbana, illinois --
> > http://www.prometheusradio.org/urbana --
> > and build a radio station AND a community wireless project!
> > _______________________________________________
> > Rfu-barnraising mailing list
> > Rfu-barnraising at lists.chambana.net
> > http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/rfu-barnraising
> >
> 