[Rfu-barnraising] Re: tables 'n chairs 'n food prep places

Wed Oct 19 18:25:51 CDT 2005

Hi Hannah, Kate, and everyone-

Hi! Sorry for not getting in touch with anyone from Prometheus other than 
Petri so far. I'm having trouble keeping up with the high-volume 
communication. Just to give you context, I am working 60+ hours/wk trying 
to whip our local food co-op into shape and it is very demanding and has 
first priority on my time ('cuz heck they're paying me!)  I feel a little 
crazy for volunteering for this barnraising but I really want it to happen 
and happen well. I have the resources and experience that should be 
utilized but time is sparse so I have to use it well.

So......... that bein' said, here's an update:

KITCHEN
I have lined up a kitchen for Saturday and Sunday. We can use the Red 
Herring Restaurant's kitchen. Friday we cannot have exclusive access since 
they have a Friday night dinner and cook all day to prepare for it. So, 
we have to make alternate plans for Friday. Here are some options:

1) We get an alternate kitchen for Friday.
Possibilities - (in descending order of preference)
 	a. UPCC kitchen - have to share with the Co-op staff
 	b. we potluck it amongst personal kitchens
 	c. my kitchen

2) We all join the Red Herring for their Friday night dinner.
 	a. we tell them we're coming and they cook for us. yum.
 	good food, good folks, very accomodating
 	cost =	$8.50 per person
 	b. we offer labor to help them make their friday night dinner and
 	supply ingredients to try to get the cost down to $4ish per
 	person.

First option requires transporting food, second requires transporting 
people.

SERVING EQUIPMENT
-I know the kitchen and the manager at RHVR and they can loan us their 
equipment over the weekend. We need to return it Sunday night so that they 
will have in Monday.  I will spec out all the equipment in person later 
this week to determine what all is available and easily transported 
to IMC for serving.

-We need to follow up with Herriot's about donations. Lynsee?

TABLES & CHAIRS
Someone needs to do the following:
-Call Deborah Owen at McKinley Fnd. and get rental rates
-Call the University YMCA and get rental rates
-Call Angela at Homeworks and see if they anything we can use

I have wanted to do these things since I know all these folks but haven't 
had time. I can help arrange pick-up but someone needs to make these 
calls.

Please take a straw poll about the Friday dinner option and let me know. I 
can't make the mtg tonight b/c I am at work. I know Petri favors staying 
at IMC for the ease of the out of town participants. Working with the RHVR 
would be way easier on me but not if it doesn't work to get everyone 
there. Let me know the preference and I can work it out either way.

Thanks!
Molly

On Wed, 19 Oct 2005, Hannah Sassaman wrote:

> hey there molly,
>
> not sure if i have talked to you recently -- hannah at prometheus here!  hello and hi.
>
> just fyi -- i've been having this brief exchange with lynsee about the need for tables and chairs for the barnraising
> at the IMC.  have you all put any thought into this yet?  i was thinking of calling the channing murray unitarian
> church and the canaan missionary baptist church to ask about tables and chairs loans or rentals, as well as the
> places lynsee recommends below.  what do you think?
>
> also i wasn't sure if there had been plans laid yet for where food would be prepared during the barnraising itself.
> we're guessing it will be servd in the big open main space that could also double as plenary space..?  anyway petri
> potentially has laid down groundwork for room assignments for the event, so just let us know about that if you have
> any ideas.
>
> all best!
> hannah s.
> prometheusradioproject
>
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Lynsee Melchi <Lynsee at illinoisalumni.org> -----
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> From: Lynsee Melchi <Lynsee at illinoisalumni.org>
> To: hannahjs at prometheusradio.org
> Subject: Re: outreach ideas
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> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Oct 2005 17:20:43.0970 (UTC) FILETIME=[6FD96A20:01C5D4D1]
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> I think we should definitely lay the groundwork for getting tables and
> chairs.  I have put in a donation request to Herriot's (a local party
> supply group) for tables and chairs, but don't know if they will honor
> our request.  If you are calling the YMCA, the person to speak to about
> tables is Joanne (217-337-1500).  Make sure to coordinate this w/Molly
> cos I already gave her this info and don't know if she contacted these
> people yet.  We will have to rent from them.  Also you can contact the
> McKinley Foundation, don't know the #, and speak to Debra Owen.
>
> Lynsee
>
> <-----Original Message----->
>
> 	  	 From: Hannah Sassaman
> Sent: 10/19/2005 12:17:10 PM
> To: Lynsee at illinoisalumni.org
> Cc: katharan at prometheusradio.org
> Subject: Re: outreach ideas
>
> thanks lynsee -- glad the high school idea is so much more than that
> with your relationship with uni high. i'll be
> calling a few churches that we were initially considering for crash
> space to ask about folks attending as well as
> potentially using their kitchens for cooking prep work, if that is
> necessary (i should check with molly i guess).
> also seeing if we can get folding tables and chairs from these churches
> (also if that is necessary, who should i
> check with about tables and chairs at the IMC?)
>
> congrats on your scholarship!
>
> hannah s.
> prometheusradioproject
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 10:04:50AM -0700, Lynsee Melchi wrote:
>> Kate
>>
>> Those are all great ideas. I have been working on this a bit, but
>> mostly have been focusing on publicity and getting us free stuff from
>> town. That's dying down a bit and I'm ready to focus in on outreach.
>>
>> As far as highschool kids...we have talked to some kids from Uni High,
>> the local genius breeding ground. A few of our members go there. We
>> will be getting a story in the Gargoyle, their monthly paper. Due out
>> in November. Also there is some social activism class that has brought
>> some folks to our meetings. I will look into getting into the other
>> high schools. Urbana HS is very close to the IMC.
>>
>> I have a few ideas so far and have hatched a few of them. I want to
> get
>> the local library's email list if possible. I have already contacted
>> our local NPR outlet and the station manager has forwarded our
>> recruitment email to his airshifters. One of them was interested in
>> doing a workshop. I mentioned that we'd like to send out an email on
>> his lists, but I didn't get any bite back from that. I am going to go
>> and talk to the WEFT (our local community high power station) station
>> manager on Friday. I emailed him, but got no response. At the least I
>> know we can get a PSA on WEFT.
>>
>> I want to get the local Boys and Girls Club involved if possible...I
>> think it would be cool! Also senior citizen volunteers (I have contact
>> info for that). I could list lots of places...but I can't think of
> them
>> all right now! I emailed our local Rotary guy (they just gave me a
> huge
>> scholarship!!!), but have not heard back from them yet.
>>
>> Please let me know if you have good suggestions on how to get to the
>> volunteers. Also if you have a list of potential tasks volunteers will
>> be needed for, and maybe an idea of time commitments, that would be
>> helpful.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>> Lynsee
>
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> 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!
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> 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!
>