[Lekooks] Your Input is Requested Please - Time Sensitive

[Christine Kunert]

Hi Gina,

I am not here for December through March; however, during the months that I
am here, I am willing to contribute meals and/or money.  Have you ever used
Sign-Up Genius for this?   Speaking for myself, I think it would be much
easier if I didn't have to plan the meal.  If I could just sign up for say
"two roasted chickens" or "three pizzas," it would make the project a
little easier.

In any event, I'm in and will go with the majority decision.

Chris

On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 10:57 AM Gina Magnus via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
wrote:

> Good Morning All,
>
> I will try to keep this as brief as possible while trying to give you the
> information you need to help with this decision regarding our participation
> in the "new" version of Family Promise.  I am very proud of our
> congregation for being the first church to sign on with the program in 2014
> and for our continued support of the program as the model changed in
> response to the pandemic. The staff at Family Promise has proposed a
> dramatically different model for the upcoming winter/spring months.  For
> the sake of brevity, I will bullet point the rest of the information.
>
> *  Family Promise of Waukesha County (FP)  has partnered with Hebron House
> in Waukesha to manage the Emergency Overflow Shelter (EOS) for families and
> singles experiencing homelessness in Waukesha County from Nov '23 - March
> '24.
> *  The EOS is located at 1210 Sentry Dr. and can house up to 35 people.
> *  Families and Singles will be placed in the EOS only after* every other*
> available shelter bed is full.
> *  We have been asked to provide a meal once a month for the shelter (5
> times).  Our day is currently the third Thursday of the month.  The census
> will change and is weather dependent, but we should plan on feeding 35
> people.  We will have census data prior to our host date, but again, it can
> change quickly.
>
> Pros:
> *  This is a very vulnerable group of people who will benefit greatly from
> having a safe place to stay and meals provided.
> *  Trained staff from HebronHouse and FP will be onsite daily.
> *  No training is required to provide the meal.  Only trained volunteers
> will be able to stay and serve the food.
> *  It is a 5 month commitment at this time and if enough people sign on to
> provide food or $$, I believe it is doable.
>
> Cons:
> *  Feeding 35 people will be expensive and take some organizing.
> *  This is an atypical volunteer experience in that we will not have many
> opportunities to build relationships with other volunteers or our guests at
> the EOS.
> *  This is radically different from the model of FP that we signed on to
> in 2014. (con or simply the truth?)
>
> I met with Rev. Matt and Phil Smith yesterday and we decided that the best
> thing to do is to pose the question to all of you. *I would like you to
> respond as to whether or not you think we should sign on to provide a meal
> once a month for 35 people for 5 months*.  *IF you think we should,
> please also let me know if you are willing to commit to providing
> meals/food or $$ to support the effort. * I am willing to continue to
> coordinate our volunteers and the meals, but
> *I cannot do this without significant help from all of you.  *
>
> FP is looking for our answer by midweek this week.  I appreciate all input
> on this matter.
>
> Thank you, and as always I am so grateful to this congregation for the
> support that you have provided for FP over the last 10 years.
>
> gina markson magnus
> 262-424-7640
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