Hi again VOLPS Seniors
This is Chrys with our latest iteration of how to provide the most food secure and healthiest lunches for you all, mindfully attentive to health practices toward safety for all of you AND our kitchen staff! 
We, working in the kitchen employ safe practices normally and our heightened precautions will include food safety gloves changed at regular intervals, bandanas securing our mouths (until our health safety masks arrive) so no possible oral transmission can occur and the sterilization of all containers into which we put your foods.  
We will manage the flow of pickup of food by asking that you arrive to fill out your menu choices at the Trading Post Dining Room Porch at intervals (times based on your last name are indicated at the end of this email, please make note) and depart for a walk or wait in your cars while we fill the take home containers.

Because we would rather not contribute to landfill waste by using throw away containers we are requesting that primarily pint size, sterilizable jars plus large dinner plates and sterilizable salad plates or bowls be brought to the Trading Post dining room porch between now and Wednesday evening (March 25) where I have placed labeled boxes for you to put them into. These should be plates etc. that you are willing to donate as we are not going to keep track of them to return to individuals. If you do not have such items to donate others are donating extras for you. All plates etc. MUST be returned after using, so please keep track of them AND get them back to us. On Friday we will plastic wrap filled individual plates and bowls and return them to the porch with jars of soup within 15 minutes of arrival(we hope:-) with your name on them. I ask that the items holding your foods be returned to the porch boxes, clean, for us to re-sterilize for the next meal within a few days of your pickup. IE by Wednesday (April 1st) of the following week. If you have extra plates bowls or jars to donate, please do. 
In order to keep this manageable I am asking that folks’ band together for pickup. IE pick up for a friend or friends. I also need to know how many want this service so PLEASE talk among yourselves and text or email me as to how many people you intend to pick up for and be sure to come prepared with menu preferences if you are picking up for others. 
Text 970-417-2299 or email: chrys@acsol.net no later than Tues night March 24th. The focus of my food making will be immunity nourishing foods that provide a nutritionally diverse spectrum for your well-being. 
The general menu plan will be: Miso Soup, fresh spelt natural leaven bread with your choice of cow or goat butter or pesto, fresh local salad with our usual array of vegetable and sprout toppings plus hard boiled eggs, roasted root vegetable or potatoes or sweet potatoes (only one will be served based upon availability), vegan and animal based protein (such as chicken or tempeh), a pro-biotic rich fermented veggie source and a locally sourced steamed fresh dark leafy green vegetable or mixed greens dish. The specifics of the menu will be available on the fill out menu sheets. All food is organic and primarily locally sourced. There may or may not be a dessert available. TBD.  
VERY IMPORTANT!! In order to not under or overproduce food I NEED to hear from you as to how many meals you would like to pick up. Those of you who have already notified me need not re-notify me unless you are increasing the number of meals you'd like to pick up.

We regret that the visual aspect of our banquet displays will be missing due to constraints of safety at this time and we know that you will all enjoy your "prepared and served" meal!! Know that we will refine our system as we go, learning from each experience. 
So, to re-iterate in list form,
A TO DO LIST:
1. Drop off jars, plates and/or bowls to donate at the Trading Post Dining Room Porch into the labeled boxes for that purpose by Wednesday March 25^th. 
2. Check in among friends and determine if picking up for others can occur.

3. Friday, arrive at your designated time slot to fill out your menu preferences and then wait by either taking a walk or sitting in your car until notified that food is ready for pickup. If you have a cell phone we request you write your cell phone number on the menu in the designated space so we can call when your food is ready. 
4. Return CLEAN plates, bowls and jars by the following Wed., April 1st to the designated boxes on the Dining Room Porch. 
I recommend bringing a box to carry your filled jar(s), plates and bowl in when you come back to the porch for your food! 
The designated time slots for pickup are (by first letter of last name)
12:30-12:45 all last names beginning with A-F 
12:45-1:00 G-L 
1:00-1:15 M-R
1:15-1:30 S-Z
1:30-1:45 anyone who missed their time slots.
Please donate into the donation basket so that we can keep this going. If you are able ...pay for others who are less able. Let's make this work....TOGETHER 
Call, text or email Chrys at 970-417-2299 or chrys@acsol.net with questions, comments or to RSVP (IMPORTANT!). 
Call, text or email Chrys if you DO NOT want your contact info shared with other community groups who are working to support seniors in our community.