Sunday 11/05/2023
This was fall-back Sunday, the day after the time shift. So of course I was up “early” i.e. t the same time as yesterday but now that was 5am. After the usual sunday chores and a little guitar practice it was — not quite 9am. So to pass some time I hopped in the car and drove over to the Cal ave street market. It was jumpin’, very crowded and cheerful.
Back for lunch than set up the auditorium so the Appreciation Fund committee could rehearse. The what now? OK. Like probably all senior residences, tipping, or indeed any kind of gifting to the staff, is forbidden. However, it is a long-standing tradition that each fall the residents hold a campaign to get everyone to write a check to the Appreciation Fund. The total is then divided into equal checks and given to the staff at the annual Employee Holiday Party. Pretty much everyone kicks in. Last year as I recall there were a very few hold-outs and certain generous donors wrote checks in the names of those people. The suggested donation this year is $1200, which seems rather paltry when you divide it by 365 and realize that at that rate, you are tipping at just over 3 bucks a day across all the staff, housekeeping, dining services, everybody. My check each year has been rather larger than the minimum ask — although still a bargain compared to daily tipping in a nice hotel, say.
Anyway the drive for the Appreciation Fund is managed by the A. F. Committee who are always trying to outdo last year’s committee. The rehearsal today was to practice for an event this Tuesday. Silly songs and skits.
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