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| − | A Food Release releases a Member from their obligation to pay food-related House Charges for the period requested (which could be the entire contract period). As noted above, if you will be out of the house for 14 or more consecutive days, you qualify for an automatic [[Release Requests#Food Release|Food Release]]. ''To receive it, you must notify the [[Treasurer]] via email with your dates of travel beforehand.'' All monetary releases on the house-level are given in half-month increments. Anyone can request a Food Release, but they are generally utilized in the following cases: | + | A '''Food Release''' releases a Member from their obligation to pay food-related [[Release Requests|House Charges]] for the period requested (which could be the entire contract period). As noted above, if you will be out of the house for 14 or more consecutive days, you qualify for an automatic [[Release Requests#Food Release|Food Release]]. ''To receive it, you must notify the [[Treasurer]] via email with your dates of travel beforehand.'' All monetary releases on the house-level are given in half-month increments. Anyone can request a Food Release, but they are generally utilized in the following cases: |
* A Member will be out of town for 14 or more consecutive meal-providing days. | * A Member will be out of town for 14 or more consecutive meal-providing days. | ||
* A Member has a dietary restriction [[Food Release|that cannot be accommodated by House Meals]]. | * A Member has a dietary restriction [[Food Release|that cannot be accommodated by House Meals]]. | ||
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| + | Food Release grants a member exemption from the food portion of Escher's [[House Charges|house charges]]. Co-opers share the cost of eating together, but this arrangement is unlike the meal plan you might find at a dorm. When everyone shares the burden for everything, we all benefit from the lower prices we get when we buy as a group. For this reason, the same house charges are expected of all members (based on room size as per the contract), regardless of what resources they use. Food charges are a bit special, because there are some members with severe allergies or conditions like celiac disease. In some cases, the house may vote to grant food release to a member who demonstrates they cannot have their basic food needs met by Escher. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:17, 15 January 2023
A Food Release releases a Member from their obligation to pay food-related House Charges for the period requested (which could be the entire contract period). As noted above, if you will be out of the house for 14 or more consecutive days, you qualify for an automatic Food Release. To receive it, you must notify the Treasurer via email with your dates of travel beforehand. All monetary releases on the house-level are given in half-month increments. Anyone can request a Food Release, but they are generally utilized in the following cases:
- A Member will be out of town for 14 or more consecutive meal-providing days.
- A Member has a dietary restriction that cannot be accommodated by House Meals.
After a Member receives a food release, they may not use any GUFF food in the basement kitchens.
Note: A food release is not the same as a house charges release. House charges include food and other expenses.
Process
If a member believes that none of Escher's food options can meet their basic needs, they should do the following:
- Talk to Chef Giselle and explain their situation. Chef Giselle has extensive experience in accommodating dietary needs, and will quickly make an assessment.
- If Chef Giselle cannot accommodate their dietary needs, the member must then email a statement to the President explaining their situation, preferably with proof of their medical condition or dietary situation. This can be a doctor's note, or statements from other members that can vouch for them.
- The house must then vote on this release at a House Meeting. The house is free to disagree with the Judiciary Committee's recommendation. Ideally, the member requesting food release should be present to give a brief statement (private details and doctor's notes are not required here) and answer house questions.
A member that has been granted food charges release must not eat any house food.
page history:
AKA the previous blurb for this page which I don't have the heart to completely delete:
Food Release grants a member exemption from the food portion of Escher's house charges. Co-opers share the cost of eating together, but this arrangement is unlike the meal plan you might find at a dorm. When everyone shares the burden for everything, we all benefit from the lower prices we get when we buy as a group. For this reason, the same house charges are expected of all members (based on room size as per the contract), regardless of what resources they use. Food charges are a bit special, because there are some members with severe allergies or conditions like celiac disease. In some cases, the house may vote to grant food release to a member who demonstrates they cannot have their basic food needs met by Escher.
