Herring Cove Apartments
Meal scheduling
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The first step is scheduling your meal. We use a website called 'Take them a meal' to help us schedule and manage Joan's Table. It's easy to use. Simply click 'schedule your meal' below and enter your details.
Meal planning​
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Choose what you love to make and know you can do well without much stress. You will want to ensure you can make enough for 12 individuals. It's important to ensure servings can be equally divided by 12, for example - 24 cupcakes as opposed to 22.
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The focus is on evening meals, but we welcome contributions toward breakfasts as well. Here are some meal suggestions.
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Meal delivery
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Please deliver meals to 191 Herring Cove Road any time before 4:30 pm on your scheduled day.
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Please use the Herring Cove Apartments parking lot for your drop-off (located underneath to the left of the building). ​
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If there is a delay, a change to the plan, or you'd like some help with unloading, please phone the staff at 902-407-5063.
If you are delivering a frozen meal you can do so during normal business hours. A phone call in advance is appreciated but not required.
If you are delivering a hot breakfast, please deliver by 8:00 am.
Staff will greet you and receive the meal. Please label any serving dishes you wish to reclaim. You can pick up your dishes during regular business hours. You do not need to bring plates or cutlery.
We are not invited to serve the meal. After years at shelters and soup kitchens – the 12 tenants deeply value the experience and private dignity of serving their own meals and eating either alone or together.
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Charitable receipt available
You are eligible to receive a charitable receipt from Shelter Nova Scotia for the ingredients and materials purchased.
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At meal delivery, submit your tallied expense receipts along with your name, email address, and contribution date.
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Please ensure your receipts include only Joan's Table items (as opposed to interspersed with personal shopping items). At minimum, please try to have Joan’s Table items grouped into a single section of the receipt. This saves valuable time and effort for Shelter Nova Scotia staff.
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Shelter Nova Scotia will provide donors with one receipt for all annual donations by end of February the following year.
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Please note, total expense must exceed $10 to be eligible for a charitable receipt.
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Shelter Nova Scotia's Charitable Organization Registration number is 108027590RR0001.
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A little connection goes a long way
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It’s a nice practice (suggestion only) to include a card or note to make a personal connection with tenants. Maybe explain why you picked this menu, why Joan’s Table matters, or your good wishes for a nice meal. This is one way to make connections and build community with tenants.
