Applying for a Visitor Period

Visitor Questionnaire

-What is your full legal name as well as nickname if you would prefer?

-What is your phone number?

-Email address?

-What is your current age and birth date?

-What gender do you identify with? What are your pronouns?

-Where are you coming from?

-Do you have any children or are you currently married?

-Do you currently have any pets? If yes and you want to become a member here, realize that you must get 2/3rds of the current membership to accept your pet into the community (nice, quiet, well trained pets are usually welcomed). Pets are not allowed on visitor periods.

-How did you learn about East Wind?

-Why do you want to visit community, and why East Wind in particular? Have you spent time at any other communities before?

-Where have you lived in the past?

-What is your education history?

-What are the work or studies you are you involved with currently?

-What is your work/ volunteer history?

-What skills do you have? How accomplished are you in those skill sets?

-What are your your hobbies and interests? How do you spend your free time?

-What are your self care practices?

-What are your vices, if any?

-Describe your experiences working/ living with others.

-How do you handle interpersonal conflict?

-What motivates you?

-From day one you are accountable for 5 hours of labor each day you are at East Wind, and it will be your responsibility to find work. This involves being self-motivated and comfortable approaching managers who you may want to work with. Do you feel like you will have the ability to jump right in?

-Do you have any health problems that would make manual labor difficult?

-What kind of work are you interested in at East Wind? What kind of work are you not interested in?

-Our nut butter business is our main stream of income. Although most work is self-determined, all East Wind members have a required Industrial Quota, or IQ, each week (typically 3- 8 hours). Are you capable of working in a factory regularly, were you to become a member? (As a visitor, IQ will not be required, but you will have an introduction to the factory and are encouraged to participate in cleans or shifts).

-Please describe in full detail any medical conditions you may have.

-Please describe in full detail any mental health conditions you may have.

-Have you ever been in a treatment center? If so, for what?

-Have you ever been hospitalized? If so, for what?

-Are you currently taking any medications? If so, for what and what are they?

-Do you have any allergies or specific dietary needs?

-Please provide an emergency contact phone number and their relationship to you

-Past trouble with the law will not disqualify you from a visitor period or membership, but we expect honesty and such things will come to light, in any case. Please describe in full detail your criminal record, if any.

-Do you receive any outside income— such as social security, disability, child support, pension plan, etc.— and if so, would you be comfortable turning that income over to community for the duration of your membership after becoming a full member?

-Do you have any debt?

-Have you read and do you agree with our <u><a href="https://www.eastwind.org/bylaws">bylaws</a></u>?

-Are you interested in full membership at East Wind? You can read our full legislation relevant to membership and visitor status <u><a href="https://www.eastwind.org/membership-legislation">here</a></u>.

-What is your first, second, and third choice of visitor period? (each visitor period begins on the first Monday of each month)

-Please feel free to add any additional things you think we should know about yourself or your situation.