HIRED FOOD PERSON (not relevant to team members)

 

Team Members: This is your Food Job

 

Hired Food Person works

--Wednesday afternoon for a 2 hour period to TALK WITH JIM and to shop

--Thursday 3-5:30 p.m. (setup snacks, items for coaches)

--Friday 6:30am-1pm plus 4:15-7:30pm

--Saturday 6:30am-2pm.

 

Before you begin, a few important points to remember:

1.     You have a very important job.  People have paid money for their food and they expect it and they expect it on time.

2.     Picking up food and setting it up takes much, much longer than you think.  For example, to go to the store and setup the food for breakfast--you need 1 hour and 15 minutes minimum.  So--follow the times listed below and schedule enough time.

3.     Please wash your hands and wear gloves when coming into direct contact with food.

 

On WEDNESDAY

·        ______ Get the Coffee Pots from Jim.

·        ______ Get money from Jim for small purchases. Most of the time, you will just tell the cashier at Albertsons to charge items to the Whitman debate account; sign for it; and bring the receipt to Jim right away.

 

SHOP WEDNESDAY OR EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON—GET THE SUPPLIES FOR THE FOOD

THROUGHOUT THIS, BRING ALL RECEIPTS TO JIM, RIGHT AWAY

 

·        ______ 3 small buckets and 3 bags of sand to fill them (ashtrays)

·        ______ Buy 4 small coffee makers ($30-40 each type) (check with Jim in case we already have these)

·        ______ Buy 1 can opener (for the coffee)

·        ______ Buy 6 regular knives for spreading peanut butter

·        ______ Buy 2 sharp knives

·        ______ Purchase 200 bags of tea

·        ______ Purchase 200 cups of cocoa

·        ______ Purchase 2 cans of coffee

·        ______ Purchase cream (powdered) for coffee

·        ______ Purchase two boxes of sugar cubes for coffee

·        ______ Purchase a box of sweet and low for those who don’t use sugar.

·        ______ Purchase swizzle sticks for stirring coffee

·        ______ Purchase powdered juices (Hawaiian Punch, Kool-Aid, Crystal Lite)—enough to make 40 Two quart pitchers of drink

·        ______ Purchase 2000 STURDY paper plates

·        ______ Purchase 300 plastic/sturdy bowls

·        ______ Purchase 1400 cups

·        ______ Purchase 800 napkins

·        ______ Purchase 200 plastic spoons

·        ______ Purchase 20 plastic knives

·        ______ Purchase four vinyl tarps/sturdy plastic sheets to protect the floor from dripping coolers

·        ______ 25 bags of chips, pretzels, cheetos

YOU CAN LEAVE THESE ITEMS IN THE STORAGE ROOM, HUNTER 305.

 

 

On Thursday by 3:00 p.m. DO THIS

·        Get the coffee and hot water pots going ASAP!  Hot coffee and water must be ready by 4:00 p.m. for road weary coaches!

·        PUT ONE OF THE TARPS UNDER THE AREA WHERE THE COFFEE/HOT WATER ARE (SO THE LIQUID DOES NOT SPILL ONTO THE FLOOR)

·        GET A VEGGIE/FRUIT PLATE, SOME GOOD CHEESE, AND NICE CRACKERS.

·        GET THE FRUIT AND BAGELS AND BREAD JIM ORDERED—IT WILL BE A LOT

·        IN REID 110: Set up the food, tea bags, cocoa, cups, cheese/crackers, veggies, some pop, and napkins FOR COACHES

·        IN REID BALLROOM: PUT OUT 25 BAGS OF CHIPS, PRETZELS, CHEETOS along with some of the fruits FOR STUDENTS.

·        BRING THE WED. PURCHASES YOU LEFT IN HUNTER 305 TO REID BALLROOM AND PLACE inside Reid ballroom NEAR THE BACKDOOR where the food is located

·        Report any problems with the pop or coffee machines to Jim as soon as possible.

·        Put smoking pails 100 feet from the doors of Olin, Maxey, and Reid.

 

ON FRIDAY MORNING and ON SATURDAY MORNING—START BY 6:30 AM—GO TO ALBERTSONS ON ISAACS, EAST SIDE OF TOWN

·        ______ Pick up the doughnuts—IT WILL BE MANY DOZENS

·        ______ 8 large bins of cream cheese on Friday; 6 large bins on Saturday

 

·        WHEN YOU BUY THE FOOD, TELL THEM TO BILL IT TO WHITMAN DEBATE; ALSO PRINT YOUR NAME ON THE RECEIPT--DON’T JUST CURSIVELY WRITE IT!

 

Bring these items (doughnuts, bagels, fruit, etc.) you purchased to Reid Center BY 7:00 A.M.:

·        Get the coffee and hot water pots going ASAP!  Hot coffee and water MUST BE GOING BY 7:15AM!

·        REID BALLROOM
Set up the food, tea bags, cups, napkins, etc.
Spread things out as much as possible
Put drinks in a separate location
Open all packages so people can quickly get the items they want
Make sure four lines can run through the tables of food!
Confirm with Jim you have set things up properly

·        IN REID 110: PROVIDE SOME OF THE STUFF FOR THE COACHES (doughnuts, bagels, fruit, coffee, hot water)

·        For the High School Tournament, put the items in Reid Young Ballroom.

 

EVERY 15 MINUTES—GO AROUND REID AND HELP BUS TABLES, NICELY ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO BUS THEIR OWN TABLES, HELP THROW AWAY TRASH, ETC.

 

FRIDAY LUNCH AND SATURDAY LUNCH

Pick up the following at Albertson’s at about 9:45am (Friday) 10:45am (Saturday); return to Reid Center within an hour

 

·        _____ 8 SQUIRT MAYO

·        _____ 8 SQUIRT MUSTARD

·        _____ 6 PEANUT BUTTER SQUIRT BOTTLES

·        _____ 6 SQUIRT JELLY BOTTLES

·        _____ GET CHIPS—25 bags; pretzels, Doritos, frito-lays, tim’s cascade, bbq chips

·        _____ GET THE MEAT AND CHEESE AND SLICED LETTUCE AND TOMATOES (see deli)

·        _____ GET 4 KNIVES or spreading peanut butter/jelly

·        _____ FRIDAY ONLY: Get 15 bags of snack size candy bars (Reese’s are real popular). SAVE THOSE FOR DINNER.

 

GET THIS LUNCH FOOD SETUP WITH THE WHITMAN TEAM FOOD HELPERS.

 

UNTIL 12:45PM FRI/1:45PM SAT, KEEP THE AREA CLEAN AND make sure food is easily accessed.

 

AT 12:45PM FRI; 1:45PM SAT, BEGIN SHUTTING THE FOOD DOWN.

 

THROW AWAY STUFF THAT SHOULD NOT BE SITTING OUT such as meat, cheese, lettuce, mayo, etc. OR TAKE FOR YOURSELF.

 

For food items that won’t go bad, leave them at the end of the tables for other people or in the corner by the ballroom back door to the reid parking lot.

 

YOU ARE DONE AT 1PM ON FRIDAY BUT RETURN AT 4PM FOR DINNER DUTIES

YOU ARE DONE AT 2PM ON SATURDAY

 

FRIDAY DINNER—DO THIS AFTER 4:15PM; HAVE IT READY BY 5PM

Look for the Big Cheese people bringing the pizza.

·        PUT OUT THE SALAD, PIZZA, AND CANDIES.

·        _____ block access to the pizza and salad except at the entry point where you will collect money.

·        WHEN YOU ARE READY TO GO, TELL JIM AND BEGIN COLLECTING $5 FOR EACH PERSON who wants this dinner.

 

THROUGHOUT THIS, BRING ALL RECEIPTS TO JIM, RIGHT AWAY