We had a great group of 12 volunteers to prepare and serve the dinner. A few of us arrived by 5pm so we could get the lasagna in the oven. By 6 o'clock a large group from Rosemount United Methodist Church arrived to also serve dinner. It was totally our fault for not confirming the date and time with the Simspon coordinator.
After a short time negotiating in a very friendly manner... thanks to all of our volunteers... we were able to come to a solution. They left some of the food, took some back, and donated some to Plymouth for the Third Sunday Meal. I have since sent an apology and offered to help them when they reschedule. They responded kindly to say they appreciated our offer but had pletny of volunteers.
Menu
Lasagna with meat
Baguette Bread and butter
Salad with Salami, olives, cheese, etc.
Apple pie with ice cream
(We scooped the ice cream into small paper cups, placed them on trays put them in freezer)
Apple juice - we heated it and made a hot cider (not much was used)
Milk
Bags of oranges for the following morning's breakfast
Macaroni and Cheese from Rosemount Methodist
Bars and Cookies from Rosemount
Our budget was $574. We spent a total of $425.46
Clean up took longer than expected, as the dishwasher was not operating properly. So, thanks to the hearty group who stayed until the end to get it all clean and put away. I think a lot of the groups use disposable plates, etc. We had about 2 pans of extra lasagna and a couple of extra pies. We left the remaining food and I was told it was put to good use.
I welcome any feedback as to how this event could be improved upon.
--Sandy Klapperich
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Sandy,
Once again, thanks to you and John for organizing this and to all the volunteers to helped out. I hope it was a good experience for all of you.
--Tom
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