Winter Nights Manual: Crew Chief Information
Thank you for volunteering to cook/serve/clean-up at Winter Nights. Also thanks ahead of time, for letting us assign you additional responsibilities as the Crew Chief for your Winter Night. Here’s what it means to be a Crew Chief:
- Check the special website that will be available no later than Wednesday, 12/2/09 to see what the menu & recipes are for your assigned night. Also on the website are the following: Winter Nights Cooking/Serving Instructions; Master List of Food Assignments; Cook/Server Database with phone #s and e-mail addresses.
- Contact all of the cook/servers for your night via e-mail and phone. Please note the instances when someone is indicated as “server only” or “cook only”. Check with the cook/server to find out how many people from the family will be attending. Participation of children is limited to those over age 10, unless cleared through you or Sandy (minimum of 24 hours in advance of your shift or activity – approval will depend on volunteer count and other logistics). List all names of participants – adults and children. Indicate that want some to coos & some to server and clean up if you have a large crew.
- Plan to prepare enough food to serve 30-35 people each night. The # will increase if you have more volunteers attending. Sandy will let you know via e-mail what the current census is on a daily basis.
- Determine who will fix what part of the meal. Recipes for main dishes and side dishes are at the web link. Menus are set-up so that there are no dishes with meat and milk in them.
- Ask your team to bring food in disposable containers, covered in heavy foil and marked with the name of the dish and date, and as warm as possible to the Temple. There are ovens and warmers in the kitchen for reheating.
- Notify all cook/servers that they should be at the Temple by 5:00 p.m. and should be done with clean-up no later than 7:30 p.m. Be willing to send people home if there are too many volunteers.
- Call or e-mail your “team” a couple of days before your night to remind them of day, obligation, what to bring and time to be at Temple Isaiah.
- Even though we have done this project before, we could have to make changes in procedures after we see how things go on. Sandy will notify you via e-mail of any major or minor procedural changes.
Temple Isaiah Winter Nights Task Force Contacts:
Sandy Anderson: (925) 254-4885 (home) or (925) 330-1656 (cell), or email Sandy at ssaorinda at comcast dot net
Cindy Coleman: (925) 228-1756 (home) or (925) 408-0092 (cell), or email Cindy at califcjc at comcast dot net
We are delighted at the number of volunteers that have stepped forward for all aspects of this project.
We need to remember to not overwhelm our guests with our generosity and enthusiasm.