Food

The food committee is responsible for providing food and drinks to the student participants throughout the night for the party. The food can be donated, purchased, prepared on site, prepared at home and brought to the party, or a combination of the two.   The food duties can be divided up into several categories:
  • Appetizers
  • Breakfast
  • BBQ
  • Chinese
  • Desserts
  • Drinks
  • Indian
  • Italian
  • Japanese—sushi
  • Korean
  • Supplies
Summary of Tasks
Before the party:
  • Prepare the food plan and meal schedule.  Traditionally there is a dinner meal, "midnight" snaks and breakfast.  Food and drinks are available all night long.
  • Establish the menus for each eating area
  • Work with the Site Management to determine what school equipment is available for use.
  • Meet with MV Kitchen Manager to coordinate the evening.
  • Recruit volunteers for sub committees and to work serrving the night of the party, and provide list to volunteer coordinator 
  • Solicit food donations from the whole MV parent community
  • Purchase food not covered by donations 
  • Arrange for delivery of donated food
  • Arrange for storage of donations and purchased food/drinks
  • Borrow equipment from Athletic Boosters
  • Coordinate with Co-Presidents to hire MV kitchen staff
  • Prepare a shift roster for food workers for submission to security
  • Arrange to dispose of leftovers after the party
  • Coordinate a clean up crew for after the party
  • Coordinate needs with the school cafeteria staff
  • Coordinate decoration of the food areas with the decorating committee
  • Coordinate with Electrical Committee on power needs
Week of the Party:
  • Email volunteers to confirm shift times
  • Accept donations and store on school site
  • Arrange for BBQ's to be brought to needed area

Afternoon/During the party:
  • Set-up food areas with assistance from the construction and electrical committees
  • Prepare and serve food
  • Serve snacks
  • Staff all food service areas

After the party:
  • Make sure entire kitchen and cafe area is clean and in the same condition as before set up began
  • Clean up food areas.
  • Box up and label items to be put in storage
  • Dispose of any items not being kept for next year
  • Make arrangements to return all borrowed items
  • Ensure all vendor items are returned
  • Write up a post-mortem report for the Food Binder and return the binder to SANP Co-Presidents