2010 Thanksgiving Outreach - Updated List

I think the only food donation we need is turkeys. If you would like to purchase one and cook it, that would be awesome. If you'd like to purchase one and give it to us to cook, that would be great too! If you would like to donate something else, you can purchase some food to pass out to the homeless residents that they can take with them. Canned meats (tuna, vienna sausages, etc.) and snacks (peanut butter crackers, etc.) are very portable. Also, if you'd like to go through your closets and pull out some warm weather clothing or shoes, we will be distributing that if we have people in need.

As far as volunteers, we are going to start prepping on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. (I wont be there until after work though). We could use some more people for that. We will also prep on Thanksgiving Day from 6:30-10:30. We will serve from 11-2, and cleanup from 2-4.

Thanks SO MUCH for your support. This Outreach has been blessed by an enormous amount of people!

2010 Thanksgiving Outreach - Updated List

Volunteers needed:

Saturday November 13 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Pass out flyers to the neighborhood surrounding the restaurant

Sunday November 14 1:00 p.m. - Pass out flyers to the neighborhood surrounding the restaurant

Wednesday November 24 6:30 p.m. - Prep food and setup the restaurant

Thursday November 25 6:30 - 10:30 a.m. - Prep food and setup the restaurant

Thursday November 25 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Serve food

Thursday November 25 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Cleanup

Items needed:

35 cooked turkeys, carved and placed in freezer bags

90 lbs. bone-in ham (uncooked)

250 dinner rolls

500 servings of desserts

500 clamshell 3-section carryout containers

250 dessert plates

500 canned sodas or bottled water

5 lbs unsalted butter

5 dozen eggs

6 bags of celery

12 large cans of chicken broth

2010 Thanksgiving Outreach - Updated List

Volunteer Needs
Saturday November 12 9:30 a.m. and Sunday November 13 1:00 p.m.
We need a large group of people to help us distribute flyers to the neighborhood
Wednesday November 23 6:30 p.m.
Start prepping food and setting up the restaurant
Thursday November 24 6:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Finish prepping the food
Thursday November 25 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Serve the food
Thursday November 25 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Cleanup

Donation Needs
-400 lbs of turkey. That averages out to 35 12 lb turkeys. We need them cooked & placed into freezer bags with the juices. These can be done ahead of time. If you would like to cook it on Wednesday, just carve and bring to us refrigerated. If you aren't able to cook it, I have some people who are willing to cook turkeys.
-90 lbs of bone-in ham. This does NOT need to be cooked.
-40 lbs of sweet potatoes
-10 large cans of corn
-10 large cans of green beans
-500 servings of desserts. We ask that they are individually wrapped if possible.
-500 clamshell 3 section carryout container (available at gfs or sams)
-100 dessert plates
-500 canned sodas & bottled water
-25 lbs of NunnBetter self-rising white corn meal
-10 lbs of unsalted butter
-5 dozen eggs
-6 bags of celery
-20 cartons of chicken broth

2010 Thanksgiving Outreach - The "List"

Okay, here is the long anticipated "List". We are planning food for 500 people, and here is what we need to make it happen. You can drop off non-perishable food and monetary donations at Schmitt Photo, or directly to Viq or I. We need the turkeys and desserts the day before Thanksgiving - everything else we can start taking now. Please let me know if you have any questions.
-400 lbs of turkey. That averages out to 35 12 lb turkeys. We need them cooked & placed into freezer bags with the juices. These can be done ahead of time. If you would like to cook it on Wednesday, just carve and bring to us refrigerated.
-100 90 lbs of bone-in ham. This does NOT need to be cooked.
-1500 oz of instant mashed potatoes
-40 lbs of idaho potatoes
-40 lbs of sweet potatoes
-2000 oz of canned corn WE STILL NEED 18 LARGE CANS
-2000 oz of canned green beans WE STILL NEED 18 LARGE CANS
-500 small margarine cups (available at sams or gfs) SOMEONE HAS DONATED THESE
-500 silverware packets (available at sams or gfs) SOMEONE HAS DONATED THESE
-500 servings of desserts. We ask that the are individually wrapped if possible.
-500 clamshell 3 section carryout container (available at gfs or sams)
-100 dessert plates
-1 roll of 55-gal trashbags SOMEONE HAS DONATED THESE
-10 rolls of papertowels
-3 boxes of latex gloves (size M, L, & XL) SOMEONE HAS DONATED THESE
-500 canned sodas & bottled water

Please let me know if you have any questions, or would like to make a donation. And, thank you in advance for helping us provide a home-cooked meal to those who won't get one any other way!

2010 Thanksgiving Outreach - Informational Meeting - Sunday 9/26 1:00 pm

This will be an informational meeting to help us put together our teams. If you are not able to attend, but would like to help with the Outreach, here is where we need help. Please let me know where you are interested in serving.
-designing flyers and promotional materials
-securing donations (food and monetary)
-getting the word out to the community (media, shelters, organizations)
-people to canvas the neighborhood and shelters with flyers and promotional materials. We usually do this the weekend before, which would be Nov 20 and 21.
-people to help prep food on Tuesday night, Wednesday night, and Thursday morning.
-people to actually help on Thursday. We will need servers, people to work in the kitchen, cleanup, and some people to take leftover food to the Rescue Mission. I also want a few people to walk around and converse with people.

Dinner at Ms. Cookie's is $9.50 a plate. She takes cash only. Please let me know by 9/24 if you are able to attend so that she may prep her kitchen.