Job Descriptions

TURKEY COOKERS

• Pick up a turkey, pan and cooking bag at the hall on Wedneasday night
• Cook the turkey Thursday in your home and bring it hot to the hall at the designated time

VA HOSPITAL HELPERS

• Prepare and serve desserts at the hospital to veterans, families and staff.
• Socialize with veterans and their families.

ESCORTS

• You must be strong - trays get heavy - you carry dinner plates - no teens under 16
• Greet a guest at the door - 1 guest per escort
• Seat your guest at a table - Keep families together - the "Official Greeter" will tell you where to seat large groups
• Ask the guest what they would like to eat and how much of each item
• Go through the main serving line and get the requested items. Serve the guest.
• Turn the guest over to the table monitor and seat another guest

SERVERS - MAIN FOOD LINE (turkey, dressing, gravy, potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, salad & bread)

• Wear plastic gloves (we provide) & an apron (you provide)
• When you receive a guest’s plate ask the escort if the guest wants what you are serving and how much. (Please keep portion size and age of guest in mind)
• No teens under 16 on hot food (salad & buns OK)

SERVERS - TAKE HOME & MEALS ON WHEELS LINE - located in MIDDLE ROOM

• Wear plastic gloves (we provide) & an apron (you provide)
• You will be loading containers for home deliveries & "extra" dinners for take home (Please keep portion size and age of guest in mind)

TABLE MONITORS (2 people per table per hour)

• Guests will be seated by escorts - The "Official Greeter" will reserve spots for families
• You get their beverage and salad- make sure you know what is available .
• If a guest wants seconds on any food or to take food home - ask an Escort to get it
• Signal a dessert cart as needed (let dessert people serve)
• Clean the area (take dirty dishes, place mats & napkins to middle room - put in tubs)
• Reset the place setting from supply in corner of the dining hall
• When you turn your table over to new monitors, tell them about your guests. DO NOT abandon your guests – WAIT TO BE REPLACED.

BEVERAGES

• Only you pour - the Table Monitors will pick up as needed
• Keep a small amount poured at all times (do not fill to top)
• Keep your area clean and safe - mop up any spills quickly with paper towels

DESSERT CARTS

• Keep a quantity of each kind of dessert, whip cream & utensils
• Must be at least 10 years old or older. (No Racing of Carts!)

PLATE MONITORS

• Retrieve dirty dishes from middle room, (placed there by Table Monitors) USE CART
• Take to back room & return cart to middle room immediately
• Scrape plates, throwaway trash, and place plates in carriers provided

KITCHEN ASSISTANTS

• Work in back room, rinsing pans & general clean-up TURKEY CARVERS
  
  • Must provide your own knives (an instructor will be there to guide you)
  • Will carve & separate dark & white meat
  GROCERY GIVE-A-WAY Will be operating out of back room
  
  • Bag and distribute canned goods to each dinner guest as they are leaving
  • Help guest carry groceries to their cars, transport buses, etc.