Help is needed this year to organize and work the July 4th picnic. Contact Janet Clark (747-9474) or Tom Dodd(747-9484) if you can help out.
Below is a breakdown of "needs" for the picnic:

Some things to think about:
1. Organization: What model do we want to use (continue with 1 or 2
people coordinating at high level; assign crew chiefs for specific
areas; provide only music and games and tell people to bring their own
food, etc.)
2. Shopping: Do we want to divide up the shopping assignments or give
it to one hardy soul?
3. Set-up: Do we really need to bring chairs and tables from both Guild
and Fire Brigade?
Need new "No-Parking" signs for Playbowl
4. Cooking: Do we want to serve chicken, hot dogs, veggie burgers, corn
and garlic bread? Are there other items we would like to try instead or
in addition? Note: Garlic bread requires a group to get together the
night or two before the picnic to prep. Corn needs to be husked the
morning of the picnic. Veggie burgers are best grilled on a separate
grill (no meat "contamination" and less "fall through").
5. Kitchen: We need to staff cashier and servers. Traditionally someone
also washes all of the empty containers. Do we want to continue with
the dishwashing aspect? Kitchen crew use to provide "breakfast" for
set-up and cooking crews. Serving prepared breakfast (scones, muffins,
etc.) takes less time.
6. Beer/Drinks: If we sell beer we need to get an ABC permit and
additional insurance (about $500). If we give it away, neither of these
is required. Do we want to ask people to bring their own, or should we
give away all beverages (water, soda, juice, beer)?
7. Cotton Candy: Do we want to staff, or ask LHEF, girl scouts, etc. to
do as fund raiser?
8. Kid's Crafts: Terry Potratz has always done this, but isn't around
anymore. Do we know anyone who would/could oversee the craft booth or
should we drop this for now?
9. Pictures: Traditionally, a group has met a week or two before the
picnic to put together the picture collage board. I can't coordinate
that this year. Perhaps we could set up a table and let people cut and
paste at the picnic? Also, we need to assign some photographers if we
plan to continue this tradition.
10. Games: Dave Strohm generally acts as Emcee and gets the tug-o-war
rope, but we need someone to coordinate the activities and go prep.
Which games will we have this year? Do we want to give out little
"awards plaques" or do something less labor intensive to acknowledge
winners? I will take care of purchasing "prizes" for the straw search.
We will need to purchase a few bales of straw.
11. Clean-up: This includes inventory that folds into next year's
shopping list, wrapping and storing items in restrooms, and taking some
of the towels, coolers, etc. home for cleaning.

Tasks:
Shopping
Set-up/Decorating Crew Chief
BBQ/Cooking Crew Chief
Kitchen/Serving Crew Chief
Cotton Candy Crew Chief
Beverage Crew Chief
Music Coordinator--Dave Schorr has accepted this assignment
Kid's Crafts
Pictures
Game Coordinator
Clean-up Crew Chief

Thank you