Welcome Back BBQ
Last year when our school PAC put on the Welcome Back BBQ we were all new members of the PAC and didn't have a clue what we were doing.
Not so this year.
We were amazing!
Last year we fed about 565 people--this year the number was closer to exceeding 800!
Oh yeah!!
This year we rocked. The whole event ran like a well oiled machine. Jilly Billy ran the BBQ pit with Hubby, Rob, Keary and Jilly Billy's mom. The BBQ crew started cooking burgers, hot dogs and smokies well in advance of the expected crowd with the result that no one waited more than 3 minutes from the time they opened their bun until a burger was slapped on it! Just to give you a perspective--last year the wait at some points was 2 hours! We used 2 4 ft grills, 2 regular BBQ's and 'the pig' --that's a lot of fire power!
Miss K, Mazz, Jilly Billy and I began the morning at Jilly's store where we sliced tomatoes and lettuce for the condiment tray.
After we finished at the store, Miss Kay and I hit Costco where we bought more pop then I've ever seen in my life, 7 large cakes, 900 foam plates, 600 forks....
I don't mind admitting that that cart full of pop was exceptionally heavy to push and I was puffing by the time I made it to the till! Yes, I am in severe need of an exercise program. Where's my treadmill? Hmmm...ironically enough, it's at Costco!
Here are some scenes from the evening:
Phew! What an amazing night!
Wanna know what else we did? The remaining burgers, smokies and hot dogs that were uncooked, and the hot dog buns, and boxes of lettuce, were donated to a homeless shelter. Not only did we feed our own micro community but we also helped feed the macro community.
What a feeling! What an accomplishment!
Congrats to all the volunteers who donated much of their time and energy into making this event possible!
Same time next year?
Not so this year.
We were amazing!
Last year we fed about 565 people--this year the number was closer to exceeding 800!
Oh yeah!!
This year we rocked. The whole event ran like a well oiled machine. Jilly Billy ran the BBQ pit with Hubby, Rob, Keary and Jilly Billy's mom. The BBQ crew started cooking burgers, hot dogs and smokies well in advance of the expected crowd with the result that no one waited more than 3 minutes from the time they opened their bun until a burger was slapped on it! Just to give you a perspective--last year the wait at some points was 2 hours! We used 2 4 ft grills, 2 regular BBQ's and 'the pig' --that's a lot of fire power!
Miss K, Mazz, Jilly Billy and I began the morning at Jilly's store where we sliced tomatoes and lettuce for the condiment tray.
After we finished at the store, Miss Kay and I hit Costco where we bought more pop then I've ever seen in my life, 7 large cakes, 900 foam plates, 600 forks....
I don't mind admitting that that cart full of pop was exceptionally heavy to push and I was puffing by the time I made it to the till! Yes, I am in severe need of an exercise program. Where's my treadmill? Hmmm...ironically enough, it's at Costco!
Here are some scenes from the evening:
Wanna know what else we did? The remaining burgers, smokies and hot dogs that were uncooked, and the hot dog buns, and boxes of lettuce, were donated to a homeless shelter. Not only did we feed our own micro community but we also helped feed the macro community.
What a feeling! What an accomplishment!
Congrats to all the volunteers who donated much of their time and energy into making this event possible!
Same time next year?
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