[BHS Etree] STUDENT ACTIVITIES - Holiday Meal Donations and Volunteers Needed

[BHS etree]

PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact Chris Young
chrisyoung at berkeley.net

Dear Parents and BHS Community Members,

The annual Holiday Meal will take place on Saturday, December 10.  This
special event features over 100 BHS students serving a warming meal,
offering clothing, books, shoes, toys, blankets and providing entertainment
for some 300-500 homeless or low-income people and families in the Berkeley
community.

DONATION INFORMATION
We are seeking fresh food or monetary donations to help us put on this
special event.

What we are most in need of is pre-cooked hams or turkeys, potato or
yam-based dishes, green salads or vegetable dishes, and canned/packaged
foods such as tuna, soups or pastas.

Monetary donations are also a huge help will help us buy basics such as
butter, sugar, flour, foil and other food to round out our meal.  They will
also help us cover decorations and entertainment to make this not only a
belly filling but heartwarming experience for those that attend.

Fresh food donations can be delivered between 4:30pm-7pm on Friday,
December 9 or 8am-12pm of Saturday, December 10 to the main doors of the
school at Milvia and Allston.  Please indicate what time you would like
deliver your donation.

Monetary donations are accepted as cash in the Leadership Office (make sure
it gets to Mr. Young) or as checks written to "BHS Student Activities" with
"Holiday Meal" in the memo line.  These donations are tax deductible and a
letter of receipt with the school tax ID number will be given upon
request.  They can be mailed to:

Berkeley High School
ATTN: Chris Young
1980 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA  94704


VOLUNTEER INFORMATION
One of the great aspects of the Holiday Meal is that so many students get
involved through donating food or volunteering at the event.  Parent, staff
or student volunteers must be able to commit to the entirety of one or more
of the following shifts:

1. Friday Funsters: 4-8:30pm on December 9.
2. Early Birds: 7:30-Noon on December 10.
3. Homestretch Heroes: Noon-4:30pm on December 10.
4. Dancing Dishwashers: 2:30pm-4:30pm

Here is what each shift entails:
1. *Friday Funsters* will begin setting up and decorating the Food Court.
 They will also start preparing some dishes that can be refrigerated over
night.

2. *Early Birds* will continue decorating the space, receive deliveries,
put up signage, entertain guests waiting in line, and prepare more food.

3. *Homestretch Heroes* will put food on the buffet line, serve the meal
from the line or act as servers and bussers, provide entertainment,
distribute gifts, and clean up.

4. *Dancing Dishwashers* will focus on clean up for the event, which
includes a lot of dishwashing.  To make it fun we'll have some good music
in the kitchen and make a dance party out of it!

Thank you,
The BHS Student Leadership Team


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