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Saturday Bottomlining and Flower City Pickers Checklist

General Info

Remember to delegate as many of these tasks as possible!

We want to be serving on time. Consistency is important! Saturday serves are at 6:30pm. Wednesday serves are at 7:00pm.

Flower City Pickers is only on Saturday.

At least 5 or 6 people will be needed to cook and serve.

Sat. 10:00am? (Not Wed.)

• (FCP) Call Flower City Pickers at (585) 205-8187 and ask them to set aside food for FnB
  • If they don’t answer, show up in person at 1:30pm when they start and ask

Sat. 2:30pm (Not Wed.)

• (FCP) Pick up food (TODO at farmers market?)

Sat. 3:30pm, Wed. 4:00pm

• Unlock Squirrel doors
  • The side door's crash bar will need to be locked open with a screwdriver or similar inserted into the hole in the top-center
• Turn on lights
  • Main area
  • Kitchen
  • Basement
• Check mouse traps, especially in kitchen
• Put away dry dishes in kitchen
• Set up folding tables
• Sanitize tables
• Make sure there are paper towels in the kitchen and bathrooms
• Set up sink according to the "Wash, Rinse, Sanitize" system
  • The left-most sink is for washing. Clean it with soap and water.
  • The center sink is for rinsing. Clean and sanitize it.
  • The right-most sink is for sanitizing. Clean it, fill it 1/3 full with hot water, and put in 3 or 4 bleach tablets.
• Take inventory of ingredients
  • Kitchen pantry
  • Refrigerator(s) and freezer(s)
  • Basement
  • Throw out expiring ingredients
• Turn on range hood fan by plugging it into the outlet
• If necessary, open kitchen window near flat top
• Turn on gas appliances
  • Turn on gas lines (parallel=on, perpendicular=off)
  • Light pilots quickly
• Welcome and inform people
  • Provide tours of the space

Sat. 4:00pm, Wed. 4:30pm

• Help bring in FCP donations
• Decide what to cook
  • Prioritize sub-tasks (chopping, coffee, etc)
• Start cooking

When work slows down, Sat. around 5:00pm, Wed. around 5:45pm

• Circle up
  • Describe what we do
  • Names and pronouns
  • Announcements on the board
    • Ask if anyone has additional announcements
  • Ask for people to...
    • Go to the serve
      • Serve folks should circle up after
    • Distribute to food stands
      • Food stand folks should circle up after
    • (Sat. only) Deliver to RRRN families
    • Take compost
    • Clean up
    • Wash towels, rags
    • Take photos for social media but don't include faces
    • Mention the shopping list on the board

Sat. around 5:45pm, Wed. around 6:15pm

• Be done cooking
  • When assembing caraffes, test that they work. Not all parts are interoperable.
• Sanitize tables and put serve food in containers

Sat. around 6:15pm, Wed. around 6:45pm

• Leave for serve to arrive by...
  • 6:30pm on Sat.
  • 7:00pm on Wed.
• Cleanup
  • Turn off gas appliance lines
  • Clean flat top
    • Clean while still warm, but not hot
    • Refer to instruction sheet on window
  • Wash dishes
  • Wipe down, sanitize tables & sink
  • Ensure lighter is on the cart between the ovens
  • Sweep all floors
    • • Sweep kitchen twice
  • Mop kitchen
    • Do not mop common area, only sweep or vacuum
  • Clean bathrooms
    • Mop floors
    • Take out trash
    • Refill soap dispensers
    • Check toilet paper and paper towels
  • Take out trash
    • Trash goes out every Wed., recycling every other week

Sat. around 8:00pm, Wed. around 8:30pm

You don't absolutely need to stay for this part, but it helps if you can.

• Help serve folks unload
• Lock up
  • Kitchen windows
  • Front door
  • First floor entrance door
  • Side door
• Turn off lights
  • Basement
  • Kitchen
  • Main area

Misc Info

• Coffee takes about 15 minutes to brew and 1 caraffe will hold almost 2 pots
  • Usually 3 or 4 caraffes (6 to 8 pots) will be used at a serve
• Start washing dishes as early as possible since this can easily be the most time consuming task