Sharon and Jaya's Wedding ― Reception

In lieu of gifts Sharon and I want to have a big party with all our friends. Since we can't afford to throw one, we need you to chip in and help make it happen. People are needed to take responsibility for various aspects of the reception. If most people bring something we should be able to pull this off without incurring a major financial burden.

Areas of Responsability

Area	Lead Person	This space left blank	Job Description
Wine	Bent Creek Winary, Rich Howell		Supply wine, organize serving
Beer	Jim et al.		Order, chill beers of the world
Soft Drinks	et al.		Order, chill beverages
Sanitation Engineer	Jerold		Figure out how to get rid of all the garbage after the party (no city trash pick-up at the dojo).
Water Closet Host	TBD		Keep restrooms clean and stocked with TP, towels, soap, mouthwash, mints, condoms, feminine hygiene supplies (we don't want any accidents do we:)
Pot Luck Chief	Char		Organize all the food, coordinate where it goes, how it is served, refridgeration, warming up technology, et cetera
Sous Chef	TBD		Help the Pot Luck Chief get things done
Mat Supervisor	Ki		Pick up all the mats off the floor, move the exercise machines outside and bring them back in before you go home, replace the mats before class at 5PM Monday Feb. 9. Cleaning the floor before and after party is included in this task.
Decorations	Melanie et al.		Make the place Grand for Sharon.
Parking	TBD		Find your own spot somewhere in the neighborhood. Lots of businesses on San Carlos will be closed Saturday evening, they have parking:)
Grill Masters	Pete and Bruce		Round up the grills, fuel, tongs and maybe some marinades
Flowers	Sensei Shibata		Alter, entry table and columns. Plus flower to be worn by the wedding party and to be used in the cirlce. Wedding cake decoration.

Pot Luck

But what should I bring?

Everyone has a couple of food items that they associate with warm loving occasions. The pie that Aunt Bea made every Sunday after church, the special wedding cookies from the old country, tuna casserole like Mama used to make, real Italian pasta made from scratch by Uncle Carmine, shrimps on the bar-b, ...

We expect some of our guests to talk to the Grill Master and then supply some meat and vegetables to be cooked during the reception. There could be some nice marinades available if the Grill Master has enough advanced notice of your intentions.

Please make a sign/label that explains:

1. Name of dish
2. Ingredients
3. Recipe (optional, will be published in our wedding website unless otherwise requested)
4. Cook (who put this fine dish together today)
5. Identify potential issues for some of our guests:
   • Vegan
   • Vegetarian
   • Lacto/Ovo Vegetarian
   • Kosher
   • Satvic
   • Organic
   • Fish (no birds or mammals)
   • Tastes like chicken
   • Carnivore
   • Spicy/Hot
   • Contains nuts
   • Contains fruit
   • Contains pork
   • Contains eggs
   • Contains milk/dairy
   • Contains Spam
   • Contains wheat
   • Don't ask, don't tell

Some people have expressed the desire to chip in cash for the BBQ fund. Great, tell Pete St. Pierre how much cash you will bring and he will do the shopping.

If you don't have the band width or interest to bring a favorite/special dish then volunteer to help with one of the tasks listed above. We don't want to see any SafeWay deli platters or chips and salsa (with the notable exception of homemade salsa from Cyndy or Ky).

Things to remember before you leave the house:

• How will I warm up the dish? Does it need to be kept cold?
• Serving utensil?
• Pot holder, trivet?

• Get your empty pots and pans.
• Get your serving utensil.
• Get your pot holder and/or trivet.
• Grab some of the leftovers.

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