From the Food Committee

[Ian Quinn]

[A note from the Food Committee concerning our upcoming all-day singing this Sunday!]

Dear Singing Friends –

Your Food Committee is confidently predicting that our small but spirited singing

community (and our generous friends) will provide a bounteous feast for our many guests

(and for ourselves) at the New Haven All Day Singing. Here are some things to keep in

mind in order to help things go as smoothly as possible:

1. There are no kitchen facilities available, so please bring your food ready to serve.

We recommend visiting the RI singers’ website http://www.ri-sacredharp.net/foodinfo.html 

for information on keeping hot food hot.

2. It’s very helpful if you cut your food into serving-sized pieces before you pack it

up to bring to the singing. This will make it easier for people to serve themselves,

and will help move the food lines along so everyone has more time to enjoy their

dinner.

3. Some of our guests may have food allergies or food preferences – please consider

labeling your food (e.g., contains nuts, vegetarian, vegan, wheat-free, dairy-free)

to make it easier for them to find food that’s ok for them to eat. There will be

some labeling materials (e.g., stickies and/or food flags) available in the food

venue for your use.

4. Please be sure to mark your dishes and serving utensils – this will help ensure that

you get them back after the singing.

5. If you can’t cook food (for example, because you live in a dorm), please consider

one or more of the following options:

• Bring something to drink (juice, fizzy water, iced tea, soft drinks, etc.)

• Bring something that doesn’t need to be cooked (e.g., fruit, cut-up veggies and

dip, dessert).

• Volunteer to help set up and/or clean up the food venue.

• Volunteer to help people get their food contributions to and from the food

venue.

Thanks in advance for your contributions of food, time, and effort!