[Plan22] Banquet buffet

[Cricket X. Bidleman]

Okay, thanks for clarifying. It sounded like, from the conversation
last night, that it would be a buffet where everyone serves
themselves. It's reassuring to hear that there will be people serving.

On 7/28/22, robert stigile <rstigile at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> The hotel will have staff serving food they just dont have the space for a
> sit down restaurant!
>
> Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President
> National Federation of the Blind of California
> President San Fernando Valley Chapter
> 818-381-9568
>
>
>> On Jul 28, 2022, at 4:22 PM, cheryl thurston <cthurston74 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I agree.
>> if the hotel is going to charge banquet prices, they should have
>> someone from their catering staff serve the food.
>> You are talking about a lot of blind people in line and trying to
>> carry their plates back to the table without an accident.
>> My deepest concern will everyone get to eat if the food is only for an
>> hour.
>>
>> Cheryl Thurston
>>
>>> On 7/28/22, Cricket X. Bidleman <cricketbidleman at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I spoke with Rachel about this yesterday after our meeting. I am
>>> concerned about the banquet buffet. Not everyone knows how to serve
>>> themselves from a buffet line in a sanitary way, and I'm wondering
>>> what you all think about having volunteers serve people along a line.
>>> I'd rather not have people touching everything in the serving dishes
>>> or, for example, scooping mashed potatoes with their hands.
>>> Theoretically, people coming to the banquet should not have Covid, but
>>> they may not test positive until the next day. What do you think?
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Cricket
>>>
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