[Plan22] Banquet buffet

[Rachel Grider]

This is good to know. I think one thing that we will need to do is have people who are helping to move the line forward. Perhaps from the ambassadors committee. This way we can make sure that everyone gets food.

> On Jul 28, 2022, at 16:54, Cricket X. Bidleman <cricketbidleman at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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