[ST] Staff Den Report

[fibrowitch .]

You were just wonderful to me when I had my allergy attack, even following
me out to the hallway to make sure I was alright.  So, just in case I forgot
to say thank you then, I want to say thank you now.
Jan Dumas

On Jan 24, 2008 1:44 PM, Tamidon <tamidon at gmail.com> wrote:

> Name of area:Staff Den
> Name of Area Head:Tamar Amidon
>
> What I did:
>
> Precon:worked up menu and budget
>           made and froze food
>           contributed to bulk ordering list
>           shopped for non bulk order items
>
> 20 hours
>
> At Con: set up staff den
>            coordinated staff
>           got food cooked and served
>           kept room clean and serviced
> 40 hours
>
> Post con: cleaned and organized supplies
>               made an inventory list
> 10 hours
>
> What went right: meals were served exactly on time every day
>                         never ran out of food,yet didn't have
> noticeable amounts of leftovers
>                         food seemed appreciated,no complaints there
>                         volunteers appreciated having a well thought
> out plan,making their job easier
>                         kept to 3 goals:cheap,healthy and safe
>
> What went wrong: poor precon scheduling of volunteers
>                           due to not knowing about kids of staff
> expecting to be fed ,was short on some supplies
>                           didn't utilise second room well
>                           didn't know con chair's allergy and made
> food mainly inedible for her
>                          requests from other departments were easy to
> fill,but a hassle to deliver
>
>                    Broke the dead lock
>
> What to change for next year:
> -use second bedroom as a staff den family lounge.There were problems
> with kids clogging up space while people were trying to grab and
> go.Turning the second room with a baby gate,floor cloth,a small fridge
> for juice and milk,and a changing pad outside the bathroom would make
> it much easier,and less stressful for the rest of staff.
> -buy more milk and apple juice
> -schedule volunteers before the con better.I had 4 really excellent
> volunteers for core jobs,and would be able to depend less on
> volunteers den
>
> Hotel:they did a good job on ice refills,garbage removal and
> vacuuming.The grease money may have been part of this.
>
> Next years staff den will be run by Mali,who was second in command in
> con suite this year,but with my food and a thorough game plan.She
> wants to learn how to run it,and I can't be both quartermaster and
> staff den again next year.
>
> Tamar
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