SNACKS

Grace Becker

Beth Hanna

San Juan del Rio, Queretaro

September 8, 2011

Greetings from San Juan del Rio!

It’s that time of year again, gang! Conference will be here before you know it! And of course you all know that Conference is spelled S N A C K S! At least the most important part of it! (Just kidding!)

We, along with a lot of help from all of you, are in charge of making the snacks happen this year. I (Beth) will be gone the two months of October and November, so will not be at conference this year, but will be helping Grace set it up and she will be the one in charge! We thought we’d get started early on planning for snacks for conference. If any of you WON’T be at conference this year, can you let us know right away? This is really, really important!

A change this year in the snack-time is this: The children will have a separate snack time. The “adult” snack time will include the teens.

We are asking each of you to help make this conference a great time of fellowship, fun and of course LOTS OF FOOD! As in years past, we will provide snacks each morning, at around 10:30. Please have your snack in the snack area right after breakfast on the day indicated. It’s preferable that you NOT bring it before that time, as things tend to pile up and it causes a lot of confusion. Be sure the food you bring is ready to serve (in a serving container such as a basket, bowl, plate, etc. with a serving utensil if needed). PLEASE MARK ALL YOUR ITEMS WITH YOUR NAME. We will provide coffee (regular and decaf), hot chocolate, tea and drinking water. We ask that everyone bring ONE box of juice (of whatever flavor you’d like) and 1 2-liter bottle of soft drink. We will NOT have access to a refrigerator, so you will need to bring your cooler to store cold items.

We are giving you the opportunity again this year to let us know if you have a preference as to what you would like to bring. Some prefer to bake their snack, others prefer to buy). Let us know your preference ASAP, preferably BEFORE October 8^th. After that time we will assign items. Please understand that if everyone writes back wanting to bring the same thing, we will assign on a first-answer-first-serve basis! We are in charge of snacks and will assign 2 more women to help in setting up, serving and cleaning up the snacks. We’ll let you know specifically who later on when we know who all will be at conference.

If you have dietary needs, please feel free to bring snacks you are able to eat. We’re sorry we are unable to accommodate all the special needs.

Here are the different categories:

MUFFINS/BREADS – muffins, bagels, doughnuts - 2 dozen

FINGER FRUITS – apples, oranges, nectarines, plums, tangerines, pears, grapes are good. Bananas are OK, but don’t do well through the week. Fruit needs to be cut up and on platters, bowls, plates or Tupperware. If you would like to bring a sweet dip that would be great too. We will have two fruit plates at each snack time.

VEGGIE TRAY – Avocado, bell peppers, broccoli, carrots, celery, cucumbers, jicama, tomatoes - whatever you like! We will have two veggie trays at each snack time.

CHEESE/CRACKERS/CHEESEBALLS – Any pre-cut cheese and crackers are fine. And don’t forget the cheeseballs! CAMers LOVE cheese balls! Peanut butter to accompany crackers is fine also. There will be two of these offered at each snack time.

COOKIES – Can be homemade or store bought. Bars may also be substituted - 4 dozen

SALTY/SWEET SNACKS – trail mix, popcorn, chips, pretzels, granola bars, peanuts, nut mixes, any type of salty snack you can think of. In the past some have brought sweet snacks as well – chocolate or candies of some kind.

I know this is a lot to take in right now, especially for any first-timers, but remember, it IS an important part of conference. There is always good fellowship to be had around the table. Thank you so much for your part in making that fellowship happen and thank you for getting back to us soon!

Love in Christ,

Grace Becker

Beth Hanna