Description:
Our school has a "family weekend" every year where your
family can come up and spend a weekend with you. There are
informational sessions, a football game, games for kids, etc...
Well, in our dorm (a first year hall) we decided to have a potluck.
We had all three floors in charge of a different part of the meal (ie
desserts, sides & bread, salads). We also had everyone sign
up before the actual day so that we could provide the main course-
lasanga. We have a HUGE basement in our building, so we had it
right in our own hall. We also told everyone to bring their own
dishes, and beverages. It was such a success! We had over 150
people show up! And we got to know lots of families and just
socialize for a while. The parents loved it because they got to
meet the RA's families also.
Instructions/Things Needed:
- Time! It takes a while to cook all the food.
- Location! Make sure it is big enough because if your
resident only have one sibling, with two parents, you end up
filling up a room rather fast.
- Lots of tables.
- Water or other beverages.
- Extra plates/ napkins/ silverware...etc... becasue someone
always forgets it.
- name tags
- and about an hour or two to spend with your residents families!
Other Considerations:
Maybe not provide the main dish, because it cost us something like 130
dollars. Which is a good chunk of our hall money. Also,
remember to set tables up so that they make people have to look at
each other and talk. For example... if your putting 2 tables
together, make it a square not a rectangle. Not as many people
can fit at a square table, but it makes families look at each other
and talk.
Sara
School: College of St. Benedict's
email: [email removed]
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