Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Valentine's Day Dinner

Ok, the idea with this is that the kids will decorate, serve, and clean up a catered dinner to adults in the congregation on Feb 9 (Friday). Weigh in on your thoughts:

  • Who? The dinner is open to all adults who make reservations. Kids involved: younger kids can help decorate and then can go eat dinner and watch movies in another room while parents eat (which means we need to recruit adults to help). Older kids can eat beforehand and then help serve, check coats and people in, and clean up after the dinner. It would be nice, also, to get some kids who play piano or violin to provide background music or even serenade. We would need childcare for the event, as well.
  • What to eat? I'm thinking of maybe getting the Colosseum to cater. They catered for Christian Connections and were reasonable and good. I'm open to other suggestions, though. Why catering? Because I don't want to mess with kitchens and liabilities. Catering is easier, and I've budgeted for it (though accepting a love donation or simple fee per head wouldn't be a bad thing--which do you think? and how much?)
  • Where--Fellowship Hall. It's pretty and cozy and keeps the cost down bc it holds a finite number. That's why reservations are required.
  • When--Feb 9 (I think--whatever that Friday is) at 6. Is six an ok time?
So what help do we need? people to come up with kid friendly (but still pretty for grownups) decorations (things the little kids can help set up beforehand) ; people to plan for food; someone to find people who would want to watch movies with the little ones; childcare; and then people there the day of the event to act as supervisors.

Any other thoughts?

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I would like to help with decorations and Sarah and I can help the night of with whatever you need help with as long as their is some childcare available. I am not sure Josh will be back in town so I can't commit him. I also think charging a love donation or $5. a head would be good if we don't have enough budgeted for the food.

11:10 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

We had some valentine heart boxes with roses in them and we tied balloons on them too for Ann's going away party. I need to see if I can find them. They would be good to use. Would we have the kids make some of the decorations in Sunday school or kids inc? We could have them cut out heart and/or cupids for placemats. We could use white table cloths and have red and pink hearts or cupids as place mats. Just thinking out loud.

11:14 PM  
Blogger Sean Carter said...

Hey this is a pretty neat idea...a gathering where everyone will enjoy themselves...and hey you can also check out my blog sometime for some cool ideas and suggestions that'll add more color to the entire evening...visit soon and find out all that's there!!!

1:49 AM  

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