How can You get involved as a parent?

• Provide and help serve Snack Supper (see below for more details). This is an important part of our program and it will only work if everyone pitches in to help.

• Chaperone a retreat, mission trip, camp, or outing! Spend time bonding with your youth and their friends. These events are tons of fun (even for the adults).

• Pray. Pray for your youth and the others in the youth group. Pray that they will have meaningful experiences and that they will grow in their relationship with our Lord. Pray for the leaders who spend time with your youth.

Youth Snack Supper Calendar

It’s time to dust off those pizza pans and crock pots. Please sign up twice on our Youth Snack Supper Calendar – once as a PROVIDER and once as HELPER. The PROVIDER will be responsible for organizing and purchasing the food. The HELPER helps prepare, serves and cleans up after the meal. You may want to pick a partner where you are the Provider and your partner is the Helper on one date and for the next date, you and your partner would switch roles. If you have a conflict with your particular dates, please call others on the list to swap times. Please notify Tricia Jones or Susan Yeargan if you switch dates. Listed below are things you need to know or may have been wondering about regarding our Youth Snack Suppers.

• We will provide approximately 25 Youth Snack Suppers per year.
• Reminder calls will be made on Wednesday the week before your scheduled date. We will try to let you know what was served at the Snack Supper on the previous Sunday.
• Prepare for 50-60 Youth and Adult leaders.
• Snack Suppers begin at 6:00pm. Tricia Jones and/or Susan Yeargan will be there at 5:00pm to unlock the Paper Products cabinets and help out or answer any questions you may have.
• Youth contribute $2.00 towards the cost of the meal so you will need to place a basket (located in the kitchen cabinets) at the end of the table for their contributions.
• Paper plates, bowls, cups, napkins, forks, spoons, tablecloths, Country Time lemonade mix (and drink container), ice, two tables and trash bags are provided by GFBC. Many different groups use our Youth Kitchen, and it may not be “safe” to use leftover condiments in the refrigerator, such as mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup or salad dressing. Please provide your own and take home any remaining condiment or food.
• If you need ideas of what to prepare, we have included Snack Supper ideas.
• Trash needs to be taken out on Sunday night after the Youth Snack Supper. The trash dumpster is located near where the vans are parked.

Thank you for choosing a date and participating in our Youth Snack Supper Program. Our youth really appreciate this special treat each Sunday night. Please call Tricia Jones or Susan Yeargan with questions.

Tricia Jones and Susan Yeargan

Youth Snack Supper Menu Ideas

Special Note: Several of our members are vegetarians. Please consider providing one meatless item in your menu.

Main Snack

· Pizza (cheese and another topping)

(Ordered from your favorite pizza place – CiCi’s Pizza, Papa John’s, Dominoes, Pizza Hut, etc.)

· Lasagne and rolls from Sam’s; or Spaghetti and French Bread

· Chef Salad with dressings

· Hot Dogs or Hamburgers

· BBQ or Chicken Wings

· Sub sandwiches

· Tacos; or Taco Salad with dressings

· Baked potatoes and toppings

· Chili and cheese, chips

· Sloppy Joes

· Chicken Nuggets with Honey Mustard or Barbecue Sauce

· Waffles or pancakes and sausage

· Macaroni and Cheese

· Soup

· Corn Dogs

Sides

· Carrots, cucumber, celery with dip

· Tostitos and salsa or chips

· Fruit – grapes or apple slices (won’t brown if dipped in lemon juice)

· Popcorn or Chex Party Mix

Desserts

· Rice Krispie treats

· Cookies, brownies or cupcakes

· Make your own Sundaes

· Jello or pudding in small paper cups

· Popsicles, Ice cream sandwiches or bars

· Moonpies

Drinks

· Coke/Sprite

· Tea

· Lemonade or Koolaid (Mixes provided in the Youth locked cabinets)

· Container provided to mix lemonade, koolaid or tea in the Youth kitchen.