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The challenge is open to all junior high students currently attending St. Pius X Parish School as well as alumni in the St. Pius classes of 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012. Which charity can our team represent? Teams are encouraged to explore charities and pick a reputable charity for representation. Charities must be approved by the school office. Can my friends who do not attend St. Pius help with the challenge? Of course! As long as there is at least one student or alumni from St. Pius on a team, others may assist in the challenge. We want to encourage everyone to get involved and do something great for their charity. Can parents help us with the challenge? Yes and no! Each team is required to have at least one parent sponsor. Parents are asked to assist their team with food purchase and preparation, set-up and many of the behind the scenes actions that go into running a food booth. We do ask parents, however, to let the students do as much of the work as possible. What Can We Sell During Food Wars? Teams may sell any food item(s) they wish to sell. NON-FOOD ITEMS CANNOT BE SOLD AT FOOD WARS. Can we get a business to sponsor our booth by providing food? Yes. However, we ask that the students represent the booth and sell the food. Vendor signage may be placed at your booth. Can we grill food? Teams may grill food if they desire. However, a parent must provide the grill and do the grilling outdoors only. Please notify Mrs. Dawson if you plan to grill so that your booth can be placed as close to an outside door as possible. Can we cook food using the school stove? No cooking can be done at school other than outside grilling. Please bring food that is ready to serve. Use warming pans if necessary. Teams will not have an option to use the school stove. Can we use the refrigerators at school? Yes. Space will be provided if teams need to keep something cool. However, space is limited and cannot be guar- anteed. Please store foods/drinks in your own coolers when possible. Can our team have a give-a-way or a raffle at our booth? Yes and no. You can provide a raffle item at your booth, but can only give them away based on food sales. For example, you may give away a raffle ticket for every $5 in food that is sold, but you cannot sell raffle tickets separate of food. You can give away a free pencil with every purchase, but you cannot sell the pencil separately. If you have any questions regarding this rule, please discuss with Mrs. Dawson. How long can we sell our food? Teams will be able to sell food from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Parent sponsors will then need to put their money into their provided envelope and turn in to the Food Wars judges. Please have your money sorted neatly when turning in. Who Can Attend the Challenge? Who will be coming to Food Wars Challenge for Charity? The Food Wars Challenge for Charity is open to the community. We will be advertising the event to our school families, our parish families, in our parish bulletin, local newspapers and by placing flyers around the community. It’s a Real Live Food Fight! But there are Rules! Welcome to the 2016 St. Pius X Food Wars Challenge for Charity 2! Thank you for taking on this unique food-fight-face- off! Although all teams participating will benefit greatly from the experience - the team earning the most money will win 1/2 of all money earned by Food Wars Teams for their charity.
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The challenge is open to all junior high students currently attending St. Pius X Parish School as well asalumni in the St. Pius classes of 2015, 2014, 2013 and2012.
Which charity can our team represent? Teams are encouraged to explore charities and pick a reputablecharity for representation. Charities must be approved by the school office.
Can my friends who do not attend St. Pius help withthe challenge? Of course! As long as there is at leastone student or alumni from St. Pius on a team, othersmay assist in the challenge. We want to encourageeveryone to get involved and do something great for their charity.
Can parents help us with the challenge? Yes and no!Each team is required to have at least one parentsponsor. Parents are asked to assist their team withfood purchase and preparation, set-up and many ofthe behind the scenes actions that go into running afood booth. We do ask parents, however, to let thestudents do as much of the work as possible.
What Can We Sell During Food Wars?Teams may sell any food item(s) they wish to sell.NON-FOOD ITEMS CANNOT BE SOLD AT FOOD WARS.
Can we get a business to sponsor our booth by providing food? Yes. However, we ask that the students represent the booth and sell the food. Vendor signage may be placed at your booth.
Can we grill food? Teams may grill food if they desire.However, a parent must provide the grill and do thegrilling outdoors only. Please notify Mrs. Dawson if youplan to grill so that your booth can be placed as closeto an outside door as possible.
Can we cook food using the school stove? No cookingcan be done at school other than outside grilling.Please bring food that is ready to serve. Use warmingpans if necessary. Teams will not have an option touse the school stove.
Can we use the refrigerators at school? Yes. Spacewill be provided if teams need to keep somethingcool. However, space is limited and cannot be guar-anteed. Please store foods/drinks in your own coolerswhen possible.
Can our team have a give-a-way or a raffle at ourbooth? Yes and no. You can provide a raffle item atyour booth, but can only give them away based onfood sales. For example, you may give away a raffleticket for every $5 in food that is sold, but you cannotsell raffle tickets separate of food. You can give awaya free pencil with every purchase, but you cannot sellthe pencil separately. If you have any questions regarding this rule, please discuss with Mrs. Dawson.
How long can we sell our food? Teams will be able tosell food from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Parent sponsorswill then need to put their money into their providedenvelope and turn in to the Food Wars judges. Pleasehave your money sorted neatly when turning in.
Who Can Attend the Challenge?Who will be coming to Food Wars Challenge for Charity? The Food Wars Challenge for Charity is opento the community. We will be advertising the event toour school families, our parish families, in our parish bulletin, local newspapers and by placing flyersaround the community.
It’s a Real Live Food Fight! But there are Rules!Welcome to the 2016 St. Pius X Food Wars Challenge for Charity 2! Thank you for taking on this unique food-fight-face-off! Although all teams participating will benefit greatly fromthe experience - the team earning the most money will win1/2 of all money earned by Food Wars Teams for their charity.
Can we invite our friends and family to come to FoodWars and buy from our booth? Of course! The morefamily and friends you invite to Food Wars, the moremoney you can make at your booth.
Can we solicit donations prior to the night of FoodWars and bring the money to the challenge? NO.Friends wishing to donate toward a particular FoodWars booth are asked to attend the event and givetheir money to their favorite charity on this night. Thecontest is judged by the team earning the mostmoney FOR THIS NIGHT ONLY. We also ask that donorsbe made aware that one charity will win the FoodWars Challenge for Charity and 1/2 of money earnedby all booths will go to that charity at the end of theevening.
What if someone wants to write a check? You can accept checks, but they must be made out to St. PiusX Parish School, since the winning charity will not bedetermined until all money is counted. The checkamount will count toward your booth’s total, however,and the total amount will be given to the winningcharity. We will notify the check writer which charityreceived their donation after the competition.
Booth Information and Set-UpWhen can we set up our booth? Set up will be from3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 4th, and/oron Friday, February 5th from 3:30 p.m. up until the startof the challenge which begins at 6:30 p.m.
What if we need electricity for our booth? We cannotguarantee that your booth will be near a power outletat school. We will, however, do our best to ensure thatyour booth is close to a power source if needed. Notify Mrs. Dawson if your booth requires a powersource. (Teams are responsible for providing their own extension cords.) WE ENCOURAGE TEAMS TOCONSIDER STERNOS FOR KEEPING FOOD WARM IF POSSIBLE TO AVOID A POWER SHORTAGE.
How much space will I receive for my booth? Eachteam will be given a 10’ x 10’ space from which to sell.If space allows (depending on the number of teams),more space may be given to all teams, but cannot beguaranteed. Suggestion for teams with many fooditems for sale: Create signage with food offerings or asample plate of all items and keep food to be sold atanother space in your booth.
Will St. Pius provide a table for my booth? Yes. Eachteam will receive one 8’ table. If more tables areneeded, teams may get them at set-up.
Can we decorate our booth? YES! Be creative! Pleasedecorate your booth so that it is eye-catching to allFood Wars visitors! The more creative, the better.
Are tents allowed? Yes, tents can be used. Make surethey are no larger than 10’ x 10’.
Do we need to have anything in particular displayedon our booth. Yes. Please display your team name and your charity’s logo prominently on your booth.
Marketing Your BoothAt the Food Wars Challenge for Charity, marketingyour booth will be key to your success. Be sure to getthe word out to family and friends about your boothand your charity prior to the big night.
How can I get the word out? Send out invitations, postit on your parent’s Facebook page if possible. Makecalls! Talk about your booth to as many people aspossible and tell them to spread the word! Invite yourteachers and tell them to bring their friends!
On the night of the challenge, give coupons away!Provide samples! Wear costumes or decorate yourown custom t- shirts. Team members can all wear onecolor or a crazy hat. Present your food in a neat andcreative way. Post your prices so they are easy to see.Create colorful signs, decorate with balloons orstreamers. Smile and be courteous to your customers.Don’t yell and scream at them to get their attention -(that never works) and is really annoying!
Can we put posters around the school? Yes. Teamsmay put posters up at school starting on Monday,February 1, 2016. Focus on the lower grade areas -they love to eat! Posters must be taken down by thefollowing Monday, February 8th. Teams may chooseone member to represent their booth after the schoolMass on Wednesday, February 3rd. The chosen repre-sentative will given the opportunity to briefly speakabout their charity and the items they will be selling attheir booth.
Good luck to all our teams!E-mail: [email protected] with any questions.
