URGENT NEED FOR VOLUNTEERS: Soup Tent
Greetings Friends. As you know, FestiFall never charges admission, parking fees, or vendor set up fees. Our FestiFall fundraiser depends upon food and beverage. This year has suffered a critical decline in volunteer help in these critical areas. As of this date, FestiFall has no volunteers for the popular Soup Tent. We need a manager and a crew of 3 or four. FHA can help jump start the soup tent by ordering all the ingredients for the soup and have them delivered to the tent. We need people to start the fire, add the ingredients and serve the customers. Below is an outline of the soup operation:
Soup Tent: Daily Needs:
1. Shredded Han - cooked 5 trays (Myers)
2. 10 lbs. onions; carrots; celery – cooked (Myer’s))
3. 25- 30 lbs. potatoes - cooked (Myer’s)
4. 5 cases Great Northern Beans #10 cans - (D’Amicos)
5. 2 jars ham soup starter
6. Pepper to taste.
Soup operation:
1. Cauldron pre-clean before FestiFall
2. 7:30 A.M. Fire started first day of FestiFall
3. 7:35 A.M. Bring 10 gallons of water to boil to sanitize and clean cauldron. Dispose of water.
4. 8:00 A.M. bring 10 gallons of water to boil for veggis and ham arrival.
5. 9:00 A.M. add 12 cans of beans and ½ jar of ham soup starter.
6. 9:15 A.M. Myers will deliver 5 trays of shredded ham in an insulated container. (keep door closed)
7. 9:15 A.M. Myers will deliver precooked vegetables. (Keep lids closed)
8. 9:20 A.M. add ½ of the veggies and ½ ham and pepper and stir a lot.
9. 9:20 A.M. add 10 more gallons of water and bring back to boil and stir.
10. 9:20 A.M. add ½ jar ham soup starter and stir
11. 12:00 noon: Add ½ ham : ¼ veggies 142/ jar ham soup starter and 12 cans of beans.
12. last 10 gallons of water.
13. 2 PM: add ¼ veggies; ½ jar ham soup starter and 6 cans of beans.
14: 5 PM. Clean-up
In the last ECHOES I address an post FestiFall need, which has not yet been filled.
Post FestiFall Captain. FestiFall costuming and linen goods generate at least 12 loads of laundry. The Captain would organize teams to launder our costumes and goods, return and rehang clothes, refold tablecloths and towels and banners and restack them orderly in our 2nd floor dressing room. After FestiFall the 1st floor heeds sweeping, and scattered tables, chairs and chests and flags need restacked along the walls. The stairway carpet and the second-floor carpet need vacuuming. Also, any scattered boxes or shoes or hats or other FestiFall signage needs straightened along the walls. Give me a call (724-583-9217) or email (george2050@atlanticbb.net) if you want to organize this important activity.
PS: Please remember to renew your membership for 2019.
URGENT NEED FOR VOLUNTEERS: Soup Tent
Greetings Friends. As you know, FestiFall never charges admission, parking fees, or vendor set up fees. Our FestiFall fundraiser depends upon food and beverage. This year has suffered a critical decline in volunteer help in these critical areas. As of this date, FestiFall has no volunteers for the popular Soup Tent. We need a manager and a crew of 3 or four. FHA can help jump start the soup tent by ordering all the ingredients for the soup and have them delivered to the tent. We need people to start the fire, add the ingredients and serve the customers. Below is an outline of the soup operation:
Soup Tent: Daily Needs:
1. Shredded Han - cooked 5 trays (Myers)
2. 10 lbs. onions; carrots; celery – cooked (Myer’s))
3. 25- 30 lbs. potatoes - cooked (Myer’s)
4. 5 cases Great Northern Beans #10 cans - (D’Amicos)
5. 2 jars ham soup starter
6. Pepper to taste.
Soup operation:
1. Cauldron pre-clean before FestiFall
2. 7:30 A.M. Fire started first day of FestiFall
3. 7:35 A.M. Bring 10 gallons of water to boil to sanitize and clean cauldron. Dispose of water.
4. 8:00 A.M. bring 10 gallons of water to boil for veggis and ham arrival.
5. 9:00 A.M. add 12 cans of beans and ½ jar of ham soup starter.
6. 9:15 A.M. Myers will deliver 5 trays of shredded ham in an insulated container. (keep door closed)
7. 9:15 A.M. Myers will deliver precooked vegetables. (Keep lids closed)
8. 9:20 A.M. add ½ of the veggies and ½ ham and pepper and stir a lot.
9. 9:20 A.M. add 10 more gallons of water and bring back to boil and stir.
10. 9:20 A.M. add ½ jar ham soup starter and stir
11. 12:00 noon: Add ½ ham : ¼ veggies 142/ jar ham soup starter and 12 cans of beans.
12. last 10 gallons of water.
13. 2 PM: add ¼ veggies; ½ jar ham soup starter and 6 cans of beans.
14: 5 PM. Clean-up
In the last ECHOES I address an post FestiFall need, which has not yet been filled.
Post FestiFall Captain. FestiFall costuming and linen goods generate at least 12 loads of laundry. The Captain would organize teams to launder our costumes and goods, return and rehang clothes, refold tablecloths and towels and banners and restack them orderly in our 2nd floor dressing room. After FestiFall the 1st floor heeds sweeping, and scattered tables, chairs and chests and flags need restacked along the walls. The stairway carpet and the second-floor carpet need vacuuming. Also, any scattered boxes or shoes or hats or other FestiFall signage needs straightened along the walls. Give me a call (724-583-9217) or email (george2050@atlanticbb.net) if you want to organize this important activity.
PS: Please remember to renew your membership for 2019.
FHA President George Relic talks to Mr. Gallatin and Mr. Monroe today at Friendship Hill. (7/22/17)
Photos by Laurel Miller
President’s Notes:
Stephen M. Clark is the Superintendent of the National Park Service (NPS) of Western Pennsylvania. He visited with the Friendship Hill Association’s (FHA) Board of Directors at their April 17, 2017 meeting in my home in Masontown. While there he was interviewed and photographed by Herald standard reporter, Fran Zajac, and photographer, Rebecca Deveraux.
Prior to the meeting Superintendent Clark was kind enough to provided our board with biographical information. Clark currently serves as the Superintendent of the National Parks of Western Pennsylvania, which include Flight 93 National Memorial, Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Fort Necessity National Battlefield and Friendship Hill National Historic Site.
He is a 30 plus year veteran of the NPS, starting out his career in 1986 at two of the parks he now manages: Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and Johnstown Flood National Memorial. Prior to joining the NPS, Clark also worked with the Pennsylvania State Parks and the U.S. Forest Service.
Prior to his current assignment, He served as the chief ranger for the Northeast Region from January 2011 until March 2015. Prior to that, Clark served as the branch chief of law enforcement and emergency services for the region.
Other park assignments include serving as the chief ranger at Biscayne National Park and Virgin Islands National Park. He also served as a park ranger at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and Shenandoah National Park.
Significant detail assignments include superintendent at Congaree National Park and two details as chief ranger at Gulf Islands National Seashore in the aftermath of the Mississippi Canyon oil spill in 2010.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resource Management with a concentration in Park Management from Slippery Rock University and an associate’s degree in Wildlife Technology from the Pennsylvania State University.
He is also a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government along with completing the Executive Management Program at Northwestern University in Chicago and he earned a certificate in the National Park Service Ranger Program from Slippery Rock University.
On a personal note, Clark enjoys spending time in the outdoors, especially golfing and fishing, and is an avid baseball fan. He especially enjoys time with his three daughters Brieanna, Erin, and Makenna, and his grandchildren.
During the April 17 interview with Fran Zajac, Clark previewed the direction he intends to lead our five regional national parks and sites. His overview of the park system is that it is there “to protect, preserve and tell the story of America.” He disclosed that the Western Pennsylvania Parks “reached a milestone with a combined1.2 million visitors last year.” And they generated $80 million to the regional economies. He has a focus on children and “wants as many kids through these parks as possible…We want to use the parks as classroom and laboratories.” To that end, he abolished the entrance fees to Fort Necessity, Allegheny Portage Site and the Johnstown Flood Memorial, and eliminated the $1 charge per student for field trips. Clark claims to be a “budget hawk,” and he wants a bigger NPS presence in the parks. To that end, when the deputy superintendent retired early in 2017, Clark did not fill the position, but used the funds to hire more interpretative rangers and seasonal maintenance personnel.
Clark had high praise for our local Chief Ranger, Chip Nelson, who looks after Friendship Hill and Fort Necessity. He commented upon a Friendship Hill project involving Monarch Butterfliers. [President’s Note: Visit the Monarch butterfly tent at FestiFall 2017. Madonna Bird brings wonderful visual displays and provides a wealth of knowledge about the project and the butterflies.]
Clark shares a feeling with the FHA in that we all want Fayette County to be proud that a national park is in our neighborhood. In our case not only one, but two.
George Relic
President, Friendshiphill Association
Stephen M. Clark is the Superintendent of the National Park Service (NPS) of Western Pennsylvania. He visited with the Friendship Hill Association’s (FHA) Board of Directors at their April 17, 2017 meeting in my home in Masontown. While there he was interviewed and photographed by Herald standard reporter, Fran Zajac, and photographer, Rebecca Deveraux.
Prior to the meeting Superintendent Clark was kind enough to provided our board with biographical information. Clark currently serves as the Superintendent of the National Parks of Western Pennsylvania, which include Flight 93 National Memorial, Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Fort Necessity National Battlefield and Friendship Hill National Historic Site.
He is a 30 plus year veteran of the NPS, starting out his career in 1986 at two of the parks he now manages: Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and Johnstown Flood National Memorial. Prior to joining the NPS, Clark also worked with the Pennsylvania State Parks and the U.S. Forest Service.
Prior to his current assignment, He served as the chief ranger for the Northeast Region from January 2011 until March 2015. Prior to that, Clark served as the branch chief of law enforcement and emergency services for the region.
Other park assignments include serving as the chief ranger at Biscayne National Park and Virgin Islands National Park. He also served as a park ranger at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and Shenandoah National Park.
Significant detail assignments include superintendent at Congaree National Park and two details as chief ranger at Gulf Islands National Seashore in the aftermath of the Mississippi Canyon oil spill in 2010.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resource Management with a concentration in Park Management from Slippery Rock University and an associate’s degree in Wildlife Technology from the Pennsylvania State University.
He is also a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government along with completing the Executive Management Program at Northwestern University in Chicago and he earned a certificate in the National Park Service Ranger Program from Slippery Rock University.
On a personal note, Clark enjoys spending time in the outdoors, especially golfing and fishing, and is an avid baseball fan. He especially enjoys time with his three daughters Brieanna, Erin, and Makenna, and his grandchildren.
During the April 17 interview with Fran Zajac, Clark previewed the direction he intends to lead our five regional national parks and sites. His overview of the park system is that it is there “to protect, preserve and tell the story of America.” He disclosed that the Western Pennsylvania Parks “reached a milestone with a combined1.2 million visitors last year.” And they generated $80 million to the regional economies. He has a focus on children and “wants as many kids through these parks as possible…We want to use the parks as classroom and laboratories.” To that end, he abolished the entrance fees to Fort Necessity, Allegheny Portage Site and the Johnstown Flood Memorial, and eliminated the $1 charge per student for field trips. Clark claims to be a “budget hawk,” and he wants a bigger NPS presence in the parks. To that end, when the deputy superintendent retired early in 2017, Clark did not fill the position, but used the funds to hire more interpretative rangers and seasonal maintenance personnel.
Clark had high praise for our local Chief Ranger, Chip Nelson, who looks after Friendship Hill and Fort Necessity. He commented upon a Friendship Hill project involving Monarch Butterfliers. [President’s Note: Visit the Monarch butterfly tent at FestiFall 2017. Madonna Bird brings wonderful visual displays and provides a wealth of knowledge about the project and the butterflies.]
Clark shares a feeling with the FHA in that we all want Fayette County to be proud that a national park is in our neighborhood. In our case not only one, but two.
George Relic
President, Friendshiphill Association
Friendshiphill Association Christmas Dinner
From Bottom to top: Treasurer Lourie Stewart. President George Relic, Vice President, Dr. Toni L’Hommdieu, Board Member Joe Cocalis, Board Member Vicky Evans, Board Member Marice Clark and Secretary Jo Loftstead.
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