Many organizations and community groups rely on volunteer cooks like you for a variety of food events for fundraising, fellowship, or other service to the community. But cooking for a crowd is tricky! How do you store all that food? When is the food completely cooked? How long can you leave food on the buffet table? Now there is a workshop on Safe Food Handling designed specifically for Volunteer Cooks.

Why attend?

There's a lot to learn about safe food preparation and handling. If you don’t do it for a living, you may not be aware of all the special techniques involved in cooking for a large group of people.

It is scary to think about people getting sick from your meal, but it can happen. More than three quarters of the outbreaks are blamed on food eaten outside the home.

While food-borne illness can be as mild as stomach ache, it can be much more serious and sometimes fatal.

Unsafe food can "spoil" your group's reputation — and its finances. Don't take a chance. Sign up for the for the "Cooking for Crowds" workshop. Learn to protect yourself and the people you feed.

What you will learn

Learn up-to-date methods for safely preparing, handling and serving food for large groups such as churches, club affiliation fundraisers, PTA, Granges, and others.

The workshop will cover the following food safety guidelines

• Planning and Purchasing

• Storing Food Supplies

• Preparing Food

• Transporting, Storing and Serving Cooked Foods

• Handling Leftovers

Participants receive

• Cooking for Crowds – A manual specifically designed for volunteer cooks;

• Certificate of Attendance;

• Posters; and

• Instant Read Thermometer.