Food Days

Food Days will be back for the 2023-2024 school year with Monday, August 28 as the 1st day of service.  Food Days is a fundraising program that offers Bobcat parents the opportunity to order hot lunches through local vendors.  PTO volunteers distribute those lunches to students on a daily basis.  Ordering meals through the Food Days program is optional. It is not required.  It is simply a program that allows parents some options and flexibility in how they manage lunches for their children.  It is also a great way to support the PTO.

The PTO will again be partnering with Lunch Solutions for the 2023-2024 school year.  Lunch Solutions is a company that works directly with schools in organizing and managing their Food Days type programming. 

The following bullet points outline what parents can expect with Food Days 2023-2024.

When to Order

Changes cannot be made to orders once the ordering window has closed.

How to Order

• All Food Days orders will be made through the Braeside Lunch Solutions website which provides detailed instructions for registration and how to place orders.
  • New families need to register with Lunch Solutions and create a family profile on the Lunch Solutions website to place Food Days orders.
  • Returning families will need to update their profile with their student's new teacher assignment.

Meal Costs and Processing Payments

• Individual meals average in price between $7.00 and $8.00.
• All credit card fees are worked in to the final meal price.
• Illinois state sales tax is added to each order.
• Payments for Food Days orders are processed through PayPal on the Lunch Solutions website.
• Parents do not have to have a PayPal account to place orders and can make payments through the system as a PayPal guest.

Preparation and Delivery

• Lunches will be provided by local vendors in the Lunch Solutions network.
• Lunches will be delivered to the school in individual servings labeled with each child's name, grade, teacher and dietary specifications.

Volunteering

• Parents can volunteer to distribute lunches through the Volunteer tab on the Braeside PTO website.
• The PTO has 3 parent volunteers each day of lunch service.
• To ensure the most parents have the opportunity to volunteer, the PTO requests that families sign up for no more than one day a month. 
• Volunteers are expected to work a full shift from 11:30 am-12:40 pm on days they volunteer.
• Volunteers will sign up one month at a time starting at 10:00 a.m. on the 15th of every month.
• Detailed instructions regarding volunteer responsibilities will be distributed to all volunteers before their first day of service.
• Volunteers will receive a reminder email around 2:00 p.m. the day before their shift. 
• If a conflict arises and the volunteer can no longer make their shift, they must try to find a replacement. If the volunteer cannot find a replacement within 24 hours of the shift, please text Allie Davidson @ 847-274-2830 or Jamie Cohen @ 314-614-2199.

Lunch Room Diagram for Set Up

 Questions

• For general Food Days programming questions, please reach out to Allie Davidson at alliedavidson21@gmail.com 
• For questions regarding volunteers and volunteering opportunities, please reach out to Jamie Cohen at jamie.elise.cohen@gmail.com
• For technical questions pertaining to the Lunch Solutions website including how to register or place and pay for orders, please reach out to Lunch Solutions at lunchsolutions4braeside@gmail.com

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