Saturday,
July 5, 2003
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Muffins, coffee cake go quickly
By RALUCA BARZU and ANNA GROFF
Goshen College Saturday, July 5, 2003
Coffee cake, croissants, muffins, fruit and juice awaited the crowd rushing into the cafeteria at 7:30 a.m. yesterday. By 8 a.m., however, only fruit and orange juice remained. Breakfast service has been scheduled to through 8:30 a.m., and the food shortfall left some youth disappointed, while others had alternative solutions. “We had granola bars in the rooms for economic reasons and because we don’t want to walk to the convention center more than we have to,” said Kevin Wiens, a youth leader from Hutchinson, Kan. Representing MGR Food services, Elisabeth Peebles said the incident occurred because of what she termed a “portion control” situation that wasn’t addressed clearly. Notwithstanding an announcement made at the previous night’s worship service to be sensitive to others when filling one’s plate, some early diners apparently did not have a clear idea of how much food constituted a fair share. Peebles suggested that prior to the first scheduled meal, convention officials might have better instructed the group about appropriate portions. She said, “You know how to handle your group better than us.” Jorge Vallejos, director of the Office of Convention Planning, said the staff was aware of the problem and had met with MGR representatives to voice their concerns. After what he called a good conversation, Vallejos said he noticed a major improvement throughout the ongoing preparations for lunch. Lunch kicked off at 11:30 a.m. and continued until 1 p.m. with fewer apparent setbacks as people gathered from all corners of the GWCC to eat. The staff placed sample plates on every food aisle along with notes that urged diners to be considerate of others who also paid for a meal.  |
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