Season Opener – Potluck and Birder Social

Doors Open: 6:00pm

Our Season Opener meeting will be a potluck and social gathering. We will celebrate some of our 2022-2023 accomplishments, report interesting bird sighting as migration kicks off, and share updates on Field Trips and activities planned for this birding season.

**Potluck Social**

We kindly request each person bring a dish to share. Please indicate in the comments which category of food or drink item you plan to bring. Seeing a general list of what people plan to bring helps us to avoid having too many items in the same category. Generally we need the biggest quantity of meat and casserole category items. We will provide serving utensils, silverware and power strips to plug in crockpots and warming trays.

** Sustainable Event **

Please bring your own personal food service gloves, if preferred, a cloth reusable napkin and a container for leftovers. We are looking for 3-4 volunteers to stay after the event closes to hand wash, dry and put away the silverware and utensils. This will enable us to use the Church’s dinner service items and alleviate use of plastic. Please add a comment/reply to the Meetup event or email: [email protected] if you would like to volunteer.

Suggested Food Categories and Sample Items:

* Drinks (tea, lemonade, sparkling water)

* Meats / Casseroles (Swedish meatballs, pigs in a blanket, chicken wings, goulash casserole, macaroni and cheese, cocktail hotdogs, finger sandwiches, slides, mini quiches)

* Soup

* Cheese

* Crackers

* Mini-Sandwiches / Sliders

* Salads (Fruit, potato, macaroni, broccoli, lettuce, egg)

* Veggies and Relish tray (pickles, olives, carrots, radishes, celery)

* Chips and dips (pita chips, tortilla chips, spinach dip, queso dip)

* Deviled Eggs (a potluck must, and in a category all their own)

* Desserts