BBQ summary 2025

Plan ahead! Staffing should be in place a minimum of 1 week ahead of each event.

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If Lions members are involved with other aspects of the event (setup, performing, etc.), ensure that the time frames for the BBQ are protected from other duties, or are covered if they are away for an hour or so during the day.​

Coordinate with the Rentals Team for all events that may involve use of BBQ equipment, or require transport of equipment to deployed locations.

• Every event plan needs to include a garbage / recycling plan.   

At least 26 different people, Lions and Friends of Lions, directly worked on this program over the course of the summer. While some events were easier to staff than others, I generally had little to no difficulty putting a team together.

There should be no question that Tru Value be considered as our primary supplier of burgers, hot dogs, buns, cheese, and “day of” items.  They never fail to support with pre-ordering, sometimes storing the inventory for us, and with “rush” purchasing while an event is in progress

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Inventory needs to be ordered from Tru Value at least 10 days ahead.

It is important to understand that, while it is comprised of many events, the Summer BBQ Program is the biggest contributor to the Mayne Island Lion Club’s fundraising efforts. 2025 sales approached $19,000, leading to an operational profit of approximately $8,000.