Re: Operation BBQ VA
Hey folks,
I am trying to get the ball rolling for an Operation BBQ for the 24th Marine Squadron located at Dam Neck Annex, Oceana Naval Air Station, Virginia Beach, Va. Each of you have said that you may be willing to help out with this event in some way or another. I am hoping to get the support of the Zion Crossroads Fire Department. This event is for one of their members a Mathias Varga who just got back from Iraq. If you know of anyone who may donate money, food or anything else to this please pass this on. Here is what I have in mind.
Date of March 13th for Operation BBQ @ Dam Neck
Serving around 4 pm on a buffet line
Menu of pork bbq, chicken, potato salad, cole slaw, cookies, brownies, ice tea, lemonade (anything else?) plates, utensils, cups, napkins
We will have around 200 - 250 Marines and their families.
My brother Bryan said he could DJ and may have a band that will be willing to play.
I have been in touch with the USO and the Family Readiness group and both will be helping out from down there. Hopefully they will have the area ready with picnic tables ect.
Due to travel time we will have to have some of this stuff cooked ahead of time and just reheat. The chicken could be done down there.
We should have an area to set our smokers, tents, tables ect up. I am working on electricity and water. I figure we set up like at competitions with banners ect.
Its not a lot of people so we could divide the food out and make it easy on our selves.
Please let me know if you can help, donate, support, cook, ect. Thanks.