** TURKEY FEAST 2011**

Submitted by Kathryn Latour

Helpers and Donations Needed!!

Gunn’s annual Turkey Feast will be held on Thursday, Nov. 17th during lunch and we have begun recruiting food donations and volunteers. We need over 60 volunteers to assist on the day of the event and another 100 to donate food and money. We plan to feed 1400 people in 50 minutes so we need all of these volunteers! Please check the Jooners list for the way in which you can help at: www.jooners.com This is one of Gunn's most popular events where we not only serve a delicious luncheon to the students and staff, but the proceeds are donated to a local charity. Each year we have donated nearly $5000 and several barrels of canned food to local food banks!

For families who are new to Gunn, here is how it works. The week of the Turkey Feast, Gunn students and staff may purchase their Feast ticket either by paying $5 or by bringing 3 cans of food plus $1. Please note: this is a change to the earlier announcement of 4 cans and $1. Posters will be up around school to help students remember their “lunch money.” Lunch includes turkey, dressing, gravy, salad, cranberry sauce, rolls and pie. This year lasagna and quiche will be available for vegetarians. Here is what we need donated:

1. 60 Turkeys, each weighing at least 14 lbs.
Turkeys should be cooked, carved, and delivered by 9:30am on 11/17. Turkeys can be cooked a day ahead, then carved and refrigerated. If you would like to donate a turkey and have no time to cook, consider purchasing a cooked turkey or turkey breasts at Draegers, Piazzas, JJ&F, or Safeway and then carve it yourself.

2. 200 Pies!

3. Quiche and Lasagna for vegetarians. (Quantities TBA.)



4. Volunteer hours on November 17th:
Food Prep -10:30am to 12:00pm
Set-up and serve – 12:30pm to 1:30pm 
Ticket Sales – 12:15pm to 1:30pm
Clean-up – 1:30pm to 3:00pm



5. Monetary donations are gladly accepted to help purchase salad, rolls, stuffing and gravy. Please make out your check to Gunn High School PTSA, write Turkey Feast on the memo line, and mail it to Donna Pioppi at 3920 El Cerrito Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306.

Please sign up quickly! We are in need of
more food items and volunteers! 



Turkey Questions: Kathryn Latour


Pie Questions: Andrea Miner 


Volunteers: Donna Pioppi