Food as of 7:00pm Sunday

We are still in need a of a ton of food still, butI'm confident we will get there.  Soups we are pretty good on, we need a lot of deserts and if you can make a trip to the store we need makings for sandwiches, sodas, snacks.  Please sign up though, it helps us figure out our numbers. 

As the day progresses, I'll add new graphs...

Thank you tutors...we look to be in great shape

Check out the tutor grid. Of course we can always use a few extra tutors, so if you are interested contact Kate. Students, we'd love to help, our tutors include Grad Students, Teachers, Professors, and Professional Writers, so take full advantage. Come prepared to get some help! That is what we are here for!

sooooo...what do we still need?

One of the big questions that we constantly get when planning for Study Day is "What do you still need?" Well I can confidently answer your question with the following graph and explanation.















It looks like we are good on soups, the biggest need is all the sandwich makings (bread, cheese, lettuce, tomato "fixings"), we are also crazy short on snacks and desserts, veggies, and fruit. So please sign up today for those items.

Now on to volunteers, we are in desperate need for some help cleaning the building, we start that at about 11pm on Monday , May 11th. Please sign up if you are a night owl. For other hours we could use some help on Sunday Night, but it looks like we are in great shape for volunteers for the day of study day.

One other thing, if you are a local business or individual that is interested in giving a large quantity of items, please call my cell 608-345-8460 to let me know so I can plan accordingly.
You can find a link for signing up over on the right!

How do Students get to Study Day

Once again we are running buses about every 30 minutes during the day, and everyhour at night, check out the schedule..

Bus Schedule for Study Day – Monday, 5/11/09

1 Walnut & University near b. stop Old Univ. 11:30, 12:30, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30,

2 Regent Street in front of The Regent 11:34, 12:34, 1:04, 1:34, 2:04, 2:34, 3:04, 3:34, 4:04, 4:34, 5:04, 5:34, 6:04, 6:34, 7:04, 7:34, 8:34, 9:34, 10:34,

3 W. Johnson in front of Union South 11:36,12:36, 1:06, 1:36, 2:06, 2:36, 3:06, 3:36, 4:06, 4:36, 5:06, 5:36, 6:06, 6:36, 7:06, 7:36, 8:36, 9:36, 10:36,

4 W. Johnson & N Mills at Metro Bus Stop 11:38, 12:38, 1:08, 1:38, 2:08, 2:38, 3:08, 3:38, 4:08, 4:38, 5:08, 5:38, 6:08, 6:38, 7:08, 7:38, 8:38, 9:38, 10:38,

5 Lake Street in front of Witte Hall 11:41 12:41, 1:11, 1:41, 2:11, 2:41, 3:11, 3:41, 4:11, 4:41, 5:11, 5:41, 6:11, 6:41, 7:11, 7:41, 8:41, 9:41, 10:41,

6 University & Park next to Chadbourne Hall 11:43, 12:43, 1:13, 1:43, 2:13, 2:43, 3:13, 3:43, 4:13, 4:43, 5:13, 5:43, 6:13, 6:43, 7:13, 7:43, 8:43, 9:43, 10:43,

7 Observatory Drive in front of Liz Waters Hall 11:46, 12:46, 1:16, 1:46, 2:16, 2:46, 3:16, 3:46, 4:16, 4:46, 5:16, 5:46, 6:16, 6:46, 7:16, 7:46, 8:46, 9:46, 10:46,

8 Babcock & Observatory in front of Steenbock Library 11:48, 12:48, 1:18, 1:48, 2:18, 2:48, 3:18, 3:48, 4:18, 4:48, 5:18, 5:48, 6:18, 6:48, 7:18, 7:48, 8:48, 9:48, 10:48,

Arrive at Blackhawk 12:00, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 8:30, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00.

Leaving Blackhawk (at drop off location) on the hour and half hour (last bus goes back to campus at 11pm)

Trying to keep pace

Every semester we have three weeks to get volunteers, until this one.  Love Madison takes place next week, and we dont have services at Blackhawk, as a church we will all be out in the community helping in whatever capacities we can. 

So what kind of impact with that have on Study Day?  Hopefully it wont have an impact at all.  Generally week one serves as a reminder that Study Day is coming, the 2nd week is the big push and the third week is a beg-plead for what we still need.  With the loss of the 2nd week of recruiting at church, we are relying heavily on last semester's volunteers and others that know about this site and the online sign up form.

After one service hour we are at 39 volunteers...a good start.  Check back to see what we are still in need of.

Recipe - Chili con Carne

CHILI CON CARNE (feel free to use your own recipe too, just know we will combine it with others)
24 Servings (1 1/2 cups each.)
4 pounds ground beef
8 medium onions, chopped (about 4 cups)
4 cans ( 1# 12 oz each) tomatoes
4 cans (15 1/2 ounces each) kidney beans, drained (reserve fluid)
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoos chili powder
1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Cook and stir ground beef and onion until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain off fat.
Place meat mixture in large pot or dutch oven. Stir in tomatoes reserved kidney bean liquid, the
tomato sauce and seasonings. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 1 hour 15 minutes. Stir in beans. Simmer, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
Let chili cool. Place in storage bag(s) or clean ice cream pail or similar disposable container.
Label container: Chili, Study Day
Refrigerate or freeze.
Bring to Blackhawk kitchen Sunday May 10.
Place in refrigerator. Thank you!

Recipe - Chicken and Rice Soup

Chicken and Rice Soup
12-14 Servings
1-2 pounds cut up chicken
4 medium onions cut in eighths
6 cups chicken broth
6 carrots, sliced ( 3 cups)
3 cups sliced celery
3 potatoes, diced ( 2 -3 cups)
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup long grain rice

(Chicken broth: Either use prepared broth or 6 chicken boulliion cubes in 6 cups of water.)
Place all ingredients in large pot. Bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat and cook at slow boil 30 minutes or until tender. Let soup cool. Place in storage bag(s) or clean ice cream pail or similar disposable container.
Label container: Chicken Soup, Study Day
Refrigerate or freeze.
Bring to Blackhawk kitchen Sunday May 10.
Place in refrigerator. Thank you!