Biggest Needs

Here are our biggest needs for Study Day:

FOOD: Burgers/Brats/Hotdogs; Sandwich Fixings; Fruit; Beverages; Bread

VOLUNTEERS: Facilities - ALL Day & Tuesday / Food Prep: 3pm - 6pm and after 9pm / Grillers 4 - 8pm

Study Day - Mon, May 9th

It's time again for the Spring Study Day! As students are gearing up for summer and some for graduation, the buzz about Blackhawk's Study Day has already begun!

If you are interested in bringing food or volunteering, please sign up here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/StudyDayMay11

We have a new survey this year that will help us have the right amount of volunteers. Once a time slot is filled, we will remove it from the survey.

Thank you all for everything you do to make this day great! If you have any questions, please e-mail: cam@blackhawkchurch.org.

Food Needs - 12.16

Thank you everyone for signing up! We are really close. We could still use more salad/ lettuce!

Wow! We've gotten a GREAT response in the past 24 hours - thank you! We're still in need of CHILI & SOUPS! That is our main dish that we would like to have A LOT OF! Also, consider signing up to bring ICE. It's not on our chart, but we've added it to our registration form :)

Study Day Food Needs 12.14

As you can see - We still need CHICKEN SOUP, VEGGIE CHILI & MEAT CHILI! There are our main courses - so sign up now! The recipes are down on a past blog. If you have ANY questions - e-mail: cam@blackhawkchurch.org!

WE NEED MORE SOUPS!

Here is the break down of food that has been pledged vs. food we still need. As you can see - We need LOTS more CHILI & SOUP as that is our main course. We also need a lot more BEVERAGES! Please sign up TODAY: click here.

Recipes!

Thank you for checking the blog for preferred recipes! It's a lot easier to have a lot of the same dish! If you do bring soup or chili, please bring in a disposable container (an old plastic ice cream container/ plastic Tupperware you don't mind losing). Please bring to Blackhawk by Thursday, Dec 16th and label your food: Study day!

Meat Chili:about 24 (1 ½ cup) Servings

• 4 pounds ground beef
• 8 medium onions, chopped (about 4 cups)
• 4 cans ( 28 oz each) tomatoes
• 4 cans (15 1/2 ounces each) kidney beans drained (reserve liquid)
• 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
• 2 Tablespoons sugar
• 2 Tablespoons 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.


Vegetarian Vegetable Soup: 14-18 Servings

• 4 medium onions cut in eighths
• 6 cups water
• 6 cups tomato Juice (or large can)
• 6 carrots, sliced ( 3 cups)
• 3 cups sliced celery
• 3 potatoes, diced ( 2 -3 cups)
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ cup long grain rice
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 can Mexicorn ( 12 ounces)

Place all ingredients in large pot except Mexicorn.
Bring soup to a boil.
Reduce heat and cook at slow boil 30 minutes
(or until tender.) Add Mexicorn.

Let soup cool.
Place in storage bag(s) or clean ice cream pail (or similar disposable container).
Label container: Vegetable Soup, Study Day
Refrigerate or freeze.


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)
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ½ 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.