Section members and family are invited to 2011 Annual Picnic - Potluck.

Date: Sunday, August 28th, 2011

Time: 12:00 - 4:00

Place: Picnic Area #3, Lakewood Park, 834 Lakechime Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

(same place as last the 2 years)

Register to attend - no cost to Silicon Valley Section Members.  Click on the Acteva registration button to register only if you will be coming.  We'd like to figure out how many plates/drinks to provide to the the group.

This substitutes for the section's dinner forum normally offered on a 3rd Wednesday.  We're back to a dinner forum in September and for October, the Quality Conference substitutes for the dinner forum.

Bring your favorite dish to share.  When you arrive, there will be an opportunity to label what's special (like vegetarian, vegan, dairy/no dairy, no wheat, no gluten).

Show us your culinary skills.  Here's how to gauge how much to bring: bring 6 servings of the dish for each adult (or pair of children under 12) coming in your group.  A bucket from the Colonel, a pound of a prepared salad, a pie might count as 6 servings.  A watermelon might count as 12 servings.  If you bring a serving implement(recommended... we can't provide a huge number), please label it with your name.

Games and prizes for everyone!

This is your invitation: click on the Acteva link above ONLY if you plan to come.

Come hang out with QUALITY people!!

Responses as of Wednesday, Aug 24:   8    desserts (from 8 people coming, including cake, cookies, cheesecake, fruit platter, watermelon)

5    appetizers  (vegetable tray, bruschetta, flat breads, onion toast, tiropitakia[Greek specialty-Google it!!])

3    salads (potato, 3-bean, green)

0    special beverages (it's OK with Sunnyvale to bring wine)

7    entrees (malaysian curry, salmon patties, chili, samosas, KFC chicken, vegetable-rice, shrimp)

8    ice(2) / water(2) / soda (diet/regular, 1/2 liter water bottles)

Please, no more water, no more ice.  Examples of things you might consider:  cheese cubes, salty bag snacks, a  taco salad, a cube container of inexpensive wine, loaves of garlic & french bread, egg rolls, tuna salad, egg salad, macaroni salad.