This is a place to organize a catering order for the dessert revel, cash bar, and daytime water tables. Budgeted amount: $250.00
BE SURE TO READ THE NOTES FROM 2013 WHEN PLANNING FOR 2014
Daytime
- Armored Combat area: 10 gallons of water, 5 lbs of pretzels
- Rapier Combat area: 5 gallons of water, 2 lbs of pretzels
- Royalty Room: Coffee, Orange Juice, Water, cold cuts/cheese/rolls
- Shire room: Coffee, Orange Juice
Dessert Revel
Since this will be at McKinley Presbyterian we can get items from Pekara or any other non-Illini Union caterer, or make it potluck. We just can't plan on anything alcoholic.
UIUC Information
Catering contact at the Union is Aaron at 217-333-0126. We are required to place our order one month in advance, and it must be paid at least two weeks in advance. (In theory, anyway) Our account number for the RSO is 1-905708-199000.
Notes from previous Maidens
2013
The Dessert Revel was a potluck dessert with one sheet cake specially ordered for Maidens 40th Anniversary. There was a lot more cake than we actually needed, so if we do this again we might consider just getting half a sheet cake. Maybe 6-8 people brought desserts, so we didn't have to worry about not having enough.
BIG miscommunication with the Illini Union orders: The event was for the 19th and they wrote everything up for the 26th. Nothing was ready on time and we didn't get everything we ordered as a result. Roana had to seriously intimidate the student worker acting as building supervisor in order to get anything at all (go Roana!). Lesson to be learned for the future: make absolutely sure to check the catering order confirmation documents very thoroughly. Don't assume that their office has any ounce of common sense -- just because we reserve rooms for one day doesn't mean they won't think you want those rooms catered on a completely different day. Also, check to make sure they have ALL the orders placed. I think they didn't even draw up paperwork for our shire room order, but since we didn't get it anyway I can't be sure.
Maidens 2013 Catering order.docx (The original order)
2013 Maidens catering updateWaterMar1.pdf (The updated order)
2012
First time at McKinley; we had a LOT of dessert.
2009-2011
Dessert Revel held at the Illini Union and catered. In addition to the dessert order, there was also a cash bar. The bar pretty much paid for itself; I can't remember if we still had to pay for the bartenders hourly.
Items we've had in the past (which we don't have to use, but to give you some ideas). Basically if something looks good, likely someone else will want to eat some, too!
- 5 gallons of water
- Baklava
- Filled dates
- Gingerbread
- Apple & Berry Strudel
- Assorted tea cookies
- Cheese & Fruit tray w/ crackers
- Chocolate cake
Comments (1)
Anne McKinney said
at 2:29 pm on Dec 2, 2013
I just noticed that the Ball and Dessert Revel of the main site directs people to contact me about bringing a dessert. This should be changed to whomever is coordinating catering or feast hall stuff, IMO. Just FYI...
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