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Bake sale sign-up

A bake sale needs both brownies and someone to stand at the table during second recess. Mixing those jobs on one sheet keeps the gym from being full of cake and empty of cashiers.

Why the group text fails

The PTA email says “bring something sweet.” Forty cookies and no gluten-free option show up, and the morning shift is uncovered because that was a different email.

What the sheet should do

• Goods and shifts live on the same link, with different capacities.
• The note is the place to write “two dozen chocolate chip, contains nuts.”
• You can close the sheet the night before and print or export who is bringing what.

Tips from running this kind of sheet

1. Split allergens on purpose: a nut-free tray slot and a regular tray slot.
2. Ask for packaged or labeled items if the school requires ingredient lists.
3. Staff the table in 45-minute shifts. Parents can do one recess more easily than the whole morning.
4. Add a setup slot the afternoon before and a cleanup slot at the end. Those are the ones that otherwise fall on the organiser.

Starter slots

Drop donations at the gym door by 8:15. Please label nuts and other common allergens. Shifts are short on purpose. The button below copies these into a new sheet you can edit before anyone sees it.

• Two dozen cookies or bars

  Homemade or store-bought

  10 people

• Nut-free tray

  Packaged, ingredient list still on

  4 people

• Setup, 8:00–8:30

  Tables, signs, cash box with the treasurer

  3 people

• Sale shift, 8:30–10:00

  Help younger students count change

  3 people

• Sale shift, 10:00–11:30

  Restock and keep the nut-free tray separate

  3 people

• Cleanup

  Wipe tables and take leftovers to the staff room

  3 people

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