West Seattle Little League

Here is some basic information you will need concerning snack shack duty. When your team is assigned snack shack duty, this means that it is the responsibility of your team to provide at least 2 volunteers (3 on Saturdays) to work the snack shack. At least one volunteer must be an adult and the other must be at least 13 years old. Due to safety concerns, children under 13 will not be allowed in the snack shack. Volunteers could work the entire shift from opening to closing, or you could split the shift with other volunteers.

If you have never worked the snack shack, don’t worry, you’ll be trained on the spot! Mary Jo Werlech, Davi Sobotta, or Lisa Roach will be there to help with opening and closing of the snack shack and to show you what to do. They’ll help get things started and completed.

What you should know:

1. The volunteers who are opening must arrive at the scheduled time (30 minutes prior to the start of the game). They will be completing opening duties which are posted in the snack shack (Mary Jo, Davi, or Lisa will help with this).

2. The volunteers who are closing will complete closing duties posted in the snack shack. They should plan on staying for 30-40 minutes after all games have ended to help with these duties. It is important that the volunteers stay until the shack is cleaned and locked up so that Mary Jo, Davi, or Lisa are not left alone to do this (safety concerns).

3. If a volunteer can not make it, they should find a replacement and let the team parent know of changes. Expect at any time your team is assigned that one of the parents may have to jump in and help if someone can’t make it.

4. It is important that on Saturdays, a team provides 3 volunteers because it is too busy for just two people.

5. Due to health code issues, it is also very important that the person handling the money in the snack shack does not touch food directly unless they wash their hands thoroughly after handling the money (getting beverages and wrapped candy is OK). It helps to have 1 person handle the cash register, 1 person handling the hotdogs, pretzels and Nachos, and 1 handling popcorn and beverages.

Thanks everyone for your help and support. The snack shack is a vital part of the WSLL operating budget and can not run without your help. Our children love it too! If you have any questions, please direct them to Davi Sobotta at snackshackds@yahoo.com.