CSSM MB Summer Missionary Manual - General 4
YOU AND THE MEAL TABLE
Meals are one of the best times of the day in camp. They should be relaxed and enjoyable, but they should also be a time to teach courtesy, politeness and thankfulness.
- Maintain as much natural quietness as possible.
- Do not correct grievous table manners in front of other campers. Take the offending camper aside privately.
- Never criticize the food in front of campers.
- Insist upon normal courtesy such as “please” and “thank you”.
- Discourage campers from referring to food in uncomplimentary ways.
- Do not let the campers overload their plates. Encourage smaller helpings with seconds to those who wish.
- Food is something that should not be used as a means of discipline; do not take it away as a means of reprimand.
- Check with the camp health officer if a camper claims he has certain food allergies.
- Campers and cabin leaders must be fully dressed for meals, (including shoes) and should be neat and clean.
- Sit with problem campers. Many times they use misbehavior to get your attention.
- During the meal, the server is the only one who is to leave the table.
- All dishes must be scraped and washed after each meal, and the table cleared and wiped. Campers will be assigned to do this task by the cabin leader on a rotating basis.
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