There are various ways to get involved in making the Friday Markets a success.
We need will need volunteers from 2.30 p.m. on the day of the Friday Market to start setting up to about 4.30 p.m. for pack-up and cleaning. Sausage ordering needs to take place on the Wednesday before the market, and bread also needs to be purchased prior.
We need your support in the following areas:
- Order and collect sausages and bread
- Stall set up: Help set up tables, BBQ, and items for sale
- Run market stall: Staff the stalls (with some help from the kids!), interact with the community, and sell goods
- Cook and sell sausages at the BBQ
- Pack up and clean after the event.
Food Donations
- Baked goods: Families are encouraged to donate baked goods for sale at the market. These can be dropped off in the kitchen in the Agora from the morning of the market.
- Label ingredients: Please ensure all donated food is clearly labelled with ingredients for allergy safety.
Useful instructions and guides
Sausage purchase and collection
- 10kg sausages from Madina Halal Meats, 755 Sydney Road, Brunswick.
- Orders need to be placed by Wednesday lunchtime.
- Please call 9386 0770 to place the order and say you are a parent/carer from BEPS. Make sure you clarify what time you will collect the sausages.
- Madina bill the school directly.
Pick-up location
- Please drive your car to the back of the store. Enter Tinning Street from Sydney Road and turn right into Prowse Street, you will see the loading dock for Madina. Enter through the back door and speak to the attendant in the office.
- You will be asked to sign an invoice and you will be given a copy.
- Payment will be made directly by BEPS via our account.
- Please take the invoice to the school office so BEPS can process payment.
- Put the sausages in the fridge in the Art Room Kitchen at the Agora.
Bread and napkin purchase and collection
- Purchase 10 loaves of bread (half wholemeal, half white) and 2 bags of napkins from any supermarket and keep the receipt for the front office to reimburse you.
- Please drop the bread in the in the Art Room Kitchen at the Agora by 2 p.m.
Setting up and cooking the BBQ
- BBQ gas bottles are kept in locked cage under ramp off Agora pit.
- They can be accessed and changed over if needed. If they are empty please notify the office.
- Setting up the BBQ is best done by about 2.30 p.m. Customers starting to arrive around 3.15 p.m. or so. Sausages should hopefully be on the grill around 2:45-3:00 pm.
- It is easy enough to set up the BBQ – usual heat up and wipe down the plate is best before starting.
- Pre-arranging slices of bread in napkins is also useful to combat the rush.
- Leave space on a table beside the BBQ for sauces and money handling. Napkins, tongs, sauces, etc. are located in the Art Room Kitchen. If any items are low, please let the office know so they can re-order.
Setting up cake stall
Tables for the market come from under the stage in the hall, usually around 5 should be enough.
Float
- Collect the float from the front office before 3 p.m.
- Return all the money to the office at the end of the market.
Waste-wise tips
- If selling bottles or cans, collect empties in a designated bin to deposit in the BEPS Container Deposit Scheme
- Keep veggie and food scraps for chickens and compost
- Try to avoid single-use plastic items and disposable cups and plates.
- Use paper patty liners for cupcakes
- Use paper bags if necessary.
