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handling the volunteers and the tickets
were equal challenges.
“The weekend of the event, you just
hope people will show up. These are
all volunteers and making sure that you
have the right number of people at the
right places is a challenge.” Muma said
the parent coordinators who work with
the student volunteer are always
invaluable. Muma noted that the
Rotary Club donates funds to the volun-
teer groups the students represent as a
token of appreciation for their help.
Accounting for the ticket sales, too,
presents a challenge, he said. “We give
every Rotarian 25 tickets to sell and we
also sell them in the two ticket booths tional schools and colleges. advance from any Rotary Club member
called the doghouses. Keeping track of Muma, an attorney in private prac- or at one of the ticket booths on Main
who sold how many takes some tice in downtown Plymouth, said the Street.
detailed recordkeeping,” he said. “It is entire barbeque is a pretty remarkable If purchased on Sunday, the dinner
time consuming.” accomplishment. tickets are $14. They can be purchased
Muma was careful to explain that all The barbeque menu this year is in front of The Gathering or at West
the profits from the barbeque go to the unchanged, he said, and will include a Middle School at Sheldon Road and
Rotary Foundation and that from there half chicken, corn on the cob, a roll, Ann Arbor Trail, where carryout serv-
the funds are primarily used for schol- chips, a cookie and a beverage. Tickets ice is handled. Dinners are available
arships for local students, to both voca- for the meals are $12 if purchased in from 11 a.m. until sold out.