Camp Food Service

Food Service

Simon Kenton Council camps serve well-balanced, nutritious meals.  Our goal is to serve food that is hot, food that is tasty, and for there to be plenty of it.

Camp Falling Rock uses cafeteria-style meal service, where each individual picks up his or her tray of food through a serving line.

Chief Logan Reservation uses family-style meal service, where everyone enters the Dining Hall and sits before hot dishes are served.  Food at each table is carefully portioned for eight people, and it is important to teach Scouts not to take more than their fair share initially.  Unit Leaders are responsible for portion control at their table(s).

Seating

Your unit will sit together at assigned tables while at camp. Each table accommodates eight people, and camp staff members will fill spaces not filled by unit members.  Each table is marked with unit number and number of youth, adults, and staff at that table.  Unit guests may bump staff members when in camp.  Unit leaders are responsible for conduct and manners.

Meal Times

Please assemble by unit 15 minutes before the meals for role call.

Everyone must attend meals as a way of periodically verifying the whereabouts of all campers and leaders in camp. If a member of your unit is missing at mealtime, please report this to the Camp Director. 

Meals are served as follows:

            8:00 a.m.         Breakfast

            12:30 p.m.      Lunch

            6:00 p.m.        Supper

Table Waiters

Each table must have a waiter for each meal.  (Only one waiter per table is needed; extra waiters tend to get in the way more than they help.)  Table waiting should be included in the unit's camp duty roster for the week.  Table waiters arrive 20 - 30 minutes prior to the meal to set up.  At Chief Logan Reservation, table waiters are designated to get seconds for the table, as they are available.  After the meal they stay to clean up.  The Food Service Staff will dismiss the table waiters when the dining room is clean (usually 10-15 minutes after meals.)

It is strongly suggested that one adult leader per unit monitor the table waiters before and after meals.

Salad Bar

There are Salad Bars available at almost every meal.  At Breakfast there is cereal and fruit.  Lunches and Suppers feature a variety of fruit and salad selections.  Soups are also offered from time to time.  Bread, peanut butter, and jelly are always available.

Food Service Management

The council has contracted with a professional food service management company to provide food and dining hall services.  If you have any food service or dining hall issues, please contact their official representative/manager for assistance or visit with a senior camp official.

Seconds

Additional food is available at almost every meal.  “Seconds” are not immediately available, and immediate requests for additional food will be denied.  The availability of “seconds” will be announced ten to fifteen minutes after the meal begins. 

At Chief Logan Reservation table waiters should assess the need for additional food items prior to approaching the food window for additional food.  Remember to check with neighboring tables for additional food items.  Do not waste food.

Special Dietary Needs for Health or Religious Reasons. 

Please inform the camp administration in writing of these needs by May 1st.  We will do our best to serve you. We can generally accommodate vegetarian meal requests without any problem.  People with disorders such as lactose intolerance, wheat allergies, etc., may bring their own food items to use as supplements, and we will be happy to store/refrigerate them.  Please mark items with the person’s name and unit number.

Visitor Meals

Visitors should purchase meal tickets at the Trading Post to eat meals in the dining hall.  Fees for visitor meals are:

            $5 for breakfasts

            $5 for lunches

            $5 for supper