The Organizing Olympics, Day 9: Pantry Polo

Today's event will be.....The Pantry Polo

This event is a team sport and you will be the goal keeper aka Keeper of the Pantry .    Polo  involves, swimming and treading water – we are no longer going to tread water as we take Pantry Polo to a whole new level

The rules of this event are as follows:

1.       Keep “like” items together (canned veggies with veggies, crackers with crackers, soups with soups)
2.       Expired food gets tossed
3.       Food you will not consume gets donated to the food bank or a soup kitchen
4.       Clean the shelves

Set your timer for a 15 minute training session and we begin with one shelf.

Pull everything off the shelf and make some quick decisions.  

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•   How old is it? Expired  - Toss

• Do you like it?

• Will it be eaten?  -  Donate if not

• Is this the best shelf in the pantry for this item?

Go!    

Sort items into categories on the counter and make your decisions.    

Clean the shelf and only put back what will be stored on that shelf.

Training camp is over; it is time to head into the main event. 

Remember, no treading water in this Pantry Polo.

Use your timer to ensure you take a break and to keep yourself focused and moving.

Shoot for the goal and win Gold

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