Sorry for the delay in getting back to you on this. I think Kris pretty much covered things. The only thing I would add is that it seemed to work out pretty well having one person take care of the paper goods, gatorade and half time refreshments. Cost wise--the paper goods, gatorade and granola bars totaled a bit over $500 not including the red/white barbecue or triples. You'll need to check the menu weekly to make sure that if something like chili or dirt or steak is on the menu that there are more bowls, or knives on hand. (a lesson learned). You will also need two big jugs for the gatorade (I don't know what you call those things.) Rose had a cooler on wheels and we used that every week for ice for the drinks. (We ditched the sternos etc. in the interest of simplicity--you might want them back.) On specifics: The larger Chinette paper plates seemed to be a better deal than the foam or plastic. Even though they were a bit more expensive to purchase, we used less of them than when we tried the smaller plastic/foam plates and we saved the environment. ( I expect that this year, the cost of the plastic plates will go through the roof with the cost of oil going up.) On utensils--we used at least three times the number of forks as we did for spoons or knives. (The very cheap plastic spoons work fine for dirt, cake and ice cream but the heavier ones are better for chili.) Hot cups--you don't need a BJ's size supply. Just enough for 5-8 cups for each dinner. Gatorade for the dinners--in the early part of the season when it was really hot--we used one and a half containers of powder plus a galloon or two of plain water. As it cooled off--we went down to one container of powder supplemented by the 1-2 galloons of water. If Hilde's special tea is around--you can be sure you will use even less gatorade. (The powder was a huge savings over galloons and was easy to make with the kitchen nearby.) For the games--2 cases of gatorade and 1-2 large boxes of granola bars from BJ's. That was probably one of the most expensive parts of the season. I think the positives on using the cases of gatorade for half-time over the powder were huge including that the bottles were easy for the kids to load on buses when they were going to away games, half time was not a fiasco involving time lost fillling cups and a big mess and most importantly--made it much simpler for everyone. On the snacks, Tony doesn't want sugary "desserts" like cookies etc. for half time and fruit is messy and attracts bees so I went with granola. You may think of something else. You will also need a small supply of aluminum foil, paper towels, spray cleaner like 409, a couple of bread baskets and plastic salad/bread tongs/serving pieces etc. We seemed to accumulate and lose them equally as the season moved along. Serving pieces were always tight and if you can accumulate a few plastic pieces in the early part of the season, it would come in handy on those nights when it seems that nothing is around. (I have a few of things to pass on to someone.) On the red/white game--We supplied the paper, utensils, cups, decorations, dessert, beverages and a few trays of food. Gersky's supplied the two men for the cooking as well as the BBQ, meat and some salads. I will dig out the list of how we split the desserts, beverages and other food and forward to whomever is going to coordinate red/white. I suggest triple checking on the number of table and chairs early in the day--it was a challenge getting the school to bring out enough. (I suggest speaking to Roman ahead of time in person to help secure the right order going to the janitors.) Lastly---balloons and table cloths are quite the challenge since the area is very windy on a September evening. (Bill and Hilde W. have a way to get those tablecloths on--and regular tape does not do the trick. They know those secrets!) Although the balloons look nice--I'm not sure they were worth the hassle and expense given the wind issues. Finally, my sage advice is---keep having fun and don't let anyone stress. No one will starve, the world won't end if the mac and cheese gets there 10 minutes late or there isn't enough pasta for seconds. God knows--no one eats better than Tony's boys. (at least the night before their games!) I'll miss you all this year. Let me know if there is anything else I can do. Helen