Selling and serving food remains a popular fundraising activity for many community groups. If you belong to a service club, church group, youth group, special interest club, or any non-profit organization, chances are good that you sell food. Any time your group sells food, it is essential to ensure that food safety practices are consistent and meet local and state regulations, create a food safety culture, and, more importantly, reduce the risk of foodborne illness.

University of Illinois Extension is offering the Serve It Safely, a non-restaurant food handles course, to assist you and your organization in learning about these food safety practices. The class is for volunteer group members and will focus on safe food handling practices, preparing, storing, and serving food for public consumption.

Serve It Safely will be held on Thursday, August 22, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Winnebago County Extension Office, 1040 N 2nd Street, Rockford.  Register online or call our office at (815) 986-4357. Registration costs are $10 for the first person from an organization and $5 for each additional participant from the same organization (with one set of handouts per organization). Space is limited, so register today! If you need accommodation to participate, please let our office know when you register. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.