Theme Day: Every Man is a Superman

Asia Camara

Rachel Crawford

Kayli Cummings

Lauren Collier

Kimberly Jenkins

We chose the theme “Every man is a Superman” to occur on June 1 in our hospital to

commemorate the appearance of Superman in D.C. Comics on June 1, 1938. The “Every Man is

a Superman” theme focuses not only on Superman but also on the fact that every man and

woman has powers that make him or her a Superman to someone. In a hospital, there are many

people who should be celebrated, from the janitorial staff who create a sanitary environment to

protect patients, to the nursing assistants, nurses, and doctors who provide care to patients every

day. As these efforts are often overlooked, this theme will serve as a fun staff morale day. We

feel that this theme will also strike a chord with our diverse patient and visitor population

because all age groups are familiar with Superman. We also believe the recent trend towards

superheroes in movies and media will add to excitement surrounding this theme day and

contribute to its success.

We will incorporate traditional Superman themes such as Kryptonite, Lex Luther, Lois

Lane, and Superman’s powers as well as highlighting modern-day Supermen in the hospital.

These modern-day Supermen will be chosen by the patients and incorporated into the

decorations in the form of handouts filled out by the patients. We think that this will be

particularly popular with the pediatric unit because the handouts include a coloring section where

the patients can color in their hero.

To promote our theme day, each patient will receive an invitation to our theme day with

their lunch a week before the event. Coloring pictures titled, “My Hero Is_____” with a color-in

figure will be handed out to the pediatric patients the day before the event and collected by the

nursing staff. We will hang these pictures around the cafeteria so each kid can see their own. We

will also distribute a voting sheet to all hospital staff with nominations for the Superman of each

job type in our hospital a week before the event. The winners for each job type will be hung up

on the wall in a “Superman Spotlight” area. Tissue paper balls in Superman colors (red, blue,

yellow) will be hung from the ceiling and cardboard cutouts will be placed of superman doing

various powers around the cafeteria. We will place dry ice around the menu item “freeze breath

frosty” and each table will have trifolds announcing the event and listing some fun facts about

superman.

Every man is a

Laser-Vision Lasagna Freshly roasted vegetables layered with laser lasagna sheets and ricotta

cheese in a hearty basil meat sauce topped with mozzarella cheese. If this won’t

give you laser vision, nothing will. Served with Heat Emitting Garlic Bread.

Super Strength Salad Fresh romaine lettuce with a super combination of blueberries,

strawberries, and raspberries and topped with super candied almonds and grilled

chicken. Served with a lemon poppy seed dressing.

Flying Fruit Bowl Fly home with a delectable array of pineapples, strawberries, blueberries,

and apples covered in a citrus glaze.

Freeze Breath Frosty Save the world with this frozen vanilla dessert.

Kent Farm Mud Pies Get in touch with Superman’s roots with this moist chocolate cookie.

Lex Luthor’s Choice: Kryptonie Kandy Try this irresistible rock candy. We hear Superman can never resist this one.

Recipes

Theme Day Production Schedule

Person

Responsible

Time Time

Standard

Product Instructions

Begin End

Lauren 9:00

am

11:50

am

2 hour 50

min.

Lasagna Batch cook every

30 min.

Lauren 11:00

am

11:50

am

50 min. Breadsticks Batch cook every

30 min.

Asia 9:00

am

11:50

am

2 hour 50

min.

Salad Keep refrigerated

Kayli 10:30

am

11:50

am

1 hour 20

min.

Fruit Bowl Keep refrigerated

Kim 11:30

am

11:50

am

20 min. Rock Candy Pre-prep done

night before

Kim 10:30

am

11:30

am

1 hour Frosty Blend and keep in

freezer

Rachel 9:30

am

11:00

am

1 hour 30

min.

Chocolate

Cookies

Batch cook every

hour

*all information regarding cook times and serving sizes are found on the recipe sheets

Procurement List

Laser-Vision Lasagna

• Lasagna Noodles

• Spaghetti Sauce, herb and basil

• Mozzarella Cheese, low-fat

• Cottage Cheese, large curd, low-fat

• Garlic Bread, frozen

Super Strength Salad

• Candied Almonds, sliced

• Blueberries, fresh

• Raspberries, fresh

• Chicken, pre-grilled and frozen

• Shredded Romaine Lettuce

Flying Fruit Bowl

• Pineapple, fresh

• Strawberries, fresh

• Blueberries, fresh

• Apples, Golden Delicious

• Orange Juice, 100%

• Lemon Juice

Kryptonite Kandy

• Light Corn Syrup

• Liquid Food Coloring Dye, Green

• 1 ounce clear plastic bags with twist ties

Freeze Breath Frostie

• Vanilla Ice Cream

Kent Farm Mud Pie Chocolate Cookies

• Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

*all other ingredients are normally in stock

Decorations

This is the trifold that

will be placed on each

table. The arms open

the flaps, revealing

the superman symbol

in the middle

This invitation will

be distributed to the

patients on their trays

at lunch a week

before the event

My Hero Is _________

This coloring page

will be distributed to

the patients in the

pediatric unit. The

finished drawings

will be taped up

around the cafeteria