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.
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