Alcohol Server Training

If April showers bring May flowers what do May flowers bring? No, not pilgrims, the last of  the Alcohol Server Training (TIPs) classes. If you haven’t previously done so, it is time to sign up for a TIPs class. If you were TIPS certified in 2007 and you are planning to volunteer to pour wine at The Courtyard during the Fair this year you will need to take the class again. If you have never taken the TIPs class, you will need to attend and successfully complete a training class.

There will be no classes held in the month of June due to the requirement of the OC Fair that all badge requests be submitted by June 1.

The OC Fair starts on Friday, July 16, and ends on Sunday, August 15. As a concessionaire at the OCF, the OCWS must adhere to contractual requirements established by the OC Fair Board of Directors and Staff. Before any of us can work in The Courtyard during the Fair everyone must be “professionally trained and certified in alcohol awareness techniques.” Once this class is completed successfully, a volunteer is “certified” for three years. The Alcohol Server Training sign-up form can be found in The Wine Press as well as on the website.

Please use this form to indicate your availability to attend the training and either mail or fax the form to the office at 714.546.5002. When indicating your first choice and second choice dates the second choice date cannot be prior to the first choice date. There needs to be at least ten attendees for the class to be held. All classes are held on the grounds of the OC Fair and Event Center on the first floor of the Memorial Gardens building. Confirmations are mailed out one week prior to the class.

If you have any questions about the alcohol server training, please call me at 714.342.1557 or e-mail me at karen@ocws.org.

 

See you at the Fair!

Karen Ward

TIPS Trainer