GED writing practice: parallel structure in a bakery memo

To: Counter staff
From: Riley, Bakery Manager
Subject: Closing the counter each night

Several new people have joined the counter team this month, so here is a reminder of how we close each night. The last customers usually leave by 6:00 p.m., and the counter should be clean and ready for the morning bakers before you go home.

Closing the counter includes boxing the unsold bread for the shelter, counting the cash drawer Blank 1 Select...and wiping downand to wipe downwhile wiping downand wiped down the glass display cases. Please do these jobs in that order. The shelter's van arrives at 6:15, and its driver cannot wait.

Bread that is more than a day old goes in the compost bin, not the trash. Cakes and pies stay in the walk-in cooler overnight, each with a label that shows the date it was made.

Before you leave, check that both ovens are off and that the back door is locked. Then sign the closing sheet on the clipboard by the time clock.

If something breaks or runs out, write it on the board in the kitchen. Thank you for keeping our counter clean and welcoming.