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ACF Today, Vol. III, No. 21
*** ACF Award Nominations Deadline Oct. 31 Recognize an outstanding ACF member by nominating him or her for an
ACF national award. Applications are available online through download
or by contacting the ACF National Office for a hard copy. For further
information, please contact Tracy Smith in events management at
800-624-9458, ext. 114. Reminder, the deadline for award application
packages to be submitted is Oct. 31. *** ACF Culinary Team USA Tryouts Do you want to be a member of ACF Culinary Team USA, the current
world champion in hot food? If so, visit www.acfchefs.org for team tryout
information and to download applications. Applications are due by Nov.
7, 2005, to Edward Leonard, CMC, manager, ACF Culinary Team USA. *** AAC Application Deadline Nearing ACF members who wish to apply for election in 2006 into the American Academy of Chefs (AAC), the honor society of the ACF, should submit their applications and all materials to the AAC National Office by Dec. 31, 2005. Requirements mandatory for consideration in the honor society
include: For more information or to request an application, please contact
Laura Howell in the AAC National Office at 800-624-9458, ext. 102. *** Dates Set for Northeast Regional Educational Forum The 2005 Northeast Regional Educational Forum will be held on Oct.
28-29 at the Desmond Hotel & Conference Center in Philadelphia. The
forum is approved for 10 continuing-education hours, and the cost of
registration is $125, which includes all educational forums as well as a
Friday evening ice-breaker; Saturday breakfast, brunch and dinner; and
Sunday breakfast and lunch. Also, a special group rate of $94 night for
single or double occupancy is being offered but will only be guaranteed
through Oct. 5. Call 800-575-1776 to book your room today! *** Chefs to Launch National Campaign Against Childhood Hunger The American Culinary Federation Chef & Child Foundation, Inc. (ACFCCF), the voice of the ACF in its fight against childhood hunger, will celebrate National Childhood Hunger Day on Oct. 16, 2005, to raise awareness of childhood hunger and malnutrition in America. Since the campaign's launch in 1995, hundreds of chefs across the nation have participated in events within their local communities to feed hungry children and foster and promote awareness of proper nutrition. ACF encourages all government institutions, food banks, child-feeding agencies and philanthropic groups to work with local ACF chapters to organize a childhood hunger-awareness campaign. To assist ACF chapters in developing the campaign, a step-by-step instructional guide is available for download at www.acfchefs.org/ccf/ccf.html. *** NCR Seeks Chefs for Articles The National Culinary Review wants to hear from chefs in the
following categories: 1) in-flight foodservice, and 2) theme parks, for
possible inclusion in future articles in the magazine. Please e-mail Kay
Orde at korde@acfchefs.net. *** "Dine for America" Day Set for Oct. 5 On Oct. 5, 2005, restaurants across the country, along will the National Restaurant Association, will band together in a "Dine for America" day, a national fund-raising effort for the American Red Cross. All proceeds from the event will go to help the survivors and victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Participating restaurants may choose to support the relief effort
by: *** 2006 WACS Congress Fast Approaching The upcoming World Association of Cook's Societies (WACS) Congress
2006 will be held in Auckland, New Zealand from March 12-16, 2006. *** CCF Invites Members to Be Part of Its Upcoming Cookbook The Chef and Child Foundation invites members to submit a child-friendly recipe for inclusion in its upcoming CCF Cookbook. Please submit your recipes with supermarket friendly ingredients that feed 1-4 people. Your name, tile, and chapter will be included with each recipe chosen for the book. The deadline is Oct. 15, 2005 (the CCF will do the nutritional analysis that will be placed next to your recipe). Please e-mail the recipes to ccf@acfchefs.net. *** Be a Star on the Food Network "The Next Food Network Star" is back for a new season and a new
search! Do you think you have what it takes to be a star on the Food
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