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Washington State Chefs Association Newsletter
JUNE 2009
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Dear Fellow Members:

It has been a busy few months and we all enjoyed a great evening of thanks at Muckleshoot Casino on June 8.  Thank you to Jeffrey Stern, Chef Clinton Jones and Richard King at Muckleshoot and their amazing team for the feast.  Please recognize all the companies that helped support this event in the left column.  We appreciate their contribution. 

We will relax during July - unless you are lucky enough to be attending the National ACF Conference in Orlando July 11-14. 

We spring back into action with the Golf Tournament on August 3 and a student competition at Seattle Kitchen Academy on August 8.  See Below for details on both.

We are quickly filling up our meetings calendar for 2010.  If you would like to host a chapter meeting or present an educational segment to our membership please contact Fiona Ronyai for details.  This is a great opportunity to show off your facilities or your knowledge. 

Our membership drive starts this month.  Details on member incentives are outlined below.  Did you know that if you are a professional member and you recruit two new professional or culinarian members - both you and the new members will receive two years of membership for the price of one.  This also applies ot graduating students who move into the culinarian membership category.        

Have a great summer and hope to see you all at the Golf Tournament.
 

Gary Fuller CEC CCE AAC
President
In This Issue
Golf Tournament
Membership Drive
Special Olympics
AAC Dinner
Chaine de Rotisseurs Award
Upcoming Events
TIME TO PLAY GOLF FOR SCHOLARSHIPS!  



Our First Annual Washington State Chefs Association and Washington Restaurant Association Education Foundation Golf Tournament for Culinary Scholarships will be held on August 3 at McCormick Woods Golf Course in Port Orchard. 
 $125.00  ENTRY includes:
-  lunch sponsored by FSA
-  contests, range balls for practice
-  shotgun scramble 18 hole tournament with golf cart
-  hole sponsorships
-  prizes for longest drive and closest to pin
-  dinner sponsored by US Foodservice
-  awards and texas hold'em tournament during dinner!
 

Don't Golf? Come for dinner - $45.00

Want to get involved - Check out Sponsorship Opportunities.
(PRIZES, HOLE SPONSORSHIPS, BEVERAGES...)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AND FOR MORE INFORMATION



DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED - DO IT NOW!



 
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

JUNE - DECEMBER 2009
ATTENTION ALL PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS
 INTRODUCE TWO NEW PROFESSIONAL OR CULINARIAN MEMBERS
  BOTH YOU AND THE NEW MEMBERS GET TWO YEARS MEMBERSHIP FOR THE PRICE OF ONE. 


Contact Fiona Ronyai for Special Application Form.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Under the direction of Chef Tony Parker CEC from Eurest Dining and Chef John Fisher CEC CCE AAC at Renton Technical College, volunteers and students from various schools banded together and whipped out 6500 boxed lunches for Special Olympics - May 28 and 29.  It was a great team effort and proceeds will go to the WSCA Competition and Education Fund.  Well Done! Please recognize sponsors for this event to the left.  In particular, we would like to thank Mark Shoemaker from FSA who volunteered his time to drive the truck over the weekend to make the deliveries.
AAC ANNUAL GALA DINNER
The American Academy of Chefs Annual Gala Dinner
honor the Fellows of the Academy under the direction of Chef Dan Lewark on Saturday, October 17 at Sand Point Country Club.
For more information and tickets call Jim Douglas 360-657-CHEF
LOCAL STUDENT WINS BIG
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The Seattle Bailliage and Board of Directors of Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs is thrilled to announce that their Jeune  Commis candidate, Varin Keotkitvon has won the National Jeune Commis competition that took place in
Scottsdale, Arizona. This is a great achievement and on behalf of the Seattle Bailliage and our Board of Directors, we would like to congratulate Varin for his excellent performance. He was the winner among a field of very qualified and motivated contestants giving him even more credits to his success. Varin will represent the United States against 25 other young chefs from around the world at the international competition that coincides with the Grand Chapītre in New York City September 30-October 4, 2009.  In the meantime, he will be working very closely with Chef John Fisher CEC CCE AAC who will be teaching him the nuts and bolts of how to be best prepared to run for a competition of such a high level.
Our best wishes of success to Varin!

Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have ideas for the association.  Have a great summer.
 
Sincerely,
 

Fiona Ronyai
Washington State Chefs Association
360-649-5420
UPCOMING EVENTS
July 11-14
Orlando Florida
ACF National Conference

August 3
McCormick Woods Golf Course, Port Orchard
WSCA/WRAEF
Golf Tournament

August 8
Seattle  Kitchen Academy
WSCA Student Competition


August 10, 2009
 Board Planning Meeting

September 14, 2009
Monthly Chapter Meeting
 Comcast Arena, Everett

September 26, 2009
Certification Testing
Renton Technical College

October 12, 2009
 Monthly Chapter Meeting
 Janiuk/Novelty Hill Winery

November 11, 2009 Monthly Chapter Meeting
 Puget Sound Skills Center

December 8, 2009 - Monthly Chapter Meeting
 Festive Dinner
 Exeter House

January 11,  2010  Monthly Chapter Meeting
 Olympic College

Contact Fiona Ronyai to host a 2010 meeting at your facility.
360-649-5420

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JUNE EVENT SPONSORS

Muckleshoot Casino

Carter's Chocolates

Peterson

Donated Product
Charlies Produce Company

Encore Sales and Marketing

Food Services of America

Muckleshoot Seafood Products

Pacific Coast Fruit Company

Pacific Seafood Company

Plitt Seafoods

Rosella's Fruit and Produce

Stockyards Meat Packing Company

Sun Foods Trading Company

Sysco Food Service

True World Foods

U.S. Foodservice

THANK YOU TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS SPONSORS

Eurest Dining Services

Boeing
Charlies Produce Company


Food Services of America


Sysco Food Service

Kraft Foods

DPI Specialty Foods

Tims Chips

Otis Spunkmeyer

Renton Technical College



















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