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PRESIDENT'
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WSCA President
Brandon LaVielle CEC
October 2018
Hello, friends!
As we approach the autumn months, I am thankful for a busy summer and I hope that you all have reaped the benefits that the sunshine brings us; may it be friends, family, colleagues or overall outdoor fun.
Our chapter has been working diligently to bring you, the membership, some exciting events on the horizon.
Holiday Dinner & Silent Auction
The first of which is our Holiday Dinner and Annual Apprentice Silent Auction on Monday, November 12
th
, 2018 at one of our favorite venues, Clearwater Casino. The Culinary Team has scripted a great looking menu for us, once again. The dinner and silent auction coincide with our Elections taking place. We have a few positions that are open, and we are excepting nominations until October 31
st
. Please send nominations to [email protected]. To find more info or register online for the Holiday Dinner, visit the meetings page.
Chef-to-Chef Challenge
ACF National has a campaign going on now through the end of the month for each of us to recruit new members to our organization. It's one of the many fun new things that ACF is doing to reach out to the local chapters with some great incentives.
Each new professional member gets a Free ACF Chef Coat and YOU receive the following:
- Recruit 1 to 4 chefs and get a Free ACF Chef Coat.
- Recruit 5 to 10 chefs and get a Free ACF Chef Coat and Pants.
- Recruit 11 or more chefs and receive the Free ACF Chef Coat, Pants and a custom engraved membership or certification plaque. PLUS, you'll be entered to win a $500 American Express Gift Card.
Certification Practical Exams
For those of you that are ready to take the challenge and continue your professional development, we have just finalized scheduling our next three Practical Exams that will be held at Renton Technical College.
The dates are;
January 12th, 2019
April 6th, 2019
September 21st, 2019
If you have ANY questions about certification, please reach out to any of our board members, other chapter certified chefs or to me personally and we will walk you through the process.
To schedule your practical exam, please email Chef Mark Linden CEC, AAC at: [email protected]
I am looking forward to seeing you all next month at Clearwater Casino. Until then, be great!
Brandon S. LaVielle, CEC
President of Washington State Chefs Association
"Skills can be taught, character, you either have or you don't."
~Anthony Bourdain
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NOVEMBER MEETING
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Holiday Dinner & Silent Auction
Date:
Monday, November 12th, 2018
Location:
Clearwater Casino
15347 Suquamish Way NE
Suquamish, WA 98392
Time:
4-6PM - Board Meeting
6-7PM - Reception & Silent Auction
6:30-7:15PM - Election
7:15-9PM - Holiday Dinner
Dinner Price:
Students - $40
Members - $50
Non-Members - $60
Hotel Option:
If you would like to book a hotel night at the amazing Clearwater Casino Resort, the special rate for the WSCA is below:
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Room Type
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# of Rooms Held
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Group Rate
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Resort-Water View King
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1
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$135 + tax
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Resort-Non Water View King
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3
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$103 + tax
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Tower-Scenic View King
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5
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$112 + tax
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Tower-Scenic View
Queen/Queen
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3
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$112 + tax
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Call 360-598-8700 to book your room and be sure to mention the Washington State Chefs Association to get the special pricing.
Annual Apprenticeship Silent Auction:
Help Support our Apprenticeship Program...
We need lots of items donated for our silent auction. If you are able to donate, please contact Diana Prine at
[email protected]
. Please bring the gift items at 4:00pm if possible, but no later than 5:30pm.
Click here to get more info and to register online...
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ELECTIONS
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2018 Elections at November Meeting
Our 2018 Election will take place at the November 2018 Holiday Dinner meeting.
This year we will need to elect the following:
ACF/WSCA Vice-President
ACF/WSCA Treasurer
ACF/WSCA Student Board Member
ACF/WSCA Social Media Manager
Nominations will close on Wednesday, October 31st.
Please consider giving a small amount of your time for the richly rewarding camaraderie and sense of achievement you'll enjoy by giving back with your chef board members to the chapter.
Please contact Gary Fuller with your nominations:
Please check with the person you are nominating to make sure they wish to run. Self-nominations happily excepted.
Criteria to run for Officer of the WSCA:
From the Bylaws-
All nominees for president shall have been a member of the ACF/WSCA for a period of three years, served as a committee chair or on the Board of Directors, and hold Chef, Pastry Chef, or Culinary Educator Professional Culinarian membership.
All nominees for other offices and Board of Directors shall have been a member of the ACF, for a period of three years and be a full voting member of the ACF/WSCA.
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CONTACT US
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Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have ideas for the association.
Check out the new WSCA Videos page here:
Visit the WSCA Contact page to find contact info for the Association as well as each WSCA officer.
Sincerely,
Brandon LaVielle CEC
Washington State Chefs Association
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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2018
Holiday Dinner
& Silent Auction
Clearwater Casino
Suquamish, WA
December 2018
No Meeting
January 2019
Cafe 186
Olympia
Visit the
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2018 WSCA OFFICERS
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PRESIDENT
Brandon LaVielle, CEC
VICE-PRESIDENT
Roger E. Knapp, CEC
TREASURER
Jeff Pratt
SECRETARY
Daniel Griffith, CCC
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Tony Parker, CEC, AAC, ACE
BOARD MEMBERS
Tamas Ronyai
Lyle Hildahl
Jeff Duncan
John Clark
David Wynne
Gabriel Montgomery
Tin Nguyen
Steve Sleasman
ASSOCIATE BOARD MEMBERS
Michael Ventura
Royal Cup Coffee and Tea
Jake Applegarth
Ecolab
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Jim H. Douglas, CEC, CCE, AAC
John Fisher, CEC, CCE, AAC
Chris Plemmons, CEC, AAC
Karl Hutter
Gary Fuller, CEC, CCE, AAC
CHAIR POSITIONS
& COMMITTEES
Membership Chair
Gary Fuller, CEC, CCE, AAC
Education Chair
Dan Lewark, CEC, CCA
Chef & Child Chair
Brandon LaVielle, CEC
Culinary Salon Chair
Janet Waters, CWPC
Certification Chair
Mark Linden, CEC, AAC
Sergeant at Arms
Steven Schrader, CCA
Apprentice Coordinator
Tony Parker, CEC, AAC, ACE
Photographer
Holli Yu
CONTACT INFO
To find contact info for any of the WSCA Officers,
please visit the
Contact Us page. |
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