| Get ready for a great year!!!
We have a new yet experienced Board that is ready to tackle putting some great events together. Our last event, the “Taste of Elegance” pork competition was well attended and brought about 30 people that had not experienced a CCCA function before. Reports from them are that they will be back!
Mark your calendars for these upcoming events:
May 21st Dinner Event Location TBD
August 25th CCCA Picnic Location TBD
September Date-TBD Golf Tournament Location TBD
Part of the success of our last event was due to using Facebook to advertise. Click on the link at the left to get in the loop on those announcements and we will look forward to bigger and better gatherings.
Membership
We currently have 115 members in our organization. In addition there are over 200 other names in our database that have attended events in the past. We should be seeing 200-250 people at our events this year.
Involvement
We have 11 members on the Board of Directors. We are too small a group to make all of our activities happen. Contact any of us and let us know how you would like to be involved. Tell us what you are passionate about and let us help you bring that to the group.
Involvement Jr.
Speaking of involvement half of our membership is Junior Members who could benefit from the networking that takes place at each of our gatherings. They could also use mentorship from a seasoned chef in the industry.
Our Vendors
Andee Taylor is our Board Representative for the purveyors. She would love to have more purveyors involved on her committee to give us input on how we can be good partner to you.
Future Opportunities
ACF and CCCA have a relatively new membership category. It is “Culinary Enthusiast”. It is designed for the hobbyist cook/foodie that wants to be able to meet and interact with chefs on a social level. It is a good opportunity for our working chef members to get even more out of their time spent at our events. People having that face-to-face time with you will lead to them trying out your restaurant. That personal contact will lead to great word-of-mouth advertising since they will feel part of the team. Help to bring Enthusiast members into our chapter and attend events to network with them. Send them to our link at the left to join ACF and CCCA to get information about these vents and preferred pricing as members.
I look forward to a great year and reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones!
Don Dickinson CEC, CCA |
