Did you know that your company’s membership to ICA automatically includes a membership for the Executive Chef? And that your membership makes you a part of the ICA Culinary Council? You will have the ability to weigh in on all sorts of matters that affect seminars and upcoming ICA events as well as the chance to network with top international catering chefs. [private]This year’s Culinary Council chairperson is Joanne Purnell, Chef de Cuisine of Good Gracious! Events in Los Angeles and ICA’s Chef of the Year. Contact her for more information on council activities and January meeting in Las Vegas at  joanne {at} goodgraciousevents(.)com. Or, contact Christine Emerson for overall information on your ICA membership, zzz {at} icacater(.)org.

SCHOLARSHIP NEW FROM THE ICA

AWARDED:  CATERARTS SCHOLARSHIPS 2009

This July the following ICA members were awarded scholarships to CaterArts held July 19-22 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Romeo Balawitan and Aaron Haynes

Dole Ballroom/Creations in Catering

Honolulu, Hawaii

ANNOUNCED:  ICAEF SCHOLARSHIPS ARE NEW AVAILABLE FOR CATERSOURCE 2010

Scholarship applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Catersource Conference and Tradeshow, March 7-11, 2010.  The deadline to submit is October 1, 2009.  The application process is open to all ICA members in good standing and who have been ICA members for at least one full year.  Scholarship criteria will be awarded on merit and / or financial need.  Also available are the Sterno Brand “Perfection Under Fire” ICA Scholarship, and the Chef Reinhard Jacob Memorial Scholarship.

For more information on scholarship criteria and for application forms, please visit www.icacater.org and click on “Foundation.”

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