Would you believe that you can greatly help a local family and child in need with just 12 bucks? Would you believe that this backpack can be filled with 164 servings of brand name food for @ $25.00 (16 cents per serving) ? You can make a difference in someone's life by supporting the Triangle NACE charity, Backpack Buddies, a program operated by Interfaith Food Shuttle to provide needy families and their children with wholesome foods each week. Your contribution of $12 will buy a new backpack which will then be filled with foods by Interfaith Food Shuttle and sent each week to a specific family's home.
So Be a Buddy and Buy a Backpack!
Simply bring your 12 bucks to the August 11th NACE meeting, and your backpack will be on its way to helping less-fortunate kids and their families.
Post Meeting Announcement:
A large sold out crowd packed the R. David Thomas Center for our July Chapter meeting. Full of NACE members, guests and Duke meeting planners it was a wonderful networking event. As guests arrived they enjoyed passed hors d?oeuvres of Outer banks Carolina Crab Cakes with Remoulade, Chorizo and Boursin Empanadas with Chipotle Sour Cream. Also on hand was a wine and beer tasting hosted by Chatham Hill Wines and Long Distribution. Our speaker for the month was Geoffrey Chandler, fellow NACE member and speaker on Networking to the 9th power from Madison WI and he began with a brief preview before the dinner action stations opened.
The food from the R. David Thomas Center was delicious action stations including Mini Southern Fried Drumsticks with Saffron Mashed Potatoes, Baby Green Beans and Gravy, a Latin station with Sour Orange marinated Skirt Steak with Chimichuri and Frojole Negros, New Delhi Chole, Pallak Paneer with Naan and Sea Salt Basmati as well as a station featuring Local North Carolina Tomato and Fresh Mozzarella. Once everyone filled their plates they sat down to beautiful tables with linens from American Party Rentals, Chivaris from Tables, Chairs and Staging and lorals from Ninth Street Flowers. Shane Snider, our photographer for the month made sure to capture all of the activity of the evening. Our speaker then presented a program on how to and how not to network yourself and provided helpful hints.
Guests then moved out to a tent that had been set up by Classic Party Rentals with lighting from Total Production Services , d?cor from Art of Motion Events and great furniture from American Furniture Rental. Dessert was served which included cake from Edible Art as well as a dessert station from the R. David Thomas Center. Everyone enjoyed using their new networking tips to finish up the night relaxing and enjoying the great new contacts they had met.
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2010-07-20:
Director of Catering – The Carolina Inn
WHO WE ARE:
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THE CAROLINA INN, CHAPEL HILL, NC:
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We are conveniently located on the doorsteps of the University of North Carolina, in the heart of downtown Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The experience is one of world-class service, elegantly appointed guest accommodations, superb dining, outstanding meeting and banquet facilities, and an expert staff. The Carolina Inn is looking for a qualified individual to join our prestigious team as our Director of Catering.
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
Department leader who fosters a sales culture of driving revenues and maximizing property revenues. Strong focus on selling skills and a sense of customer urgency that meets the goals of the organization and surpasses customer expectations. Directs the day-to-day Catering department to achieve the property mission and revenue and service goals. Meets or exceeds department budgeted revenues, booking pace, and forecasting accuracy.
BASIC JOB FUNCTIONS:
• Guides department in the creation of a marketing plan and its deployment to discover new business opportunities in the social and corporate catering community. Develops tactics to find new customers and retain them. This includes tangible efforts in prospecting, sales calls, entertainment, and site inspections.
• Utilizes the tools of sales productivity reports, post-event surveys and letters, daily banquet event orders/pricing, set-up reports, manages night reports, to measure the effectiveness of training.
• Leader of Catering Sales with assigned markets, and insures both quantity and quality of sales and execution is commensurate with leadership.
• Ensures each member of the department executes all four business cycles (sales, pre-planning, execution, and post-event) at or above standard.
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This Just In...Mark Day Finally Does a Newsworthy Newsletter!!!
2009-06-29:
The Irregardless Café Catering service seeks a Catering Operations Manager who is a self-motivated, high energy, detail oriented and goal driven individual who is experienced in ‘on’ and ‘off-site’ catering. This is an ideal position for a quick learner with good social skills. The Irregardless Café & Catering is a growing catering business.
Successful candidates will have prior experience in Catering and Restaurant Food Service. They will also have
Knowledge of the planning and hands-on execution of on & off site catering;
Experience with catering and event sales;
Skills hiring, training and managing catering staff;
Effective office skills management, to include proposal preparation, financial accountability, and record management;
Ability to network with clientele, as well as establish relationships with vendors.
Compensation will include hourly wages and different pay levels, depending on the work, as well as bonuses. During this current economic downturn, there will be the option to supplement hours with work within the Irregardless Café.
Please submit applications to Irregardless Café’s Catering Director: Anya Gordon anya@irregardless.com
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