Las Vegas, NV: April 26, 2007: Chefs4Students.org Administrators, Chef David and Pamela Nelson arrived at 10:30 am for a scheduled culinary grant presentation. Student Finance 3rd Party Specialist, Mary York, greeted the Nelson’s and gave an overview of the school and of her position and role in preparing the students to apply for and receive grants and scholarships. A school tour was then given by National Administrations Representative, Sandy Patrick.
Le Cordon Bleu Director of Student Finance, Brian Silver, Mary York, Chef David and Pamela Nelson, and Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt were joined by the grant recipients at a delicious lunch provided by the school in the student run restaurant, Café Bleu.
Le Cordon Bleu culinary students, Sukyung Dennis and Mary Suzann Schmidt were each awarded a $1,000 Culinary Grant from the Chefs4Students.org Foundation at a presentation and photo session that followed the luncheon. The awarded grant money will be applied to tuition and student loan obligations to reduce financial debt burdens of the culinary students upon graduation.
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About Chefs4Students.org
C4S is a not-for-profit organization founded by dedicated chefs committed to giving back to the future of the industry. Chefs from all over the world come together and raise money by booking out their restaurants for food and wine pairings along with silent auctions. It has also been funded by generous like-minded culinarians in many forms including cash and product donations for auctions, cookbook donations and more.
Without the dedicated contributions of the chefs and contributors behind the program, it would not exist.
All proceeds raised at the events, auctions or cash donations go into a fund set-up under the umbrella of the Yampa Valley Community Foundation located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. This foundation over-sees all funds and disburses the money as advised at the time of grant awards. To learn more, go to http://www.yvcf.org. Chefs4Students.org and its administrators do not profit from this program.
The program is overseen by David and Pamela Nelson of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. They can be reached from the contact page at Chefs4Students.org or by mail at:
David and Pamela Nelson
Chefs4Students.org
1360 Indian Trails Unit 13
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
Photo: Sukyung Dennis, Pamela Nelson, Mary York, David Nelson and Mary Suzann Schmidt