We write often about what a benevolent industry the hospitality industry is, but often we focus on the efforts in America. But, the idea of giving back is not confined to America’s hospitality industry participants. Such giving and support of others is a global phenomenon. The U.K.’s Chefs Adopt a School program is just one more example of top industry culinary industry professionals lending a hand to help and to educate others.
The charity reaches over 21,000 children every year working with primary, secondary, Special Educational Needs and hospital schools as well as pupil referral units, sports centers and food festivals. CAAS believes that every child should be taught about the importance of food and its significance in our lives.
CAAS believes that understanding food, food provenance and nutrition and having the skills to prepare food are a key to ensuring that future generations are fundamentally healthy and able to feed themselves. Food education can aid the teaching of several other subjects and in the long term lead to a better understanding of agriculture and the environment as well as contribute to tackling the increasing problem of obesity. The social benefits of food education are also well documented.
For those looking to help support Chefs Adopt a School, they are having a fundraiser dinner with Michelin-starred chef Raymond Blanc at his famed restaurant Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, on Wed. September 25th, 2013.
Details on this dinner are available by clicking here:
Chefs Adopt a School Fundraiser Dinner
The hospitality industry around the world continues to prove how strongly it believes in giving back and in the overall culinary education of our growing world population. Chefs Adopt a School is just one more shining example.
