Community Services:
Your SFPFS Community Services Donations at Work!
COMMUNITY SERVICES
Every year the SFPFS raises money for local nonprofit organizations
dedicated to community development, health and education within the
world of food. Annual fundraising for our Community Services Fund has
benefited such vital Bay Area organizations as the Bread Project, CHEFS,
FoodRunners, Project Open Hand, San Francisco Food Bank, Share Our Strength,
and the Boys and Girls Club. We also grant scholarships to students in
accredited culinary arts and hospitality programs, helping young
professionals pursue successful careers in the food and beverage
industry.
People's Grocery One of this year's recipients of
the Community Services Auction donation:
Lucie Buchbinder Memorial Scholarship
The deadline for this year's scholarship is Friday, March 13, 2009
You can help us spread the word to potential applicants by passing along
the application form or linking to this Community Services page.
To honor the life and work of Lucie Buchbinder,
cofounder of the Bread Project and a respected board member of the San
Francisco Professional Food Society, we offer an annual scholarship to
encourage and enable students to continue community service work as they
pursue their careers in the culinary arts. The SFPFS promotes active
engagement in community-based institutions, government agencies and
nonprofit organizations with programs addressing hunger-relief,
sustainable food systems, economic development and
social justice in Northern California and beyond. With this grant, we
extend the legacy of Lucie’s invaluable contributions as a community
leader.
WHO MAY APPLY
The Lucie Buchbinder Memorial Scholarship is open to students currently
working towards a professional certification or hospitality program.
Applicants must:
• be at least 18 years of age.
• be a resident of Northern California.
• be actively engaged in regular volunteer community service or paid
nonprofit work is a plus
• maintain a 3.0 GPA or above.
We regret that current SFPFS board members and their family are not
eligible to apply.
GUIDELINES
The grant award is $1,000 and a 1-year Student SFPFS membership. A
committee of culinary professionals, drawn from the board and membership
of the SFPFS, will evaluate each application. Grant recipients and
non-recipients will be notified in May 2009. A successful
applicant will reveal a long-term commitment to community service, the
respect of peers and mentors, and an understanding of how one’s culinary
work can be a part of social, economic, and environmental change.
PREPARING YOUR APPLICATION PACKET
Before you begin, read the guidelines and application form thoroughly to
make sure you are eligible and can provide all the information required.
1) Complete the scholarship application form.
2) Include a current resume, listing professional experience,
accomplishments and training.
3) Obtain two (2) letters of reference. At least one of the letters must
be written by a culinary professional.
4) Request a copy of your current transcript from your registrar’s
office.
5) Write a 2-page, double-spaced essay describing your involvement in
community service and how you will remain active throughout your career
in the food and beverage industry.
MAILING YOUR APPLICATION
The deadline is Friday, March 13, 2009. Make three (3) complete copies
of all the pages above, staple each copy separately, and mail the packet
to:
San Francisco Professional Food Society
Attn: Scholarship Committee
816 E. 4th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94401
Email: admin@sfpfs.com | Phone:
(650) 344-3663
The silent auction and raffle at our summer BBQ is the perfect
opportunity for companies to highlight their products and services while
benefiting the SFPFS Community Services Fund. All proceeds will go
directly to local programs dedicated to hunger relief, youth
development, sustainable food systems, and education about food, cooking
and health.
Urban Tilth-Lincoln School Farm,
Richmond, CAwww.urbantilth.org
Urban Tilth cultivates urban agriculture in West Contra Costa County to
help their community build a more sustainable, healthy and just food
system. They work with individuals to develop the capacity to produce 5%
of their own food supply. The Lincoln School Farm is comprised of 3rd
grade student farmers.
San Francisco Village-Northside
is an innovative, multi-generational, non-profit membership organization
that will provide many of the benefits of a retirement community to
older adults to enable them to age in place in their own home,
maintaining their independence and identity. The program plans to enroll
members in the Fall of 2008.
www.sfvillage.org
Episcopal Senior Communities, which has been serving older adults in the
community since 1965 will be a partner with the SF Village, providing
free services for isolated homebound older adults (www.seniorcenterwithoutwalls.org)
as well as information and services to seniors in the community,
regardless of income. ESC is celebrating it's 25th year this summer of
subsidizing Senior Produce Markets in many low income housing
communities and senior centers in the Bay area, now numbering at 11 with
5 new ones planned to open in 2008. The mission is to provide quality
fresh produce at reduced rates for seniors in a safe and convenient
location while enjoying refreshments and nutritional information and
socializing with each other.
Bread Project
In memory of Lucie Buchbinder, we will also dedicate a portion of our
BBQ auction and raffle proceeds to the
Bread Project,
an Oakland-based organization that trains low-income and unemployed
people to work in bakeries, restaurants and other food-service kitchens.
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