CHILDHOOD HUNGER DAY FACT SHEET
WHO? Hundreds of highly motivated American Culinary Federation chefs and hunger partners from all across America.
WHY? To bring awareness to chefs’ concerns about childhood hunger, obesity and malnutrition issues in the United States.
WHERE? Throughout the country; the Jersey Shore focus being Fulfill of Monmouth and Ocean in Neptune.
WHAT? American Culinary Federation Jersey Shore Chefs Association Childhood Hunger Day Forum. The awareness event will serve to center on a series of childhood hunger awareness events throughout the month of October.
FOCUS? Increasing problems of childhood hunger, obesity issues and poor nutritional choices in our affluent Jersey Shore area.
WHEN? Childhood Hunger Day is October 16th..
ACF? American Culinary Federation is the largest organization of professional culinarians in the United States,
ACF CCF? The ACF Chef & Child Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the organization.
ACF JSCA? The ACF Jersey Shore Chefs Association services professional culinarians living or working in Monmouth & Ocean counties. The chapter has been recognized locally, regionally and nationally for their philanthropic efforts.
WHO? Hundreds of highly motivated American Culinary Federation chefs and hunger partners from all across America.
WHY? To bring awareness to chefs’ concerns about childhood hunger, obesity and malnutrition issues in the United States.
WHERE? Throughout the country; the Jersey Shore focus being Fulfill of Monmouth and Ocean in Neptune.
WHAT? American Culinary Federation Jersey Shore Chefs Association Childhood Hunger Day Forum. The awareness event will serve to center on a series of childhood hunger awareness events throughout the month of October.
FOCUS? Increasing problems of childhood hunger, obesity issues and poor nutritional choices in our affluent Jersey Shore area.
WHEN? Childhood Hunger Day is October 16th..
ACF? American Culinary Federation is the largest organization of professional culinarians in the United States,
ACF CCF? The ACF Chef & Child Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the organization.
ACF JSCA? The ACF Jersey Shore Chefs Association services professional culinarians living or working in Monmouth & Ocean counties. The chapter has been recognized locally, regionally and nationally for their philanthropic efforts.
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The American Culinary Federation Jersey Shore Chefs Association
is proud to announce the Childhood Hunger Day Forum.
Since 1995, chefs throughout the nation have held events bringing awareness to the problems of childhood hunger. October 16th, as World Hunger Day, was adopted as Childhood Hunger Day by the professional culinarians of the American Culinary Federation, the nation’s largest organization for chefs and cooks. The ACF Chef & Child Foundation is the philanthropic arm, whose mission is to be
the voice of the American Culinary Federation in the fight against childhood hunger.
For the past twenty years, the chefs of the Jersey Shore have held a Childhood Hunger Day Forum. Since 2004, Fulfill of Monmouth & Ocean Counties in Neptune has been the location. The annual effort has been chaired by Chef Phil Cragg, AAC, who has served on the National ACF Chef & Child Foundation Board for the past ten years. Members of the local ACF Jersey Shore Chefs Association Chapter provide an educational format in the sorting rooms, board room, classroom, garden and in fulfill’s warehouse food storage area. Different stations are set up sharing nutritional ideas and interactive lessons on good food choices with 3rd and 4th grade elementary school children from around Monmouth & Ocean Counties. In addition, Fulfill itself is involved in healthy activities and exercise stations.
Children from 5 elementary school classes will participate in the Childhood Hunger Day Forum at Fulfill. Elsewhere, other chapter chefs will be providing lunch at two local child feeding programs in Monmouth & Ocean counties using newly created recipes that are made solely from USDA Commodities. Throughout the year, food is also donated to Fulfill’s Second Helping Program from the kitchens of professional chefs around Ocean & Monmouth counties.
Since 1995, the chapter was been recognized with national and regional awards by the American Culinary Federation for its unwavering efforts on behalf of childhood nutrition and specifically the program that is featured on Childhood Hunger Day.
