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Submitted by
Neda on 07/02/2002
From Len: Hi Neds !
From Len: Hey Lisa.
From Len: Lisa form SF ?
From Len: from
From lisa: lisa from A2H in south georgia...
From Len: Welcome. So it's warmer there..
From neda@dcck : so good to have you join us lisa...
From lisa: thanks...its terribly warm here...and I have
terrible allergies...
REV.DR.Egger just entered this room...
From neda@dcck : by the way, i just want to wait till it's
properly 3pm, so we give other people a chance to join in before
launching into our oh-so-serious discussion on the conference
From REV.DR.Egger: That's the spirit...I turned 44
(forty-fortunate) this weekend...ate about 40 crabs and drank at
least 35 bottles of champagne.
From Len: So I am not alone in the pre-4th festivities
From lisa: sounds like you had a ton of fun...happy belated
birthday...
From Len: I mean, Happy Birthday !! I sent chocolate.
From neda@dcck : and hello to scott too... actually scott
works right behind me, so i don't need to meet him in cyberworld,
but he's agreed to help keep the transcript of this chat
From scottweier : Hello, everybody!
From Len: Hey Scott !
From lisa: hey scott....
From neda@dcck : okay, so hopefully others will be joining us
soon... but i would like to ask... have you guys been keeping up
with people/ideas from the conference?
From neda@dcck : or does it seem like a million years ago
once you get back to your own kitchens and daily schedules?
From neda@dcck : i just want to make sure we keep some
momentum going...
From Len: Devra and I have followed up on some things we
promised to do when we got back, e.g. sent some SF housing contacts
from TAC.
From Len: Technical Assistance Collaborative
From neda@dcck : and what about the training chefs Len?
whatever came of that?
From Len: Also going to compile survey results from
Chef/Trainer meeting and distribute
From lisa: I have kept up with everyone I met. I made some
really great contacts!
From neda@dcck : that's wonderful Lisa!
From Len: It was a powerful meeting. Gay firth did an
excellent job of handling the passionate Chefs
Terri just entered this room...
From neda@dcck : yeah, Len, i came in at the end of that, and
it looked really great... did you guys put together an email list of
chefs?
Submitted by
Neda on 07/02/2002
From neda@dcck : hi terri!
From Len: The list and survey results are right here...
From Terri: Hi everyone. This is my first time chatting, so I
might be a bit slow.
From lisa: hi terri...
From REV.DR.Egger: The Food Bank of Delaware is holding their
partnership with Goodwill up as a model. I'm going up there to meet
with some of the Goodwill hunga-mungas next week, along with some of
the A2H crowd. Any thoughts from the peanut gallery?
From neda@dcck : Terri, where are you from? We've got Len
from Nashville, Lisa from south Georgia, and the DC crew here right
now
From Terri: Raleigh, NC
From Terri: looks like the south is well represented
From lisa: Robert....since I could not get you to speak at
our fundraiser I had to pick second best and book Nathalie Dupree!
From Len: Terri how are you
From Terri: Doing well. We're between class sessions & I
start vacation when I finsh up today.
From lisa: Vacation? Your food bank allows those?
From neda@dcck : excellent. Terri, we were talking about ways
that people are keeping in touch/using ideas from the conference...
but i would also like to know if now that you have had time to go
back and process, if anybody thinks there was anything important
missing from the conference...
From Len: Revdr: How does the partnership with Goodwill/good
business operate?
From lisa: neda...it seems that traffic has picked up a bit
in the dcck board....which is awesome. I have emailed and called
several people I wanted to speak further with. I learned so much
from the conference....I am still trying to get caught up!
From neda@dcck : yeah, lisa i'm glad people are back on the
discussion board.. do you have any suggestions on how to get more
use out of it? someone suggested i send out little email "alerts"
when new topics are up...thoughts?
From REV.DR.Egger: Good luck with Ms. Dupree there Lisa...I'm
sure she'll do you right. But let's try again sometime, please.
Len--they provide references for the class is pretty much the extent
of it. We'll see, when I get up there, what the national scene looks
like for them. I think they'd probably be GREAT as a reference that
we all can access, but I'm not sure about big time partners. But
hey...at least Delaware is trying !!!!
From Terri: Neda: I thought the conference was great. I liked
some of the suggestions from the training chefs workshop. If we can
arrange some workshops for the future on non-culinary things we deal
with on a regular basis. Some suggestions were recognizing & working
with mental health issues, teaching methods (that work with our
program), etc.
linda,ccsc just entered this room...
From Terri: I think an alert for the message board would be a
great idea.
From lisa: I think email alerts might get to be a bit too
much for you...but it might help generate interest till people get
use to checking it on a regular basis!
From Terri: hey Linda.
From REV.DR.Egger: I like the idea....shall we get Neda on
that ?
From scottweier : How about a weekly alert that summarize any
recent activity?
From linda,ccsc: hi, everyone, sorry I,m late
From lisa: terri...i agree...a chef and social worker class
would be great!
From neda@dcck : how much do you think would be too much, in
terms of getting emails in your inboxes... would you like to hear
from me once a week? once in a blue moon?
From lisa: hey linda!!
From Terri: weekly sounds good
From neda@dcck : i mean, i know you would LOVE to hear from
me EVERY DAY, but...
Submitted by
Neda on 07/02/2002
From Len: Terri, it would be great if you would like to join
Devra, Gay, myself, Alison, and several others concerned with
filling in the teaching methods and mental health needs. We are
trying to form a support base for our kitchens that don't have the
luxury of case mgmt services. I am fortunate to have access to
"community mental health," which I will be glad to share with our
network..
From neda@dcck : hi linda!
From Len: Once a week would be grand.
From REV.DR.Egger: Well. let's make it unanimous...Hi Linda
From lisa: I don't mind email. We utilize ours alot here. But
for people who only check theirs once a week....
From Terri: I would love to. What's planned or when do we
plan?
From REV.DR.Egger: Why don't we aim for aMOnday alert...what
happen last week, what's coming up this week.
From linda,ccsc: case management is a big issue with us. we
are making it a priourity with the next cycle of classes, I mean
making getting a staff case worker
From linda,ccsc: I like a once a week alert
From Len: Monday alert good.
From linda,ccsc: Monday works, we'll just have it on our
calander
From REV.DR.Egger: ok then it's Monday...what's next
From lisa: Hey guys...I am working on our training program.
Do you find it easier to incorporate life skills with class time or
separate them? I was thinking we would provide case management, and
work ethics intensely for the first month, spend time in the
classroom and then move into the kitchen for three months.
From Terri: Hey, one of the resources that came up at the
conference was worknet. The book No One Is Unemployable & the
workbooks they put out. Has anyone used these & which workbooks do
you recommend? I checked the website & they have them in packs of
20, I'm looking for some info before I get that many.
From REV.DR.Egger: I think many use both...a class, but also
pushing it during the culinary side also. We ask visiting chefs to
talk about the culinary aspects of the week, but also touch base on
the life skilss side, so trainees get a little of each.
From linda,ccsc: we find that we need some life skills in the
classroom before going to the kitchen and then thoughout the
training. we always find that we need to adjust as we go along to
accomodate the needs of partifcular classes. For instance, we have
such serious domestic abuse issues this time.
From Len: Lisa, depends on the attention span. Both.
From Terri: Lisa: we do lifeskills once a week for the first
half of our session (11 weeks total) then move into job skills.
From Len: "Understanding the US biz culture" and "Overcoming
Barriers"
From lisa: we currently have been operating a "welfare to
work" type program and seems to be losing so many to drug issues,
day care, and trying to get them to come everyday is a feat in
itself...so, I was hoping to develop an intense approach...
From Terri: We spend more time on job skills after we finish
ServSafe
From REV.DR.Egger: As for Worknet....the author, Debra Angel
came to DCCK about 5 years ago and through a mutual friend, we were
able to distribute about 300 of her books. They really imformed the
growing network at a time when case management was new to all of us.
That being sadi, I don't know if anyone really used the "process' in
a big way...most just kind of absorbed her thoughts into their
overall plan.
From linda,ccsc: we always have a budget workshop in the
middle of the classes and anger management in beginning, job seeking
skills at the end and self esteem all the way through
From Terri: Linda: what type of things do you do for self
esteem?
From Len: Lisa: could you describe intense ?
From lisa: anger management was a great help after we
incorporated it!
From linda,ccsc: we started this group with a drop out
prevention class and feel really good about it
From Len: We start with stress mgmt, then anger, then biz
culture, then barriers, then practice, practice, context, outside
catering, employment
From linda,ccsc: we have professional counselors and we all
(the staff here and our sister agencies) constantly validate,
validate, validate the the students
From lisa: Len...well I suppose I mean life skills up front
before the training...4 weeks of classes....budgeting, self esteem,
anger management....attendance, work ethis up front. That way you
have 4 weeks to sort out their issues before training begins and
hopefully have a greater success rate.
From Len: Good point about trying to front load solution the
issues.
Submitted by
Neda on 07/02/2002
From neda@dcck : this is a great topic to discuss... I would
like to schedule another chat just specifically on this topic of
life skills, and hopefully draw more people in...
From lisa: great idea neda!
From lisa: linda...do you have a reward system of some sort
in place?
From neda@dcck : does anyone have any more direct feedback on
the conference... what was most useful, etc.
From Len: The "90 minutes news from around the network" was a
real departure from standard conference mode and very valuable as a
group
From linda,ccsc: what do you mean by reward?
From REV.DR.Egger: As we seem to have been unable to really
get a big bite out of DC (as in get elected reps to see what wer'e
doing) should we take this conference on the road ? Natalie in
Savannah is red hot to bring it there. What do you all think about
that ?
From Terri: Neda: I went to the training kitchen stuff,
didn't do any Kids Cafe stuff. I thought the job placement workshop
was great. & I liked the format (roundtable & brainstorming major
issues). I think it helps to hear what others have done
From Len: Let's do Savannah. In the winter...
From linda,ccsc: i'm all for taking it on the road, Glad you
like the job development workshop
From Terri: Savannah works for me. I wouldn't complain about
San Francisco either, but the board (keepers of the purse strings)
might not be too happy.
From lisa: DC was kinda centrally located....Savannah might
be kinda far for West coast people....of course...we would love to
have you all in Valdosta!
From scottweier : I think it would be smart to take the
conference on the road, especially because it naturally draws the
largest proportion of people from the region where it's being held.
From linda,ccsc: Come to Charlotte in early spring and you
will never want to leave
From neda@dcck : i think we just need to do a big community
kitchen road trip where we all visit each other!
From scottweier : I'm especially curious about the Hawaii
region ...
From Terri: I'm there
From lisa: savannah in June is hot hot hot....but beautiful!
From Len: Linda, we wouldn't want to leave anyway, if you are
there...
From lisa: scott...I am with you!
From linda,ccsc: I want to see if they need any help in the
Virgin Islands
From REV.DR.Egger: OK...then we'll begin exploring options,
beginning with the tropics.
From Len: We could get VW busses, with propellers
From REV.DR.Egger: ok...this chat has officially gone into
the deep end. I'm off, my fine feathered friends. love to all.
From lisa: Len...that is an image. The hippie community
kitchen road trip...
From linda,ccsc: I wish had my VW bus from the hippie days,
Len
From lisa: bye Robert...take care..
From Terri: As for workshops- how about one on cooking for
the trainers or a cook-off? I think we could get a little
competitive.
From neda@dcck : so, sorry to side track from thoughts of
beautiful places... i have one more conference question: any other
ideas on what types of sessions would be best for graduates... len
and linda, did willie and jason feel they got a lot out of the
conference
Submitted by
Neda on 07/02/2002
From lisa: terri...I had thought about that idea....I
actually had thought it would be cool to a
From linda,ccsc: I think competitive cooking would be great,
I love to do that
From neda@dcck : oooh, a cook-off! i think scott would like
to be a judge
From Len: I like the cook off idea...
From scottweier : You got that right!
From lisa: ...ok...lemme finish that though now....I had
actually thought it would be cool to do a regional mini conference
for chefs and chef trainers....
REV.DR.Egger just left this room...
From Len: Willie and Jason had the learning and travel
experience of their young lives !
From lisa: neda...how many graduated attended? it would be
neat to have a graduate cook-off to showcase their talents!
From neda@dcck : there were 8 graduates there
From linda,ccsc: Willie did get a lot out of it. He reported
about it at our Alumni Association mtg. It helps the other graduates
become aware of thenational connection
From Terri: Lisa: sounds good. It may help keep expenses down
for groups that can't go cross counrty.
From lisa: neda...how can we get more to participate next
year?
From neda@dcck : you know, i had sent out a bunch of emails
saying there was $$ available for scholarships
From neda@dcck : but not that many people responded
From Terri: the regional idea may help more graduates attend
From neda@dcck : and a couple of graduates couldn't make it
at the end
From Len: This is always puzzling to me...
From neda@dcck : that's true Terri...
From neda@dcck : yeah, i thought people would be jumping at
the opportunity, Len.
From lisa: Terri...I was going to speak to our Exec.Dir.
about having one here. I am working on my budget for next year....
From scottweier : Perhaps Neda's weekly email updates will
spur more graduates to apply
From Len: Thanks folks. Gotta run...
From linda,ccsc: what's the next chat topic Len just left
this room...
From Terri: One of our grads had a scholarship last year &
backed out while I was waiting at the airport. It may be a good idea
to see what keeps them from attending.
From neda@dcck : well i think I've asked the questions i've
wanted... does anyone have anything else?
From lisa: maybe they are afraid to travel/fly....
From linda,ccsc: fear keeps them from attending. Thanks, Neda
linda,ccsc just left this room...
From lisa: Terri...my email is
lisa@valdostafoodbank.org...send me a quick mail...
From Terri: Does anyone know's on the A2H agenda for the
national conference in Utah? Is anyone going?
From lisa: neda...thanks for today....i hope we can get more
people involved and interested...
From neda@dcck : thanks lisa!
From Terri: Lisa I'm terrihutter@co.wake.nc.us I'll e-mail
you when I get back next week
From neda@dcck : terri, i'm not sure about Utah...
From lisa: have a great vacation!
lisa just left this room...
From Terri: Thanks. I'm going to log off, too.
From scottweier : bye.
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