Denver 2010

July 29 - August 1
- Denver,

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Conference registration is now open! (12/10/2009)
The 2010 Conference Registration starts now!!!

This year we will have a great line up of classes and activities that are sure to entertain and educate.

Check out the schedule, pick your classes and get your hotel room. Early bird pricing through February 19, 2010 - Don't Miss Out!
Did you know... (12/10/2009)
- Denver is located 340 miles west of the exact center of the continental United States

- Denver has more than 300 restaurants within walking distance of our conference hotel

- Denver has over 2,000 restaurants and is considered to have one of the highest concentrations of restaurants per capita in the nation

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Event Times

# Day Times Status
39 Saturday, Jul. 31 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Open

Description / Notes

Kids Rule

YMCA summer camps can be great fun and great for your bottom line


Overview of class:

Summer camps offer a wonderful opportunity to teach and enlighten. Kids among kids all being exposed to something fun and useful – cooking! YMCA and YWCA groups offer structured and educationally driven summer programs. Here is a way to inject your talents for the younger generation to learn from. Camp is all about fun, and making cooking a fun topic isn’t as hard as it may seem.

What you will take away from this class:

• How to become recognized and involved with a local YMCA/YWCA
• What to cook – what planned menus both teach well and entertain
• How to get the experience done effectively within a given time limit
• An understanding of costs and profit
• How to charge for this service

Target Audience: All
All = all members would benefit, knowledge of use to anyone at virtually any level of business development

Instructor/Speaker

Thomas Fox

Tom worked 30+ years as a Respiratory Therapist specializing in neonatal therapy. He lost his sight in May 2003 after contracting viral meningitis from a newborn he was caring for in ICU. His wife Patty was a nurse for 30 years.

Tom & Patty started Fox Culinary Productions in April 2002. They started the business part-time while still working night shifts in the hospital. In June 2006 Patty stopped working as a nurse and they took the business full time. They work all clients together. Patty is the driver and recipe reader. They have been teaching Kids’ Cooking Camp at a local YMCA for 5 summers now. This past summer the program had grown to 6 weeks of classes.

Tom graduated from USPCI Atlanta March 2002; Culinary Inspirations January 2003; Indian River State College Culinary Arts Program December 2006; Certified PC June 2004.
Indian River State College
Culinary Arts Program - December 2006
Certified Personal Chef - June 2004