Alumni Association Seeks Nominations for Board
The NECI Alumni Association is seeking nominations for two open positions on the Board of Directors. To read more about the Alumni Association and to nominate somone to the Board, Click HERE.
NECI Alumni Reunion - August 23-25, 2009
Montpelier, Vermont
Check out the 2009 Alumni Reunion Website for information on registration, lodging options and programming. The website will be updated often - make sure you check back often!
Enjoy three days of activities including:
- Alumni Banquet
- Reception with President and NECI Instructors
- Panel of Current Students
- Annual Meeting of NECI Alumni Association
- Campus Updates and Tours
- Alumni Demos and Presentations
- Opportunities to network, visit and relax
Family activities include swimming, hiking, biking, golf, spa and the Champlain Valley Fair.
Want to get involved? There are many ways to volunteer as a member of the Reunion Committee:
- help plan events
- help find lost classmates
- contribute to the newsletter and other alumni communications
- share photos
- host a mini-reunion of your block or class
Experience what you loved about NECI - come back to visit Vermont!
Interested? Contact me at karen.nevin-at-neci.edu
Chef Michel's Memoir "No Crying in the Kitchen" Now Available!
It's the story we've been waiting for! Chef Michel's "No Crying in the Kitchen: a Memoir of a Teaching Chef" is now hot off the press. The originator of the phrase "Shiny shoes are happy shoes" now provides colorful glimpses into his culinary career and the early days of NECI.
In his warm and witty, take-no-prisoners style, the Chef takes us from his early days on the farm in Brittany to his apprenticeships in some of the finest kitchens in Paris to his emigration to America and, eventually, to Vermont.
Michel's story is filled with funny anecdotes that will hold special meaning to anyone who has encountered him in the classroom or the kitchen. Bits of kitchen wisdom are liberally sprinkled throughout, as are photos and more than thirty of the Chef's favorite recipes.
The book is available from NECI's Amazon Associates store, or personally inscribed copies directly from The Public Press, 100 Gilead Brook Rd., Randolph, VT 05060. Order through www.thepublicpress.com or by fax 901-234-9101. ($21.95 plus $3.00 shipping and handling.) A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the NECI Scholarship Fund.
NECI's First Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament a Success!
Even though the State of Vermont was looking at pouring rain, 44 stalwart NECI friends came out to play in our first NECI Scholarship Golf Tournament at the Links at Lang Farm in Essex, Vermont. And the gods were looking down on us. During the four hours we were playing golf, it rained for only 15 minutes! (the rest of the time it was cold, windy, a little misty, but…it wasn't heavy rain!)
The tournament had many components. The players came from many of the NECI's vendors. We had a raffle where you could win such items as a copy of Chef Michel's new book, a gift box of Cabot Cheese, a gallon of maple syrup, or a round of golf at a local club. And we had a silent auction with items such as an autographed baseball by Jonathan Papelbon, beautiful bottles of wine, or an overnight stay at The Essex.
We held an awards reception afterwards with food beautifully prepared by the students, who came out to meet the players afterwards. Having the students there really brought home the fact that NECI is a school and we are all working hard to help the students attain their dream of a culinary education.
The tournament raised $8,000 for the NECI Scholarship Fund! We have begun planning for the second annual scholarship golf tournament in 2010. And we've begun brainstorming ideas to turn our tournament into the one and only CULINARY Golf Tournament in the state.
If you are interested in holding a fundraising event, let me know!
