Chelsea Community Kitchen Offers ServSafe and Opportunity to get involved

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Hello and Greetings from the Chelsea Community Kitchen,

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Hi! My name is Jane Pacheco and I am the Interim Director of the
Chelsea Community Kitchen. The Leadership Team and I have been
working furiously this summer to get the CCK “ready” to open this
fall. We do not have a target date ready quite yet, but we would like
to invite you to an introductory series of Food Safety classes being
held in a few weeks. ServSafe Instructor, Judy R, is donating her time
to teach this first round of classes. Thanks to Judy, the CCK is able
to offer you these classes at a significant discount. As an added
bonus the proceeds from this first round of classes will be donated to
provide operating funds for the CCK. If you’ve been waiting to take a
Serv Safe class or you just want to be prepared to rent the CCK, sign
up now for the August dates. Please pass this information on to
friends who may be interested too!

There will be specific criteria a CCK client will have to meet in
order to rent kitchen space. All users will need to have taken one of
two Serv Safe food safety classes. The level of Food Safety
certification will depend on for what you intend to use the kitchen.
The longer, 2 day class will be required for folks doing product
development with intent to sell and/or people wishing to bake, cook or
prepare food for immediate consumption (catering, etc.). The
shorter, 4 hour class will be required of everyone else (personal use,
to teach cooking classes, etc). Please see more information below or
feel free to reach me at dire...@chelseacommunitykitchen.com or
734-330-4497.

We'd also like to ask for your help with an August 30th Picnic
Fundraiser. This fundraiser is the perfect opportunity to start
building a customer-base for the amazing food creations you will be
developing in the Chelsea Community Kitchen. Even if you are not sure
if you'll use the kitchen, but have a food product you'd like to share
with the CCK community we would like your help. Money raised at this
fundraiser will be used exclusively for the start-up expenses related
to opening the kitchen. The more help we receive the quicker the CCK
will open!

Thanks for your consideration. I look forward to speaking to you all
in the near future. Please feel free to pass this information on to
friends you think may be interested or would like to be added to our
mailing list to receive future updates. Thanks for your help.

1) Chelsea Community Kitchen August Food Safety Classes

ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification: Tuesday/Wednesday,
August 4 & 5, 2009

8:00 am – 4:30 pm (half hour for lunch – bring your own)

Cost: $175 each

This 16-hour certification program provides food managers with
thorough training in all areas of food safety relevant to a food
service establishment. Upon successful completion of an exam,
participants will receive a certificate verifying that they are a
certified ServSafe Food Protection Manager. Managers with this
certification meet the Michigan Food Law of 2000, as amended
requirement to have a manager certified in food safety in each food
service establishment

ServSafe Employee Certification (Starters Course): Thursday, August
6, 2009

9:00 am – 1:00 pm (short break for light refreshment)

Cost : $30 each

Best-in-class Training -- Uses the same principles and instructional
design as the ServSafe Manager Program. Covers Key Food Safety Areas
-- Basic Food Safety, Personal Hygiene, Cross-contamination &
Allergens, Time & Temperature, and Cleaning & Sanitation. Food Code
Information -- Based on the 2007 Supplement to the 2005 FDA Food Code
update and a recent employee job task analysis. Food Safety Assessment
-- A 40-question assessment accurately measures knowledge and
understanding of food safety. Certificate of Completion -- Fill out or
print a ServSafe Starters Certificate of Completion after passing the
assessment.

Registration: Please contact Jane Pacheco at
dire...@chelseacommunitykitchen.com to reserve your registration.
Checks can be made out to Judy Radant. Be sure to indicate CCK Serv
Safe in the memo line of your check and mail to Chelsea Community
Kitchen, 305 South Main St, Ste 100, Chelsea, MI 48118 no later than
July28. (Note – if you take the Manager’s class, you do not need to
take the Starter’s course.)

2) Chelsea Community Kitchen Picnic Fundraiser – Sunday, August 30,
2009 “A Call for Volunteers”

Please mark your calendars to join us at Timber Town (an outdoor park
off Sibley Road just north of Chelsea) for a Picnic to help raise seed
money for the CCK. We are looking for volunteers to help prepare,
cook, and serve at the event. If you are interested in showcasing a
food item you may be thinking of producing at the CCK or just prepare
a dish to share; please contact Jane Pacheco at
dire...@chelseacommunitykitchen.com We hope to have a short
planning meeting the first week of August to discuss logistics.
Thanks for your help.

Jane Pacheco

Director

Chelsea Community Kitchen

734-330-4497

dire...@chelseacommunitykitchen.com