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"The world is blessed
to have people like you."
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-Chef Emeril Lagasse on the Generation
Chefs
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"Generation Chefs is a
growing, innovative program in Marin County where
young people who have traditionally lacked opportunities
to engage in leadership activities gain support
and marketable skills for their future endeavors.
This program is a model for other youth serving
agencies in that it provides room for young people
to partner with adults in order to reach their
fullest potential while learning valuable job
skills. The Gen Chefs are active, inspiring, and
rising above challenges many youth face every
day!"
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-Wendy Todd
Director of Prevention Programs -- Marin County
Youth Leadership Institute
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"New beginnings are what
the Gen Chefs program brings to our youth! The
Gen Chefs provide an environment of learning through
hands-on-experience. What better way to learn
a skill like cooking! Gen Chefs is the heart and
soul of our Culinary future."
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-Charlene Rouspil
Dacor San Francisco Showroom Manager
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"Cooking schools and teachers
everywhere are realizing that today's students
are three generations away from the tradition
of home cooking and shared family mealtime. The
Generation Chef Program helps young people learn
the value of creating good food, maintaining a
healthy, nutritious diet, and celebrating the
shared enjoyment of food. The Generation Chefs
are the seeds of change for a society that needs
to re-establish its roots."
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-Lynne Devereux
Director of Marketing Context Marketing
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"The Generation Chefs
are amazing to put it simply. What a powerful
program this has been at building the skills and
abilities of these individuals. We are pleased
with the high quality in performance and attitude
of these young adults! Keep the fire burning!"
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-Dave Ridings
Manager, McPhails Appliance San Jose
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"One of our oldest
and most effective partners would be Savor the
Moment. Through the meaningful learning opportunities
that Savor The Moment and Generation Chefs provide,
students' lives are transformed. STM is an exemplary
model that we can show other businesses on how
to successfully bring mentors, skills training
and work-based learning experiences to ALL students,
including those from alternative education and
economically disadvantaged backgrounds. STM
and its staff, including its graduates and Generation
Chef participants, have time after time ignited
the innate sense of curiosity and excitement
for learning that sometimes gets lost in a teenager's
world. We have watched children bloom with their
own sense of accomplishment and self-worth and
it could not be done without the caring, disciplined,
and well thought out internship strategies."
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-Judy Morgan
Marin School To Career Partnership Director
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