Welcome to the Kansas City Chapter - begun in the fall of 1991, we celebrate over 21 years as an AIWF chapter; over 31 for the national organization. We would like you to be a member! Join us for informative and social food and wine events, as well as the rewards of bringing food taste stories to 4th graders and helping a culinary student each year. Help sponsor a Days of Taste kid - just $20 sponsors one student! Contact Nancy at npotter1@kc.rr.com or Kathy at Pelz4@aol.com for more information.
GIVING BACK: The 2012 Days of Taste® program for 4th Graders ran successfully in October. Several chefs, farmers and volunteers engaged with 4th graders, and one 5th grade group, at Crossroads Academy and Gordon Parks Elementary. Everyone enjoyed it, and everyone learned something! A great time was also had at the Nov 12th celebration party. For more information on Days of Taste®, click here and also "Like" our Days of Taste® on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AIWFKCDaysOfTaste
Would you like to volunteer your time to help with Kansas City Chapter activities? Or help fund the annual JCCC Culinary Apprentice award given by our chapter? Or give a donation to the Days of Taste program? If you're thinking "Yes, I could do that", or if you have questions, then please contact me at npotter1@kc.rr.com
Congratulations to Ian Denney - winner of the AIWF-Kansas City tuition award to the 2012 GKCCA/ JCCC Apprentice of the Year Runner-Up. Ian apprentices for Charles d'Ablaing at Chaz restaurant in the Raphael Hotel on the Plaza. For more on awards, click Scholarship Program page.
Be sure and support our wonderful KC chefs and restaurants, and other food and wine businesses.
The 2013 National Conference is scheduled for April 17-21 in Wichita, KS. Details are available in the National portion of this website. Last year, in January, 2012, Nancy and Kathy attended the national meeting of The AIWF in Napa, California. Days of meetings, discussions of mission, goals, legacies; lunches and dinners were outstanding as well as Saturday winery tours. We met several of the original founders of The AIWF, and heard supportive and challenging words from chairman emeritus, Dorothy Hamilton, CEO and Founder of International Culinary Center. All truly inspiring. Also met new national board member, Delia Viader of Viader Winery.
Please see the national organization's web page for more details on the AIWF's mission, national events, and links to our sister chapters. There are also many Facebook pages for AIWF national and chapters - you don't need to be a member to follow any of them. Follow AIWF Kansas City on Facebook. And to receive AIWF Kansas City emails, click here.
Check back here often - see what's on the calendar! Come to an event! Connect & Join!
