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Spring 2015 Issue
EVENTS
The winning team from each event
will compete in the National ProStart
Invitational
®
, the country’s premier high
school competition focused on restaurant
management and culinary arts, Apr. 18-20
in Anaheim. At stake for the winning teams
is $1.4 million in scholarship dollars.
The Ohio GFS ProStart Invitational would
not be possible without the financial
and in-kind support of our many donors.
Thank you to our major donors including:
Gordon Food Service, Sysco, A Catered
Event, Bob Evans, Cameron Mitchell
Restaurants, Carrabba’s Italian Grill,
Columbus Culinary Institute, Crowne
Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Image One,
and Wasserstrom.
The Ohio ProStart Friend donor level
includes ACF Akron/Canton, ACF
Columbus Chapter, The Blackwell Inn &
Conference Center, Blue Ribbon Meats,
The Chef’s Academy, Culinary Institute
of America, Cuyahoga Community
College, Dexter-Russell, Inc., Donatos,
Eagle Sportz, Ecolab, Frisch’s Big
Boy Restaurants, G&J Pepsi Cola
Bottling Company, Hocking College,
Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
The International Culinary Schools
at the Art Institute, Johnson & Wales
University, Kent State University, Michael
Symon Restaurants, The Ohio State
University, Pepsico Food service, Plaza
Inn Restaurant, Polaris Career Center,
R.G Drage Career Technical Center,
Roosters, Rusty Bucket Restaurant &
Tavern, Smuckers, Sullivan University and
Young’s Jersey Dairy. We appreciate your
generosity and support.
Thank you to our wonderful and talented
judges who gave of their time and
expertise for the two-day competition.
If interested in becoming involved
with the 2016 ProStart Invitational,
please contact Patty Halper of the
ORAEF at
or 614-246-0118.
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center ProStart students captured first place in the management competition under the direction of Barbara
Hummer. Pictured with the team are (from left to right): Steve Ellis, Jim Scurlock, both from Gordon Food Service (GFS), Stas
Georgiadis and Sara DeMent, both from Sysco.
In the culinary competition, Polaris Career Center’s team, under the direction of Chef Olszewski (second to the left, in rear) received
first place honors. Pictured alongside the students from left to right: Steve Ellis, Jim Scurlock both of Gordon Food Service (GFS);
and Matt Schenk, Columbus Culinary Institute at Bradford School (far right).
From left to right: Assistant Principle of Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Kathy Grubb, 2015 Ohio ProStart Teacher of Excellence from
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Barbara Hummer, and Clint Lautenschleger of Bob Evans.
