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Annual Silent Auction

Don’t miss a chance to help The Culinary Trust and put your product in front of a large gathering of culinary professionals and food writers!  To make a donation to The Culinary Trust’s annual silent auction which will take place in April at the IACP conference in Portland, Oregon please download this .pdf form and return it as directed.

Click here to download the Silent Auction Donation Form

Celebrating 25 Years

As The Culinary Trust celebrates its 25th birthday, we’re doing everything we can to give culinary professionals the tools and opportunities to understand and act on critical issues in the world of food. Our major programs include:

* Scholarships and grants for budding culinary students, food writers, and experienced culinary professionals

* Educational programming for culinary professionals

* Culinary heritage preservation

* Grants for hunger alleviation

But in this economy, donations are down and obtaining funding from corporations, foundations and the government is harder than ever. In this 25th Anniversary Year, here are 25 Reasons to Show Your Support for The Culinary Trust!

The Trust:

1.  Is IACP’s Philanthropic Partner
2. Funds culinary research geared to the needs of culinary professionals
3. Helps culinary professionals acquire new skills
4. Administers scholarships for culinary school
5. Restores fragile and rare cookbooks through library grant
6. Continues Julia Child’s legacy to enhance the professionalism of the culinary arts
7. Institutes significant culinary initiatives (TCT provided initial funding for Gastronomica.)
8. Supports nutrition education
9. Awards the Richard Sax Grant to alleviate hunger
10. Supports food writers through grants
11. Teaches culinary professionals how to buy local and sustainably raised foods
12. Creates library research guides
13. Supports IACP’s oral history project
14. Issues Research Reports
15. Publishes Web resources for purchasing locally
16. Publishes Web resources for growing edible community gardens
17. Builds the Jacques Pepin endowment for minority scholarships
18. Provides continuing education grants
19. Awards internships to culinary professionals to hone their skills
20. Supports cooking for kids in public school systems
21. Brings educational programs to local communities
22. Teaches culinary professionals how to grow food in their communities
23. Preserves culinary heritage
24. Gives voice to rising culinary professionals through Conference and local programs
25. Gives culinary professionals the tools and opportunities to understand and act on critical issues in the world of food.

We’re calling on every culinary professional to join us in our campaign, 25 Years, 25 Reasons to Support The Culinary Trust, Make a difference. Donate $25 or more.

The Culinary Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit incorporated in Washington D.C.

Sponsorship

Fundraising events are conducted on an annual basis and opportunities are available to partner with the Trust to promote products and services at these high profile events, which often feature celebrity chefs and revered food historians.

The Culinary Trust would like to thank its corporate sponsors.

Founding Sponsor:

A Night at the Fort - Primary Sponsor:

A Night at the Fort - Supporting Sponsors:

For more information about corporate sponsorship, or to make a donation, please contact:

The Culinary Trust
PO Box 273
New York, NY 10013
646-224-6989 (for local and international)
888-345-4666 (for toll-free)
E-mail donations@theculinarytrust.org