Behind the Line
Topic: Off the Clock
Volunteering/Charity
On what boards do you serve?
- John Griffiths
- Executive Chef
- Truffles
- Saint Louis, MO
I serve on the Operation Food Search under 40 board here in St Louis
Which local organizations do you support?
- Randy Zweiban
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Province and Province Phoenix
- Chicago, IL
Kohl's House which is partnered with Childrens Memorial Hospital has been an organization that I have worked with for many years. I have also worked with Healthy Schools Campaign for the last 3 years.
Have you ever volunteered at a soup kitchen or other food organization serving the needy?
- Paul Fehribach
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Big Jones
- Chicago, IL
I did in college, but that was years ago. Today I do as many events as I can and hunger is one of my highest priorities.
How important is volunteering to you? If you do it, what types of volunteer work do you do?
- Paul Fehribach
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Big Jones
- Chicago, IL
I've volunteered throughout my life. With my schedule these days, I volunteer my restaurant and my time as much as possible. Personally, my highest priorities are food hunger & food security, food ...
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Outside your restaurant kitchen, do you participate in any fundraising events for charity? What makes you choose certain fundraisers?
- Randy Zweiban
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Province and Province Phoenix
- Chicago, IL
We participate in manny fundraising events for charities and organizations here in Chicago with some of them being national organizations.
The include:
Share our Strenth
Meals on Wheels
Vital B...
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Which charities are nearest and dearest to you? How do you contribute to them?
- Jason McLeod
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Box Tree Restaurant, Inc
- San Diego, CA
Any charity that involves working with Kids, Share our Strengths, and Common
Threads are the 2 I spend the most time with. I sit on the Common Threads
Executive Chef Board and and I am currently wo...
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Given the nature of your work, do your charitable leanings tend toward anti-hunger efforts? In what ways do you contribute to the fight against hunger?
- Paul Fehribach
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Big Jones
- Chicago, IL
Yes, but we also must advance food security rather than just feed the hungry. The postwar processed food boom has left most people without the means to produce and share food on a community level, ...
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