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Personal Chef Leads Chapter to USPCA Chapter of the Year at National Convention in Denver, CO

Excellence in Business Awards Top Honor for Chapter Activities Shows Commitment to Excellence in Service to Clients, Service to Community and in Educating the Public on the Growing Personal Chef Industry in Western PA and Eastern Ohio!

Aug 07, 2010 – Chef Tim Hering CPC, President of the Western PA Chapter of the United States Personal Chef Association (USPCA), has taken top honors for Personal Chef Chapter Of The Year for himself and the members of the chapter during the Excellence in Business Awards Ceremony at the 2010 USPCA national convention in Denver, CO July 30-Aug 1, 2010.

Throughout the US and Canada USPCA personal chefs in a given area assemble and create a local chapter to help other chefs with community service, awareness campaigns and overall business development. Each of the 35+ chapters runs as a stand alone organization with guidance from the USPCA. Web sites, trade shows, community education programs and volunteer duties are all examined and evaluated to determine which chapter truly went above and beyond during the year. “The Western PA Chapter had outstanding efforts in every category” stated USPCA President Chef Gail Kenagy.

“Our chapter is like a well oiled machine with each member dedicated to industry excellence with a sincere desire to insure each chef is operating at peak proficiency,” stated Chef Hering. “From educational meetings designed to help each member give the best possible service to their individual clients, to combining resources to market our individual businesses, the USPCA, our chapter and our industry to reaching out within our community to help others, the members of our chapter have gone above and beyond what is expected of them and each member and their clients have been enriched because of these efforts.”

Chapter members include chapter VP: Chef Catherine Amatangelo-Alfaro, chapter Treasurer: Chef Carole Ortenzo CPC, chapter Secretary: Chef Marcia Schuller, Chef JoAnn Bohonik, Chef Melody Domaratz and Chef Sarah Lujetic.

Judges for this annual competition consisted of professional members within the USPCA. Click Here to Read the Whole Article

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Dinner Magician In the News

Chef Tim took a trip to a local grocery store with Healthy Living Reporter Susan Campbell from 21 WFMJ News Now as part of a story on reducing sodium in your diet.

4/20/2010 – Chef Tim on WFMJ TV 21 News Now: Healthy Living – Waging a War on Salt

The following was filmed during the New Castle Community YMCA’s Little Chefs Family Cooking Class and aired on the local news during the evening broadcast on March 1, 2010.

3/01/2010 – Chef Tim on WFMJ TV 21 News Now: Magic Chef teaches kids healthy eating choices

The following was filmed during an In Home, Interactive, Healthy Cooking Class on December 17, 2009 and aired on the local news during the evening broadcast on December 18, 2009.

12/18/2009 – Chef Tim on WFMJ TV 21 News Now: Healthier Holiday Gifts: A Personal Chef

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