Donors and Sponsors
Why give to the NRAEF? Because your investment unleashes opportunities that can inspire lifelong passions.
For tomorrow's chefs, managers, operators and foodservice educators, your generous, tax-deductible donation to the NRAEF directly supports their immediate educational needs.
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Without our generous industry sponsors, corporate and individual donors and alliance partners, the NRAEF would not be able to deliver upon our mission of enhancing the restaurant industry's service to the public through education, community engagement and promotion of career opportunities.
NRAEF Honor Roll of Donors
Thank you to all NRAEF donors who have generously contributed to support the work of the NRAEF's youth development programs. We are please to recognized below gifts of $1,000 or more (January 2009 - June 15th, 2010)
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$50,000 and above
The Coca-Cola Company
Ecolab Inc.
Monterey Wine Education Foundation, Inc.
Nation's Restaurant News
QSR Magazine
Rachel Rays, The Yum-o Organization, Inc.
$10,000 - $49,999
Jeffrey Berlind
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc
National Restaurant Association
North American Assn. of Food Equipment Manufacturers
PepsiCo, Inc.
Rich Family Foundation
Donald G. Tober
$5,000 - $9,999
William C. Anton
Aramark Corporation
Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers
Golden Corral Corporation
Jeffery W. Davis
John R. Farquharson
Joseph K. Fassler
William L. Hyde
Mercer Cutlery
Pebble Beach Company
Dawn Sweeney
Sweet Street Desserts
$2,000 - $4,999
Allied Buying Corporation
Avero
Douglas M. Baker
Ted J. Balestreri
Barilla America, Inc.
John J. Bowen
Brenda & Ed Evans Family Foundation
Ralph O. Brennan
Chicago Foodservice Marketing Club
Chick-fil-A, Inc.
James A. Collins
The Culinary Institute of America
Delaware North Companies, Inc.
Dunkin' Brands, Inc.
Sam J. Facchini
Julie A. Flik
Theodore M. Fowler
Philip Friedman
Denise M. Fugo
Michael Gibbons
David Goronkin
Philip J. Hickey
Kevan Johnston
Rosalyn Mallet
Robert McAdam
Clyde Ostler
The Procter & Gamble Company
Reed Exhibitions
George D. Rice
Real Mex Restaurants
Rich Products Corporation
Richard J. Roman
Rubbermaid Commercial Products
Burton M. Sack
The J.M. Smucker Company
Sardine Factory, Inc.
Super Bakery, Inc.
VIAD Corporate Center
Kevin C. Yost
$1,000 - $1,999
AFC Enterprises, Inc.
Anthony's Pier 4
The Broadmoor Hotel
Theodore Burke
California Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
Carven Vacalebre, Carmen Anthony Restaurant Group
Cornell University School of Hotel Administration
Richard L. Crawford
Lorna Donatone
The Elliot Group
David Gilbert
Michael J. Grisanti
Gregory J. Hamer, FMP
Linda L. Hoops
Kahala Corp.
Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America
The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation
Richard E. Marriott
Michael McCallum
Michigan Restaurant Association
Mi Tierra Café
Old Spahetti Factory International, Inc.
Olympia Fields Country Club
OSF International, Inc.
Pearson Education
Product Evaluations Incorporated
Frank Puleo
The Schwan Food Company
Barbara Sido
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Gene Suellentrop
John W. Teets
Xavier A. Teixido, FMP
Sharon Tiknis
Jackie B. Trujillo, FMP
Susan Wallace
Lawrence J. Weiss
Whole Foods Market
Women's Foodservice Forum
Zed Wondemu
James M. Wordsworth, FMP
Special Thanks to the following donors who have established NRAEF endowed scholarship funds
A.J. Grisanti Memorial Fund
Al Schuman Ecolab Entrepreneurial Scholarship
Allied Buying Corporation/ Norbert F. Sherman Memorial Scholarship
Chicago Foodservice Marketing Club Educational Scholarship
Coca-Cola Scholarship Fund
DiRoNA Undergraduate Scholarship
GRI/Giacomo Bologna Scholarship
Griffith Labs Undergraduate Scholarship
H. J. Heinz Scholarship
James H. Maynard Award
Kenny Dennis Memorial Fund / NRA Marketing Executive Group
NAFEM Undergraduate Scholarship
NRA Past Chairman Fund
Pete and Arlene Harman Trust
Stratas Food Companies Scholarship
Thad & Alice Eure Memorial Scholarship
UniPro Scholarship Fund
Wally & Joni Doolin Scholarship
Warren Rosenthal Scholarship
Monterey Wine Educational Foundation
Andre Tchelistcheff Scholarship Fund
Carol Chorbajian Scholarship Fund
David Armanasco Scholarship
Fred Dame Scholarship
Glenn and Sue Hammer Scholarship
Mary Adolf Scholarship
Monterey County Hospitality Association Scholarship
Richard Peterson Scholarship
Ted Balestreri & Bert Cutino Scholarship
NRAEF 2009-2010 Industry Scholarship Partners
The NRAEF gratefully acknowledges and thanks the following industry companies and partner organizations for their support in funding these NRAEF scholarships:
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ABC/Norbert F. Sherman Memorial Scholarship
Allied Buying Corporation
ACH Food Companies, Inc. Scholarship
ACH Food Companies, Inc.
A.J. Grisanti Memorial Scholarship Fund
Grisanti, Inc.
Al Schuman/Ecolab Undergraduate Entrepreneurial Scholarship
Mr. Allen Schuman, Chairman Emeritus, Ecolab
Andre Tchelistcheff Scholarship Fund
Monterey Wine Educational Foundation
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Scholarship
Bob Evans Farms, Inc
Carol Chorbajian Scholarship Fund
Monterey Wine Educational Foundation
CHART/NRAEF Scholarship
Council of Hotel & Restaurant Trainers
Chicago Foodservice Marketing Club Educational Scholarship Fund
Chicago Foodservice Marketing Club
Coca-Cola National ProStart Invitational Scholarship
The Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Salute to Excellence Scholarship
The Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Scholarship Fund
The Coca-Cola Company
DiRoNA Undergraduate Scholarship
Distinguished Restaurants of North America
Faces of Diversity Scholarship, PepsiCo, Inc.
Carolyn Berlind Memorial Scholarship, Jeffrey Berlind
Glenn and Sue Hammer Scholarship
Monterey Wine Educational Foundation
GRI/Giacomo Bologna Scholarship
Gruppo Ristoratori Italiani
Griffith Labs Undergraduate Scholarship
Griffith Laboratories USA, Inc
H.J. Heinz Company Foundation Scholarship
H.J. Heinz Company
James H. Maynard Excellence in Education Award
Golden Corral Corporation
Kenny Dennis Memorial Scholarship/MEG Group
National Restaurant Association Marketing Executive Group
Monterey County Hospitality Association Scholarship
Monterey Wine Educational Foundation
NAFEM Undergraduate Scholarship
North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers
NRA-Past Chairman Fund
National Restaurant Association
NRAEF Dr. Ray Kavanaugh Scholarship
NRAEF Board of Trustees
Pete and Arlene Harman Trust Scholarship
Harman Management Corporation
Ted J. Balestreri & Bert P. Cutino Scholarship
Monterey Wine Educational Foundation
Thad & Alice Eure Memorial Scholarship
The Angus Barn
Rachael Ray's Yum-o! Organization Scholarship
Rachael Ray's Yum-o! Organization
Richard Peterson Scholarship Fund
Monterey Wine Educational Foundation
Robert E. Rich Aspiring Entrepreneurs Scholarship
Rich Products Corporation
UniPro Scholarship Fund
UniPro Foodservice, Inc.
Wally & Joni Doolin Scholarship
Wally & Joni Doolin
Warren W. Rosenthal Undergraduate Scholarship
Warren Rosenthal, Patchen Wilkes Farm
WFF/NRAEF/Wendy's "Reaching For Your Dreams" Scholarship
Women's Foodservice Forum & Wendy's International
NRAEF/State Restaurant Association Matching Scholarship Program
Arkansas Hospitality Association
California Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
Colorado Restaurant Association Education Fund
Connecticut Hospitality Educational Foundation
Illinois Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association Education Foundation
Louisiana Restaurant Association
Restaurant Association of Maryland Education Foundation
Massachusetts Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
Michigan Restaurant Association Educational Support Foundation
Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation
Mississippi Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
Educational Foundation of the Missouri Restaurant Association
Nebraska Restaurant Association/Hospitality Education Foundation
Nevada Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
New Mexico Restaurant Association
New York State Restaurant Association Education Foundation
North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association
Ohio Restaurant Association Education Foundation
Oklahoma Restaurant Association
Oregon Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
South Carolina Hospitality & Tourism Educational Foundation
South Dakota Retailers Association - Educational Trust Fund
Virginia Hospitality & Travel Association
West Virginia Hospitality & Travel Association Educational Foundation
Wisconsin Restaurant Association Education Foundation
NRAEF Scholarship Program 2009-2010 Donors
NRAEF gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their support in 2009 and 2010 of $5,000 and above:
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Aramark Corporation
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
The Coca-Cola Company
Ecolab Inc.
John R. Farquharson
Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
Golden Corral Corporation
National Restaurant Association
North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers
QSR Magazine
Rich Family Foundation
The Sardine Factory
Sugar Foods Corporation
United States Beef Corporation
The Yum-o Organization, Inc.
NRAEF 2010 ProStart Program Partners
The NRAEF gratefully acknowledges and thanks the following industry comapnies for their support of the ProStart program.
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The Coca-Cola Company
Le Cordon Bleu
J. W. Marriott
Ecolab Inc.
Nestle Professional
SYSCO Corporation
Golden Corral Corporation
Sodexo, Inc.
Dexter-Russell
Compass Group
Southern Peanut Growers
Kellogg Company
NRAEF 2010 Event Sponsors
The NRAEF gratefully acknowledges and thanks the following industry companies and partner organizations for their support of our special events. Click on the event name below to see past sponsors of the event and learn more about sponsoring an event.
2010 Ted J. Balestreri Leadership Classic Sponsors
2010 Michael E. Hurst Educational Forum Sponsors
2010 Salute to Excellence Sponsors
2010 National ProStart Invitational Sponsors
The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Donations to the NRAEF qualify for most corporate matching grant programs.
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