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City Harvest
ICE® President Rick Smilow is a board member of City Harvest, New York City's oldest and most well-known food rescue organization.
ICE® assists City Harvest with fundraising by hosting donor development events, donating cooking parties as auction item and co-sponsoring one of the organization's trucks. Over the past several years, this has totaled over $20,000 in financial support.
ICE® also donates food and ingredients to City Harvest on a daily basis and is now the organization's "top school donor."
Action Against Hunger (AAH)
ICE® President Rick Smilow is on the Board of Advisors of this international food relief
agency. AAH focuses on hunger relief, clean water and sanitation programs throughout Africa and Asia. Over the past few years, ICE® has in part or whole catered donor development events for AAH, and contributed classes and parties for fundraising auctions. Additionally, ICE® is the Culinary Coordinator for AAH's annual fall gala at Capitale. The value of these goods and services exceeds $20,000.
Asian Tsunami Disaster Relief Fundraisers
In January 2005, ICE® held two culinary fundraisers that raised over $32,000 for Action Against Hunger's Tsunami Relief Fund. One event was an Asian cooking demonstration class, and the other was a dinner with Food Network guest speakers Sara Moulton and David Rosengarten. Dozens of ICE® Chef-Instructors and students volunteered their time to make both events happen.
Citymeals-on-Wheels
Citymeals-on-Wheels delivers meals to homebound elderly in New York City. ICE® has provided the organization financial support the last five years by offering classes and parties with a retail value over $7,500.
Hurricane Katrina Relief Fundraiser
In October 2005, ICE® raised $18,000 for Share Our Strength's Katrina Relief Fund. Writer Calvin Trillin and Chef Susan Spicer were among the guests of honor to address the audience, who enjoyed a five course New Orleans-inspired menu prepared by ICE® chefs.
Helping the NYC Community
New York City Board of Education
Since 2005, ICE® has hosted an annual six to nine day skill development course for 45 New York City school system cooks and managers. NYC's School Food program—the largest school meal program in America—has major improvement initiatives underway, and ICE® management has proactively reached out to the Executive Chef and Director to explore means by which ICE® can help.
Madison Square Boys & Girls Clubs
Every other year, ICE® donates a cooking party to be auctioned at one of this New York City charity's fundraisers.
New York City Fire Department
Periodically, ICE® hosts a hands-on cooking class for disabled and/or retired New York City firemen.
9/11 Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund
Following the 2001 World Trade Center tragedy, ICE® set up a $50,000 scholarship fund for family members of victims to attend ICE®'s career programs. This fund has allowed two women, Yolanda Redroban and Mary Maciejewski, to attend ICE® in 2003 and 2004 and start a new career.
Support of Other Foodservice Trade Groups
Les Dames D'Escoffier
In recent years, ICE® has provided its full facility and extensive logistical support to Les Dames D'Escoffier for its fall fundraiser, Festival of Food. In 2004, the all day event netted over $20,000, and in 2003 over $15,000 was raised for this women's culinary professional group. At present, ICE® provides scholarships to the NYC Les Dames chapter.
Black Culinarian Alliance
In recent years, ICE® has been one of several schools to provide a course at The Black Culinarian Alliance's 400 person winter banquet.
Culinary Vegetable Institute
Located in Milan, Ohio, the
CVI is an arm of the innovative specialty vegetable supplier, The Chef's Garden.
CVI helps promote the concept of fresh, local, natural, healthy and sustainable
food to school aged children in locations and communities where access to
agriculture and farming is not available. Beyond the Above
ICE® contributes gift certificates and classes to dozens of charities throughout the year, including March of Dimes, Common Cause, Slow Food USA, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, God's Love We Deliver, Central Park Conservancy and numerous schools and hospitals.
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