More than 30 Pennsylvania College of Technology students have been selected to prepare high-end food at the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 2. The annual tradition attracts more than 150,000 to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., to watch the esteemed horse-racing event and take part in the surrounding festivities.
Area residents concerned about where their food is grown and wishing to reduce their ecological footprint can discover the meaning of "locavore" the Oxford American Dictionary's 2007 Word of the Year at a public forum in Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library. The free event "Herbivore, Omnivore, Locavore!" will be held from 4-5 p.m.
The winners of the CalJava Wedding Cake Competition, held March 6 at Pennsylvania College of Technology, have been announced.
Judging for the CalJava International Wedding Cake Competition was held Thursday morning in the PDC. Ten intricate cakes designed for the competition by students in an advanced cake decorating class were displayed the following day, attracting cash votes to determine the People's Choice Award. The funds raised through voting were given to the YWCA's Liberty House.
Pennsylvania College of Technology students will compete for prizes in the fourth CalJava Wedding Cake Competition, designed by a world-renowned cake decorator for students enrolled in the college's baking and pastry arts classes. Following judging, the students' three-tiered cakes will be displayed for the public 1-3 p.m. March 5 and 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
A family known for its popular businesses in downtown Williamsport will be providing financial-aid support for students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Hospitality. Siblings Maria, Fred and Francis Daniele have established the Daniele Family Scholarship Fund at Penn College. The endowed fund will be a permanent source of scholarship awards for students.
Pennsylvania College of Technology will host a renowned Washington, D.C., chef and restaurateur in February as part of its Visiting Chef Series. The series invites accomplished chefs to the college's campus to mentor and work alongside students in the college's School of Hospitality over several days, culminating in the elaborate Visiting Chef dinner to benefit scholarship funds.
Penn College is well-represented on a number of fronts at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, under way through Saturday in Harrisburg. Special events specific to a variety of Penn College academic schools are interspersed throughout the popular eight-day event, and the Admissions and Alumni Relations offices are on hand daily. Photos by Micah A.
Food Show photo gallery Pennsylvania College of Technology students raised more than $1,600 for Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity during the annual "House for a Home" chocolate house auction Dec. 5. The event was held during the college's Food Show, which showcases final projects of students from several School of Hospitality classes.
Penn College students created and auctioned chocolate houses along with cakes, candies, cookies and more to raise funds for Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity during its annual House for a Home event Friday. The event is one part of the School of Hospitality's Food Show, during which final projects from several advanced classes are judged and displayed for the public.
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