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"Operation Chefs Unite” Update Operation Chefs Unite (OCU) is beginning to make a real impact on the moral of our soldiers. For over 4 years, Atlanta ACF Chefs have been feeding the troops.... It is our goal to get more chefs involved with OCU each year. We now have a name and an identity that the soldiers look forward to being involved with when arriving in Atlanta. I have had the privilege of speaking with several 2 & 3 star generals serving in Iraq and also some prominent politicians who are amazed when they hear about what we are trying to do for the soldiers. Some have offered to help and all are extremely humbled and thankful for our continued commitment to “Operation Chefs Unite”. Our goal is to continue this effort until we have chefs all over the country working with us. Because of everyone’s effort in Atlanta, we feel we will realize this dream much sooner than anticipated. If you are not involved yet, please think about it. I guarantee your involvement will change your life for the positive! Thank you for all of your support,
Michael Deihl, CEC CCA AAC
Along the same lines of Michael Deihl’s comments above, I would like to acknowledge those chefs who have stepped forward to cover meals for the holidays. The OCU Calendar has been added to this site with chefs and organizations listed, thank you to each of you. Remember, we are asking for 150 portions to be prepared and we will take care of their delivery. Please call myself, Rusty Sigmon, at (678)852-9138 or Howard Cooper (404)217-4712 if you would be interested in helping out the troops. The menu guide below can be modified to your preference: Thanksgiving: Roast turkey and gravy, baked ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cauliflower au gratin, cranberry sauce, garden salad, bread, salad dressings, butter and assorted desserts. Please consider becoming involved in preparing meals for our fighting soldiers that pass through our great city. Thanks, Rusty Sigmon
Our efforts are making a difference! Please read on…….. Thanks to all of you! The Mother's Day buffet for the troops was fabulous! Many of the soldiers commented to me on how great it was to have a real family meal on this day. One young lady came up to me and had tears in her eyes and told me "we made her feel special" and that she was “happy even though she could not be with her mother and her child” (her mother was taking care of her child while she was deployed to Iraq). I wish you could have been there to hear her comments. I told her it was all Operation Chefs Unite. I am sorry that Hermann and Coop left when they did, because we had a special guest who had heard about the hospitality and had come to USO to see it for himself. It was a General, on his way back to Iraq, where he serves with those in high command. He could not believe the great food! Roy from Phoenix dropped by and had lunch and conversation with the General. OH YES, the troops are eating well today with all of the leftovers. They loved the cabbage and strudel and pies and cake are all gone. You all are great! Thank you,
Mary Lou Austin
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We have come to appreciate those who are always looking out for us. Tots Kitchen could not be without the continued financial support of the ACF, Director, Members of the Board and Chapter Members. Our work of empowering the less fortunate with nutritional information and healthy snacks is a result of the ACF- Atlanta determination, year after year to stamp out hunger in our community.
Last month (December), we distributed 107 healthy snack packs and Christmas cookies packs (donated by a church). Each snack pack was loaded with breakfast, lunch and late snack items and an activity sheet with nutrition information.
Snacks:
Breakfast cereal
Shelf life milk
Blueberry waffles
Oranges and apples
Microwavable spaghetti and meatballs
100% Juicy juice
Pudding cups
Whole grain corn dogs
Oatmeal and raisin cookies
We had 10 nutrition and food prep classes with 138 students and 10 adults. There is so much need for parents to be educated about nutrition. There was one mother who did not know the nutritious benefits of vegetables. After the class, she asked if she could be a volunteer with us and she has been with us since
We added 4 schools with 73 new students who will participate in our holiday program only when school is out. They are: Gods House of Love, Wee Academy, Budding Scholars Center and Little Peoples Academy. There are six outstanding volunteers who help us with snacks distribution and a curriculum developer who works to help us where we need help.
The ACF- Atlanta is to be congratulated and thanked for the changes in the households of families in South Fulton. Overall, we have impacted more than 3000 children and their families with nutrition education and weekend back packs since January 2011. One woman came up to me in Kroger and asked her son if I was the vegetable lady. Her son had told her he should eat more vegetables, so she is buying more vegetables. Even on the streets, we meet children coming up to us and talking about how food will help them live longer and healthier. One of our teachers said a child told her that carrots makes a better snacks than what she had (an oatmeal bar). Teachers and parents alike are warming up to the fact that their children are being exposed to the real benefits of foods. Yes, we are making a difference in how our children influence their parents even in this way. This makes us really happy.
Sincerely,
Marie

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