C.A.R.E. and SLHTA Collaborate to Provide Culinary Workshops

The Centre for Adolescent Renewal and Education (C.A.R..E.) and the St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association (SLTA) collaborated to provide two culinary workshops for persons in the field of hospitality and catering. These workshops were made possible through the sponsorship of The Florida Association for Volunteer Action in the Caribbean and the Americas (FAVACA).
FAVACA which is based in Tallahassee, Florida, provided the opportunity for C.A.R.E. to receive assistance in an area of need. After reviewing the skill programmes offered by C.A.R.E. and the demand currently being made for trainees in the catering and hospitality programme, it was felt that the staff in that area should be the ones to benefit from any available training opportunity.
Mrs. Marjorie Erixson, who has worked in the industry for over 20 years at various large and small properties worldwide, and who currently lectures at Keiser University in Florida, was selected to be the FAVACA facilitator of the two (2) two-day workshops here in St. Lucia. The first workshop which was held at the Royal St. Lucian Resort & Spa on May 21st and 22nd, catered to supervisors of large hotel properties in addition to the C.A.R.E. staff. The second workshop, which was held at the Sandals Regency Golf Resort & Spa catered to line cooks and stewards of smaller properties.
Participants welcomed the opportunity for training and expressed their gratitude for the learning experience. They also offered suggestions for future workshops that they hope Chef Marge will be able to conduct in the near future.