Forging Ahead:
Equipping food providers to sustain and excel when they’re needed most
Washington Food Coalition Annual Conference presented by Northwest
Harvest
September 15-17
Wenatchee Convention Center
About the conference:
Each year, the Washington Food Coalition hosts a conference, offering workshops on a variety of topics
relevant to emergency food providers including nutrition, fundraising, operations, and food safety.
Ready to Register? Click here!
Interested in Learning More? Click here!
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Forging Ahead - Registration Complete your registration for the Washington Food Coalition 2010 Conference by selecting the items below. Select the items you wish to purchase and push the "Add to Cart" button for each one. Your web browser will automatically open a separate Paypal window and you can continue to add items to your cart. When you have selected all the items you wish to purchase, you can click on the window with your Paypal cart, where you can pay securely online with your credit card or through an existing Paypal account.
Please note, if you plan to join us for Thursday night's "Patio Dinner", be sure to add Thursday Dinner ($10) to your cart as a separate item! (We are asking attendees to pay for only a portion of this dinner.)
Accomodations are not included in any of our registration packages. You must arrange your own accomodations. Click here for more information.
If your organization is not currently a member of the Washington Food Coalition, this is the perfect time to join and enjoy 44% savings on your 2010 Conference Registration. Questions, contact Julie Washburn at julie@wafoodcoalition.org or by calling 1.877.729.0501.
You can also download and print our conference brochure which includes registration by mail options here.
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Forging Ahead - More About the Conference
Each year, the Washington Food Coalition (WFC) hosts a conference, offering workshops on a variety of topics relevant to emergency food providers including nutrition, fundraising, operations, and food safety. This year the focus is on Forging Ahead:
Equipping food providers to sustain and excel when they’re needed most.
Attendees will have the opportunity to develop new collaborations, share information about tools and resources, hear about new and innovative programs and services, and network with others who share in their commitment to alleviate hunger.
The conference will feature a mix of keynote, plenary and breakout sessions.
On Thursday, our keynote speaker will be Michael Nye, developer of the exhibit "About Hunger & Resilience". Learn more about Michael's work and mission by clicking here.
On Friday, our plenary speaker will be Reverend Kirby Unti,who is the pastor of St. Matthews Lutheran Church, the 2007 Citizen of the Year in Renton, and the founder of multiple social service programs. Learn more about St. Matthews by clicking here.
We are also offering a variety of exciting tours at local wineries, organic farms, and food banks as well as a bonus workshop on Wednesday. This mixture provides an experience that is both informative and fun!
Breakout sessions include: Social Networking, Marketing and Branding Your Organization, Telling Client Stories, Meal Program Support, Food Safety & Nutrition, Cultural Diversity, Best Practices, Community Gardens, Client Card Database Training, Tips & Tricks of Excel, and more. Back by popular demand are top-rated presenters Korey Korfiatis and Amy Lewis.
CONFERENCE LOCATION:
Wenatchee Convention Center
121 N Wenatchee Ave
Wenatchee, WA
509.622.4411
WenatcheeCenter.com
ACCOMODATIONS:
We
have reserved a block of rooms at:
Coast Wenatchee Center
Hotel
201 North Wenatchee Avenue
(509)662-1234 OR
(800)663-1144
Tell them you are with the
Washington Food Coalition- Rates of $70 for one person in a room and $90 for two people are available until
September 1.
The hotel is located next door to
the Wenatchee Conference Center. Parking is
available on-site.
SOME OTHER HOTELS:
There
are many places to stay in the Wenatchee Area. Here
are a few that are near the Convention Center:
· Best Western, 1017 N. Wenatchee Ave.,
509-888-8999
· Comfort Inn, 815 N. Wenatchee Ave.,
800-424-6423
· Econo Lodge, 232 N. Wenatchee
Ave.,509-663-7121
· Travelodge, 1004 N. Wenatchee Ave.,
800-235-2165
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
· Wednesday - tours and special training from 2 pm-6pm
Tours include: Tiny's Organic Farm, Gibbs Organic Produce, Stutzman Ranch, Stemilt Olds Station Packing Plant, Saint Laurent Estate Winery, Community Cupboard & Downtown Leavenworth
· Thursday - Keynote address, breakout sessions and dinner event from 9am-7pm
Breakout sessions on Thursday include: small food bank hot topics, Social Networking & Marketing Tactics, Training on the 990, Disaster Preparedness, Marketing for Food Programs, Inspiring Clients to Eat Better, Recipes for Success, Advocacy Information, Bringing gardening, fresh veggies & healthy eating to you & your clients, Volunteer management, Tips & tricks of Excel, ClientCardFB Training, Engaging food providers in providing summer meals to hungry kids, Quickbooks 101, Nutrition in your Food Bank AND MORE!
· Friday - Plenary address and breakout sessions from 9am-1:30 pm
Breakout sessions on Friday include: Tips & tricks of Powerpoint, Meal planning, Bringing food in: Community Gardens, Gleaning & Farming, Food Safety, Grantwriting workshop, Capacity challenges and solutions within WA hunger relief system, Personal Development, Ethnic Food Favorites, Class, Race & Culture, Movie Viewing Session, Meals program roundtable AND MORE!
STAY THE WEEKEND! There are many exciting events going on in the Wenatchee area after the conference, including...
Rockin' Rick at the Munchen Haus September 17-19th in Leavenworth
Gazebo Entertainment September 18-19th in Leavenworth
Wenatchee River Salmon Festival September 18-19th
Leavenworth Crush Festival September 18th
And much more! Get all the details here
Click
Here for more information on the
Wenatchee Area
We look forward to seeing YOU at the conference!
Questions? Contact
us at info@wafoodcoalition.org
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