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SHENANGO PRESBYTERIAN SENIOR CARE CHEF PROVIDES HEALTHY COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, NUTRITION EDUCATION FOR "ROYAL FAMILY KIDS CAMP"

WHAT:Cura Hospitality Executive Chef William (Bill) Hockenberry of Shenango Presbyterian Senior Care (New Wilmington, PA) will educate children ages 12-17 attending the Royal Family Kids Camp on the benefits of healthier eating through a unique cooking demonstration featuring foods that contain less fat and sodium, a low glycemic index, a greater source of fiber and powerful antioxidants that may help to fight off disease.  Featured foods include:  chicken and sesame noodles, hummus, tabbouleh and strawberry basil sorbet.  Chef Bill will also address healthy eating on the run, healthy snacks for kids and nutrition facts vs. myths. 

The cooking demonstration is a fundraiser for the Royal Family Kids Camp, an organization that extends Christian love and care, with adults modeling a non-violent, positive way of life as an alternative to many of the negative, abusive situations which abused and neglected children have faced.

Chef Bill is well known for his recent win during an “Iron-Style” Chefs Challenge sponsored by the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) at its national meeting and exhibition held at the Philadelphia Convention Center, October 12-15, 2008.

About Chef Bill Hockenberry, Executive Chef, Shenango Presbyterian SeniorCare

Chef Bill graduated from the Pennsylvania Institute of Culinary Arts in Pittsburgh and has been an executive chef in the on-site food service industry since 2002. Prior to joining Cura Hospitality, Chef Bill was the pastry and executive sous chef at the Riverside Inn in Cambridge.  Certified in food and beverage management, safety and sanitation, Chef Bill won V.I.C.A.’s district ten culinary arts competition and two-time winner of the state culinary competition.  Chef Bill is proficient in all styles of cooking and puts on cooking demonstrations for the Shenango Presbyterian residents including: healthy grilling, one ingredient dishes, “Top Ten” power foods for health and fitness.

WHEN: Monday, March 30, 2009, 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: First Assembly of God Church, 2021 Pulaski Road, New Castle, PA 16105