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Local Youth Organization To Host Culinary Arts Event for Young Entrepreneurs

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2 years ago

October 20, 2022

By: Krystal Yeadon

Entrepreneur Centers 4 Youth (EC Youth) will host its Entrepreneurs in Culinary Arts on Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 from 2 pm to 5 pm at Jenkins Institute For Children (3923 Azalea Drive, North Charleston, SC 29405). Youth, families, entrepreneurs, business professionals, and educators are invited to attend and learn about the culinary arts industry and different aspects of business.

The event will feature culinary demonstrations by local chefs, who will talk, prep, plate, and serve their dishes. Entrepreneurial speakers will share their business stories. Vendors in the It Takes A Village Information Zone will provide information on college, education, health and wellness, voter registration, and voting and will feature the kids zone. There will also be networking opportunities, food trucks, and giveaways. A suggested donation of $5 can be given on Eventbrite under Entrepreneurs in Culinary Arts.

Interactive culinary chef demos will be conducted by Culinary Arts Instructor and Chef Elizabeth Brinson of the Burke High School CTE Department, Chef Ramon C. Weldon of Elementals, LLC Private Chef Services, and Chef Kevin Greene (“Frydaddie”) of ChuckTown Mobile Seafood, LLC. Entrepreneurial speakers will be Chef Charlotte Jenkins, former owner of Gullah Cuisine, Daryl Milligan of Trident Technical College Business Department, Krystal Yeadon of Krystal Klear Productions, ReZsaun Lewis of Lowcountry Youth Services, Political Activist Donna Brown Newton, and Denise Fugo of the College of Charleston School of Business. Topics will entail culinary arts, starting a business, marketing, mentorship, politics, and building a business that lasts. Roper St. Francis Physician Partners is sponsoring the kids zone, which will feature arts and crafts, games, and safety lessons. They will provide information on colorectal and breast cancer awareness.

An Oyster Roast and Fish Fry Fundraiser prepared by ChuckTown Mobile Seafood, LLC will take place from 4-6 PM. A suggested donation of $20 can be given on Eventbrite under Oyster Roast and Fish Fry Fundraiser. Some proceeds will go toward EC Youth programs and scholarships. Vendors and sponsors are still being accepted. EC Youth t-shirts can be purchased at the event. For COVID-19 protocol, masks are recommended.

EC Youth usually holds entrepreneur and financial literacy events in January, June, and October with speakers who educate attendees on starting a business, strategic planning, law, marketing, accounting, banking, money management, politics, and other business sectors. The organization also has a Learn Earn, Earn Learn (L.E.E.L.) Program that allows youth participants to earn stipends made possible through sponsors and grants for attending school, meeting with their mentors and tutors, volunteering, and working on their portfolio for planning for their future. The EC Youth theme is Education + Entrepreneurship = Dreams Come True.

Entrepreneur Centers 4 Youth (EC Youth) was established to expose youth ages 17 and younger to entrepreneurship. Its mission is building youth entrepreneurs and entrepreneur centers, too. Each youth is their own center. Youth are taught the tools of entrepreneurship, which are education, volunteering, mentoring, tutoring, apprenticeships, vending, scholarships, and more, and how to use them. EC Youth has an ultimate goal of educating youth about financial literacy.

For more information about the event or EC Youth, contact Pleshette Grant at (843) 640-0467 or ECYouth1@gmail.com or visit the EC Youth Facebook page.