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ATTENTION: News / Community
/ Life / Photo and Assignment Editors
THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF FRUITCAKE!
George Brown College Present
"PEACE OF CAKE 2006"
(Toronto, December 4, 2006) - It's the time of year again for the faculty,
staff and students at George Brown College to get to work in the kitchens
of GBC's Chef School to bake an impressive selection of delicious
holiday goodies in the spirit of giving.
Led by Pastry Chef Ian Gallacher, Coordinator of the Pastry Arts Program,
the College's volunteers will be joined by volunteers from the Canadian
Armed Services to assemble nearly 1,500 gift baskets filled
to the brim with the best treats of the season, including Director of
the Chef School,
John Higgins' famous fruitcake, created when he worked
at Buckingham Palace. This year, the PEACE of Cake baskets will be distributed
to war
veterans at Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto's Pathways to Education, Yonge
St. Mission and the Salvation Army's Regent Park Charity Kitchen.
The media are invited to attend:
WHAT:
PEACE of Cake
Volunteers from George Brown College
and Canadian Armed Forces will bake and package 1,500 PEACE of Cake gift
baskets
WHEN:
- Saturday December 9, 2006. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Baking and decorating of the goodies
- Sunday, December 10, 2006. 9 a.m.
- 12 p.m.
Packing the treats into the Peace Baskets
WHERE:
George Brown College
Centre for Hospitality and Tourism Building
300 Adelaide Street East
Toronto
Statistical snapshot:
- Ingredient list for Higgins' Famous Fruitcake:
- 50 kg butter
- 50 kg sugar
- 1,500 eggs
- 55 kg flour
- 60 kg cherries
- 60 kg mixed peel
- 60 kg raisins
- Two big dashes of volunteers and a large pinch of
the spirit of giving
- The
gift baskets will also include fudge, brownies, an army of ginger bread
teddy bears and many kilos of Christmas cookies (but, surprisingly,
NO partridges in pear trees!).
For further information, and to arrange interviews or photo opportunities,
please contact Steven Heipel, George Brown College,
416-415-5000, ext. 2268, sheipel@georgebrown.ca or Suzanne
Caskie, George Brown College,
416-415-5000, ext. 3882, scaskie@georgebrown.ca.
Visit George Brown PEACE of Cake web
site
About George Brown College
Toronto’s George Brown College has established a reputation for equipping students with the skills, industry experience and credentials to pursue the careers of their choice. From its two main campuses located across the downtown core, George Brown offers 148 full-time and 1,600 continuing education programs across a wide variety of professions to a student body of approximately 63,000 (including those enrolled in full-time, part-time and continuing education programs). Students can earn diplomas, post-graduate certificates, industry accreditations, apprenticeships and four-year bachelor degrees.
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For more information, please contact:
Paul Zanettos
Media Relations Consultant
George Brown College
Office: 416-415-5000 ext. 3428
Mobile: 416-893-5435
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College
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Revised: December 5, 2006
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