After signing a Property Use Agreement back in 2012, allowing the City of Pullman to build a highway "wayside" on a small portion of Community Action Center's Davis Way property, Executive Director Jeff Guyett (in picture at right) joined Paul Kimmell (second from right) and community members and leaders on May 16th at the site [...]
Chef's Challenge a Success! Chef Lee Wilkins competed against two other local chefs on Sunday, March 25, creating an appetizer and an entree from ingredients commonly found at the Community Food Bank, including a mystery basket that featured tilapia and canned ground pork. Returning competitor Chef Will Wohlfeil of South Fork and Chef Howard Campbell of [...]
Thanks to our great sponsors for supporting this year's Chef's Challenge! And thanks to event partners Paradise Creek Brewery, SEL, and South Fork Public House! Join us Sunday, March 25th, 5 PM, at SEL Event Center Fun cooking competition Silent auction items & prizes Raffle to be a Guest Judge! Appetizers No host beer and [...]
Join local chefs & Community Food March 25! Joan Swensen and Joe Astorino, along with Chef s Adam Koerner, Matthew Lasof, and Will Wohlfeil, invite you to the 2nd Annual Chef's Challenge cook-off for Community Food. SEL Event Center is hosting this fun, fast-moving food event, with silent auction items, drawings and prizes, as well [...]
Almost 900 pounds of Lentil Festival chili is ready to share with households in need in Pullman and Whitman County! Thanks go out to the generous work of the Pullman Chamber of Commerce Lentil Festival staff, Francis Benjamin, and the WSU Center for Civic Engagement! Ashley Vaughan, the WSU-CCE Palouse Fresh Food Project Coordinator, worked with [...]
At a recent Chef's Challenge get together, the 2017 Golden Spatula was awarded to Chef Matthew Lasof for winning the First Annual Chef's Challenge cooking event. Chef Matthew Lasof makes a $100 donation challenge! As he received the Golden Spatula, Chef Matt issued a challenge to those in attendance: he's donating $100 to [...]
On March 26, Executive Chef Matthew Lasof won the First Annual Chef's Challenge, a fun cooking event that raised funds to complete the Community Kitchen here at Community Action Center. Lasof won the coveted "Golden Spatula," something we "cooked up" to present at the event. Chef Matthew Lasof shows his hardware to the group, [...]
Thanks to community members, sponsors, and friends of the Community Kitchen for coming out to the ribbon-cutting and Open House on April 26... We especially want to thank the Bittinger family, Roy & Carole Johnson, and SEL Inc. for their generous support to launch this special place for the community! As was shared at the [...]
The public is invited to an Open House at the new Community Kitchen here in the Community Action Center building! Supported by local individuals, businesses, and regional foundations, the Community Kitchen was built FOR the community, BY the community. Join us Wednesday, April 26, for appetizers, sweet treats and a no-host beer & wine bar [...]
A BIG thank you for First Annual Chef's Challenge success! Thanks to our event sponsors, Paradise Creek Brewery AmeriCorps Vista Washington State University WSU Center for Civic Engagement Gladish Community & Cultural Center Charlie's Produce We would also like to thank the Financial Sponsors (below) who helped us to exceed our $21,000 fundraising goal to complete the Community [...]
