World Chefs Day, 20.10.2005 - Activities in
Myanmar
The Myanmar Chefs Association joined again
the celebration of WACS ( World Association of Cooks
Societies ) also in 2005.
The World Chefs Day was celebrated on the 20.10.05,
where the over 8 Million member Chefs of the WACS world
wide are invited to join in any activity which connects
the public with the Chefs in sense of : Charity, Education
, Donations, Vocational activities etc etc.The Myanmar
Chefs Association ( MCA ) divided itself into 2 different
activities:
1.) The General MCA activity
which was driven by Myanmar` s rich Mohingar Breakfast,
a theme which is since many years special and promoted
by MCA.
The MCA donated on the 20.10.05 the total of 2700 portion
of rich Mohingar Breakfast to people in Yangon.
This was in detail to :
Home of aged , - Theinbyu Road ( 900 portion Mohingar
over three days )
This was guided by Culinary Ambassador and honorable
life time member
of MCA, - U Than Lwin ( rtd. MHTT )
b.) Blind School , - Kyimidine ( 300 portion )
c.) Blind School , - Kwegyan - Insein ( 300 portion
)
d.) Handicapped School, - Social Welfare ( 300 portion
)
e.) AAR Vocational Training, 8 Miles, - ( 225 portion
Mohingar )
f.) Eden Handicapped Service Center, - ( 225 portion
Mohingar )
g.) Boys Orphanage, - Kyaik Waing Pgd.- RD ( 225 portion
Mohingar )
h.) Girls Orphanage, - Parami Rd. ( 225 portion Mohingar
)
All these activities were guided by MCA Member Isaac
Gibson, with the support of Chefs Aye Myint, Thu Rain
& Chef Alex.
They were accompanied by Daw Lillian Gyi from Social
Welfare Department ( rtd.)
The Myanmar Chefs Association arrange all Mohingar
in cooperation with Sein Oo Mohingar, the three times
winner of the Traditional Mohingar Festival in Myanmar.
The idea to celebrate parts of the World Chefs Day
2005 in Myanmar, by cooking Mohingar for the people
in need, came from Daw Saw Mon Hnin ( also often called
the Mother of Myanmar Mohingar - after her long newspaper
article on this special Myanmar Breakfast ).
2.) The MCA members held individual activities
, where any hotel, restaurant chef and chefs team
could do up to their own plan and idea celebrate the
World Chefs Day.
Bagan District - Mandalay Section & respective
Chefs
a.) Example from Bagan, where young people were taken
into the Hotels Kitchen and could experience the live
as a Chef ,- design to motivate young Myanmar and
to give an idea what the live and job , " To
Be a Chef " is all about.
b.) In a primary school between Bagan & Popa Mountain
the MCA donated 3000 pencil to the students of the
region.
Thandwe District - Rakhine Section &
Chefs of the Region
a.) 6000 pencil were sent to schools of the district
for young students
More activities were implemented around the country
by members of MCA.
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