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Marine Corps

Base Hawaii

Celebrates

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Coast Guard

Teens Recognize

a Day of

Remembrance

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Connections Uniting Military MWR/Service Professionals Worldwide for 40 Years!

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challenge membership at

large to “volunteer” to support

your IMCEA leadership

team . . . as our leadership

moves through our IMCEA

chairs, we have openings for

all branches of the service

and key leadership positions

at Headquarters IMCEA. We

too are reminding folks of the

IMCEA benefits for its

members, scholarships and

our annual awards programs.

Lastly, we have several

strong and vibrant IMCEA

local chapters continuing to

do great things worldwide.

IMCEA is about you its

members. Keep in touch and

see you around the worldwide

campus!

W ow, if you are like me,

you’re asking . . .

where did the year go?! It

seems like it was just the

freshness of spring and

your IMCEA leadership

team was heads-down

planning for our support

and tradeshow during the

Armed Forces Food and

Beverage Training

Seminar. What a

wonderful year behind us

as we focus on finishing

our calendars for 2016.

IMCEA has a foundation of

membership support;

networking, exchanging ideas

and connecting our industry

and supporting

manufacturers with our

membership. This year the

“drought” of not being able to

meet as membership at large

and focus on issues during

event gatherings was finally

over. Two highly successful

events reunited us with our

membership. Catersource

and the 2016 Armed Forces

Food and Beverage Training

Seminar and IMCEA

sponsored events put IMCEA

members back in contact with

our support team, our

manufactures, suppliers and

the network team of

dedicated industry

professionals. The entire

IMCEA leadership team has

heard nothing but praises on

the heels of both events and

we are passionate about

trying to ensure these

become an annual calendar

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As we close out Fiscal Year

2016, I’d like to personally

thank ALL of our membership

at large . . . thanks for

believing in us, thanks for the

can do attitude, thanks for

telling us how to trust in what

we believe and continue to

carry the ball forward for each

and every one of you!

On a special note, I look

forward to recruiting and

Fiscal Year 2016 Complete!

Check out the latest

tips and trends from

Ventura Foods in our

FYI section, page 6!

This informative

newsletter keeps you

up to date on the

latest information to

keep you at the top of

your game!

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A nnually the Marine Corps presents Food and Hospitality Awards to those facilities that meet all the

operating criteria and comply with the strict Marine Corps Operating standards. All Clubs, Lodges (Inns of the Corps), Restau-rants and Snack Bars across the Marine Corps are eligible to apply for the Awards. On 15 September at the Officers’ Club, Marine Corps Base Hawaii celebrated and recognized their winners of this most prestigious award for fiscal 2015. Commanding Officer, Col Killeen and Base Sargent Major Gregory Hall presided over the presentation of the awards to the deserving staff. For 2015, a total 72 nominations were submitted to Headquarters Marine Corps of which 58 facilities were awarded for their Excellence. Marine Corps Base Hawaii was proud to be the recipient of thirteen facility Awards. This was the day to be recognized and to enjoy being part of a successful team working to serve the Marines and sailors onboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii. To qualify for a Marine Corps Food and Hospitality Award, individual facilities must excel in the following four categories: 1. Excellence in Customer Service, facility must have a proven track record of providing world class customer service. Employee training, action plans and programs need to be dedicated to taking care of our military guests. Letters, guest comments, surveys and staff training are all integral to meeting this criteria.

2. Financial Performance: the facility must, at the minimum, financially break-even or meet the Marine Corps Standard of profitability. In addition, all benchmark

financial indica-tors must be met such as labor cost, cost of goods sold and other expense percent-ages. A

narrative financial plan is also required. 3. Human Resources: facility must show a true investment in its employees. Training, both mandatory and technical, must have been completed as well as management needs to show methods used for employee retention and increased job satisfaction. 4. Operations, facility must show creative, new and exciting ways of completing its day to day mission to take care of our Marine and Sailors and their families. Programs and initiatives to develop new menus, promotions, special events and enhance guest participation is the key. Of course primary to any food service establishment, all NAV MED sanitation and US Army Vet inspections are required to be "Green". At the awards ceremony, the Commanding Officer presented the awards and posed for pictures with each facility representative and commented on his personal experiences with each facility. He took the time to reiterate his appreciation to each manager and thank every awardee for their contribution to serving the Marines and sailors onboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii. MCBH

Marine Corps Base Hawaii Celebrates Awards

By John Nishida, CMCE

Food and Hospitality Award Presentation: Pictured left to right: Cindy Julian, Jim Hamachek, Tyffany Jimeno, Master Sargent Bush (SNCO Advisory Committee Chair), Chef Darrell Kunisaki, Elden Doi, CMCE, Brianne Huddy, Base Sargent Major Hall, Naile Brennan, Commanding Officer, Col Killeen, Janine Nagel, and Kellie McNamara

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Facilities receiving Awards are as follows: -Strikers Grill and Tap (Bowling Center Snack Bar) Manager, Mr. Elden Doi, CMCE -Inns of the Corps Hawaii (The Lodge) Manager, Ms. Mia Ng, Front Office Manager, Ms. Brianne Huddy, Facilities Manager, Mr. Bruce Arai

-Daily Grind Snack Bar Manager, Mr. Jim Hamachek -Lava Java Coffee Cart Manager, Mr. Jim Hamachek -Kahunas Sports Bar and Grill Enlisted Club Manager, Mr. Jim Hamachek -Starbucks Manager, Ms. Janine Nagle -Sam Adams Sports Grill Manager, Ms. Lynn Colville, Chef, Darrell Kunisaki -Flying Leatherneck Inn Manager, Ms. Tyffany Jimeno -Rocker Room SNCO Club, Master Sargent Bush (Advisory Committee Chair) -Aloha KitchenManager, Rusty LaBeau -PACOM Food Court Manager, Ms. Cindy Julian

-Sunset Lanai Consolidated Club Manager, Ms. Cindy Julian -The Officers' Club Manager, Ms. Naile Brennan In addition to the Food and Hospitality Awards, the Marine Corps annually selects a "Club of the Year" Marine Corps wide to serve as a flagship facility for other Clubs emulate. At the presentation, we were proud to announce The Officers Club at Kaneohe Bay as the recipient of this year's Marine Corps "Club of The Year" Award. Under the leadership of Naile Brennan, Manager and Chef Michael, Huang, the Club has excelled with exciting new menus such as artesian pizza, monthly lunch and dinner specials, increase special events, Air Show corporate and VIP chalet catering, and an upgraded Mongolian BBQ buffet and presentation. The club has excelled in assuring compliance with all NAV MED inspections and has been diligent with providing effective alcohol server training to protect our military guests. In addition business has been expanded by providing "fast food" to the MCX Marine Marts and breakfast service to the BOQ. The incremental sales increases have all contributed to the Club success. The staff and management of the Officers’ Club has worked very hard in 2015 and are all well deserving of the Club of the Year Award. Congratulations Officers’ Club Team. We would like to thank the Commanding Officer Col Killeen and Base SgtMaj Hall for taking the time to participate in our ceremony. In addition we would like to thank Mr. Don Figueira, CMCE for his championing of these Awards with our staff and Headquarters as well as to thank Mr. Jeff Chaney, MCCS Director, MCBH for his leadership and guidance throughout the year. Unfortunately, Mr. Chaney was on TAD on the date of the ceremony.

T eens associated with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA)-affiliated youth

program at Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen in Puerto Rico, wanted to do something to recognize the tragedy of the events of September 11, 2001. In an attempt to do something memorable, Milton Ortiz, Youth Director at the youth center at this Coast Guard command, left it to the capable teens to brainstorm with the center members and decide that providing a meal to the active duty members of this busy Caribbean air station

would be the thing to do and much appreciated. Members of the Keystone Club, a club

consistently of older teens at the youth center, took advantage of a half day off from school, doffed their school uniforms, and served nearly 70 meals to service members in the area. Prior to opening the service line for the meal, a moment of silence was observed to reflect on the events that happened 15 years ago and

to honor those during their recognition of the National Day of Remembrance.

Coast Guard Teens Recognize A Day of Remembrance

By Blair Markham Photo by Megan Donahoe

Officers Club Staff receiving the Club of The Year Award from Commanding Officer, Col Killeen

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Program Updates

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Is your Certified Military Community

Executive (CMCE) Certification up for

Renewal?

O ne amazing benefit of your membership with IMCEA is the

ability to become CMCE Certified. The only military Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) certification program that is nationally registered by the National Certification Commission. As with any certification, you have to re-certify every three years. Recertification is easy! All you have to do is fill out the form on our website https://imcea.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cmcerecognition1.pdf and send it in to us. The cost for re-certification is $50. You do not want to let this prestigious certification lapse! For questions about CMCE certification, or your CMCE status, please email imcea@imcea.org.

IMCEA and the National Restaurant Association

have partnered to provide IMCEA members with

ServSafe®

Food Safety and ServSafe Alcohol®

online training and certification at a special discounted

price.

The ServSafe food safety and ServSafe Alcohol online

courses allow you to take training on your own

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