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“I was furloughed from my job at Sassella and I wasn’t working for about a month. My head chef Gerritt Bravata suggested that I check out World Central Kitchen. Executive Chef Christian Pontiggia had been in touch with SFCC Lead Instructor and Chef Jerry Dakan about the World Central Kitchen project, and I suppose Christian suspected that I would be rather bored at that point. Everything coalesced at once. Jerry asked me to come in, asked me what my availability was, which was basically 100%, and I ended up volunteering full time. Under the direction of Sunrise Springs Chef Rocky Durham, I coordinated our distributing and packaging, dealing with the logistics of pushing 2,600 meals out the door in a day. I was kind of proud of myself for being able to roll with the punches, deal with logistical issues, and coordinate a kitchen of volunteers. In my time there, I think we did a little over 30,000 meals in about a month … Before this, my anxiety was through the roof. I was having panic attacks. I was quarantined by myself in my apartment in Santa Fe and I did not have much social interaction during the first half of quarantine. All of that went away immediately when I started volunteering. My stress headaches went away when I started moving my joints again and my psychological and physical issues went away.”
~ Nate Clements, SFCC Culinary Arts Program graduate, line-cook at Sassella
At SFCC you will find your path to academic and job success. Discover outstanding faculty, excellent programs, affordable tuition and support throughout your journey. Enroll at SFCC to advance your career, complete a certificate or associate degree, or transfer to a four-year institution.
