Action Items

• Get Involved: Volunteer for a morning, evening or full day shift March 11-12 for the DC Career and Technical Student Organization State Leadership Conference. Support workshops, skill-based competitions and career exploration opportunities for local students.
  
  
• Check out AEF’s annual field trip, Backyard Bound. Over two days, 50 DC high school students and chaperones explored the hotel, arts and culinary aspects of the hospitality industry.
  
  
• Last chance! Register for the Destination DC (DDC) Member Volleyball Tournament on Feb. 14. Don’t miss out on the ultimate team building activity that supports work-based learning programs for students in DC.

AEF’s flagship field trip returned this January. Over 50 students from the DC high schools’ Academies of Hospitality & Tourism, Culinary Arts and Mass Media participated in a two-day adventure across Washington, DC. Emerging professionals experienced both the consumer-facing aspects and behind-the-scenes operations of the hospitality industry, thanks to the support of these partner organizations:

• DC250 Committee
• Arlo Washington DC
• Clyde’s of Gallery Place
• Brittany Edlow Etiquette Training
• DC Public Library
• Encore
• Hargrove from Encore

• Love, Makoto
• Pinstripes Georgetown
• USA Guided Tours
• Well Dunn Catering
• The Washington Improv Theatre
• Yotel Washington DC

DDC hosted its annual Member Open House on Jan. 23. This year, scholars from Roosevelt High School’s Academy of Culinary Arts showcased their culinary skills with a dedicated tasting area, while students from Ballou High School and Coolidge High School Academies of Mass Media captured memorable photos of event attendees.  

Additionally, six of AEF’s Advanced Internship Program interns supported different DDC departments by greeting guests, networking with executives and sharing their experience with AEF. Thank you to everyone who joined and connected with these talented young professionals. 

The annual DDC Member Volleyball Tournament returns to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Feb. 14.

Go head-to-head with teams representing hotels, restaurant groups and other industry colleagues as you compete in a tournament benefiting AEF. Buy a team package, sign up as an individual player or join as a spectator.  

ARTECHOUSE, an immersive digital art experience, has previously explored the depths of our brain and the farthest reaches of our universe. This February, they dive into the mysterious Twilight Zone: Hidden Wonders of the Ocean.

Use code AEF10 to save 10% on your ticket purchase. Thank you to ARTECHOUSE for its continued partnership. Part of the proceeds from this exhibit will benefit AEF.

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