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LMP/START TEACHERS
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| Sixth Annual Florida LMP Competition |
The 6th Annual LMP Competition will take place January 25-27, 2009 at Disney’s Grand Floridian.
This exciting, two-day competition will allow competitors to demonstrate their hospitality knowledge by competing in a question-and-answer knowledge bowl, complete room inspections, night audit tasks, analyze two case studies (one in Food and Beverage and the other in Sales and Marketing) as well as demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in planning an event, including the invitation, BEO (Banquet Event Order), menu and floor plan.
To assist the LMP schools competing in the Lodging Challenge, the FRLAEF will cover the cost of your hotel and meals. Click below for rules and regulations.
If your school would like to participate please contact Laura Rumer at laura@frla.org, 321-689-7192 or Amy Parker at aparker@frla.org, 866-288-8820, Ext. 250. Please respond no later than November 28, 2008. A detailed agenda will follow once registration is complete.
Official Guidelines & Rules
Hotel Operations
Hospitality Project
Knowledge Bowl
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| Return Survey Get Free Curriculum |
Enclosed in the October issue of NewsBites was the Fall LMP/START Survey.
The Fall Survey helps The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Educational Foundation (FRLAEF) collect demographic and worksite information from each Florida LMP/START school. The FRLAEF uses this information to help assess needs for the program.
Return your survey to receive FREE LMP/Start curriculum for your classroom.
Please fax your Fall LMP/START Survey to us at 850-224-2871 by November 28, 2008.
Fall LMP/START Survey
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| EI Summer Institute Scholarships |
The Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (EI) offers their five-day EI Summer Institute to high school hospitality instructors to learn more about the lodging industry and energize the classroom presentation of the LMP curriculum.
Institute participants will learn about today's lodging industry from faculty at leading hospitality management schools. In addition to lectures, demonstrations, discussions, small group activities and videos, participants will have the opportunity to tour lodging properties and job shadow industry professionals. There will also be time to network with peers and share teaching tips and best practices for introducing the world of lodging management to students. The registration fee for the EI Summer Institute is $625.
FRLAEF will sponsor participation for at least nine Florida LMP/START instructors to attend an EI Summer Institute. The FRLAEF will supply a stipend of $1000 to each of the EI Summer Institute Scholarship recipients. This stipend must be used to cover costs associated with attending the event.
Applications will be available on our website soon.
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