Leroy Parker opened the meeting 6:20 pm with a prayer.
President Gary Rawson called on VP Rick Kahre to lead us in the Pledge of Allegance, then Rick read the Culinarian Code.
Treasurer Anna Hicks read the Treasurers report, then in the absence of Secretary Cathy Hoormann, Robert Siegel read the minutes from the February meeting at the Loews Vanderbilt Plaza.
Note that both the minutes and the treasurers report are on file with the Chapter Secretary. You may request to review these documents at any time.

General announcements were made, including the SE Conference coming up and the need for volunteers. Noted were the posters at the front reception desk advertising the Songwriters Night at the Wildhorse. Each member was encouraged to take some posters and hang them in their place of business or bring them to restaurants in their community.

Gary announced that April's general meeting would be different. The meeting would be held at Nashville Tech and would be an interim meeting to discuss the S.E. Conference and the plans that have been made. All members that can participate and volunteer in the conference efforts are invited to join us for a rundown and assignments for the jobs to be done.

One final note on SE Conference - early registration ends soon, so please sign up and take advantage of more economic prices.

Introduction was made for Charlie Lyon of United Foodservice Sales.

Chef Dean Pugel's staff prepared a great buffet for our consumption. Many of the items were products of United Foodservice. We are grateful for their service and applaud the efforts. They were great.