Cooking with the Zetas During COVID-19 Finer Fundraising
By Dr. Dorothy Theogene Tau Pi Zeta Chapter Antapokritis With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the normal functions of the entire world has changed. The world has had to learn to adapt to the new changes that this virus has brought forth. Of course, this has changed how Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
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functions on an international level, which, of course, trickled down to the local chapters. With the newfound changes of social distancing and mandated face masks, Tau Pi Zeta Chapter of the Sorority located in Riverview, Florida, has been left with finding new Center for Disease Control (CDC) safe modalities to continue the activities that facilitate the mission of Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood and Finer Womanhood. With this in mind, the chapter decided to find a creative activity that would not only generate the funds needed to service the community, but also enrich those involved. The Tau Pi Zeta Chapter created a fundraiser in collaboration with a mental health workshop that was safe, fun, informative and very profitable for the chapter.
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The Riverview Zetas invited Chef Lennise Germany from LivyO’s Catering Company to teach a live virtual cooking class and also incorporated a “Zeta Sings the Blues” workshop to expose participants to tools that would benefit their mental and physical health. The participants were given a shopping list prior to the event in order to purchase all the necessary ingredients to create Chicken Florentine along with vegetarian and pescatarian substitutions. As an incentive for participation, each $20 ticket purchased also entered the participants in a raffle for the chance to win some amazing prizes. After months of quarantine and social distancing, this fundraiser not only raised funds, but also raised the spirits of the participants.
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