MHS Future Biz Leaders Launch “Touchdown Catering”

by Toni Lloyd-Davies

(January 10, 2007) How hard is it to prepare for a Super Bowl Party? How many people are out days before the “Big Game” to shop for one of the greatest sporting events of the year? For those of you who feel it is a complete hassle, you do not have to worry anymore. Touchdown Catering, the latest American Enterprise Project for the Mamaroneck High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), is here to help.

The American Enterprise Project is an annual program and competition that FBLA participates in every year. The challenge is to start your own business and teach another group or club about how that business works. For example, last year FBLA started a candy business in association with the group Free the Children. (See: Future Business Leaders Help Fight Child Labor Cycle.) This year, all the members of the American Enterprise Project have agreed to work with the group S.T.A.N.D. (Students Taking Action Now Darfur).

Marco Lourenco, owner of Village Pizza and Pasta helps FBLA members Talia Ram, Elias Everett, and Tom Delvito decide on menu and prices for their project.

WHAT YOU CAN GET Chips and Dips: Avocado Dip Salsa Tortilla Chips Pretzels Mixed Nuts Crackers Cheese-Itz Goldfish Canned Olives Heroes (2-6 ft.) American Combo Italian Combo Other Snacks: M&M’s Hershey Bars Drinks: 12 pack of canned soda 2 liter soda bottles of choice Poland Spring Water To order, Cactusebe2day@aol.com or (914) 907-3858.

“We believe it is a great cause, to help a nation in a struggle,” said Isabelle Morse-Dias, corresponding secretary of the American Enterprise Project and president of Mamaroneck’s FBLA chapter. “We want to help as many people as we can through a project like this.”

The American Enterprise committee is led by Elias Everett, a vice president of Mamaroneck’s chapter of FBLA. Twelve members and two advisers are working with him. They meet weekly taking careful steps towards Game Day. “Every member and adviser is completely dedicated to their part of our project,” said Mr. Everett. “I feel we have made great progress over the short amount of time we have been given to prepare for the Big Game.

For the first time, FBLA has taken a new approach to this project by beginning a food delivery service for Super Bowl Sunday known as “Touchdown Catering.”

“We feel our business is special because we don’t just prepare the food, we deliver it too,” said Matt Kanterman, parliamentarian and chapter historian. “We want customers to feel we are trying as hard as we can to satisfy them.”

Ads have been placed in local banks and other establishments in the Larchmont and Mamaroneck area. A variety of sandwiches, chips, and dip are available. “We plan on taking dozens of orders,” said Karen Everett, co-advisor of the committee. “Hopefully we can raise a substantial amount of money and help those in need in Darfur.”

To order, email: Cactusebe2day@aol.com or call: (914) 907-3858.

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