A Message from CRA President & CEO | Sign Up for ProStart Week 2025!

Dear Connecticut Hospitality Community,

ProStart Week is just around the corner, and we're looking for restaurants to get involved! Taking place from March 3-9, ProStart Week raises essential funds to support ProStart, a hospitality curriculum that impacts over 3,000 high school students across Connecticut.

The ProStart Program plays a crucial role in training and inspiring the next generation of hospitality professionals, and is one of several initiatives managed by the Connecticut Hospitality Educational Foundation - all aimed at supporting the future of the hospitality industry.

Sign up to participate in ProStart Week and help support the next generation of talent through programs such as ProStart.

How Your Restaurant Can Participate in ProStart Week: 

• Register to participate by February 14th here.
• Restaurants promote ProStart Week to their customers by asking them to donate $10. 
• Customers receive a $10 gift card or coupon to your restaurant to use on a return visit.
• We'll promote you! Participating restaurants will be featured on our website, social media channels, and in a press release, expanding your reach to a wider audience. 
• Restaurant donates proceeds from the week to the Connecticut Hospitality Educational Foundation.
  
  

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Last year, ProStart Week raised over $20,000! Your participation and donations directly support culinary education and workforce development initiatives across Connecticut. Find out more about ProStart here.

Thank you for your continued support of CHEF! I look forward to more restaurants getting involved and making the 2025 ProStart Week our best yet!

Best regards, 

Scott Dolch
President & CEO
Connecticut Restaurant Association
Connecticut Hospitality Educational Foundation