{"id":16052,"date":"2016-08-18T05:00:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/?p=16052"},"modified":"2020-12-24T10:09:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T18:09:03","slug":"cooking-for-a-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/cooking-for-a-cause\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooking for a Cause"},"content":{"rendered":"

The invitation-only Yardi Marketing Forum is designed to help professionals excel in marketing multifamily real estate. Attendees participate in focused discussions, interactive training, and engaging social \"YMFcooking\"activities\u2014but first, they designated time to uplift the local community in Seattle.<\/p>\n

For the second segment of this biannual event, clients representing more than 35 companies from throughout the U.S. convened in Seattle. The forum kicked off with a welcome reception at W Seattle before heading to Cooking for a Cause at Blue Ribbon Cooking School<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cooking for a Cause is a corporate team building initiative that benefits local charities. For this event, the Yardi team volunteered to support ROOTS Young Adults Shelter<\/a>, a nonprofit organization that fosters dignity for its clients through access to essential services and a safe place to sleep.<\/p>\n

One of the most essential services is access to a healthy meal. Cooking for a Cause participants prepare top-notch meals for those in need.<\/p>\n

The menu for the Yardi team included shepherds\u2019 pie, grilled lime-marinated chicken and veggies, truffle mac n\u2019 cheese, and chocolate molten lava cake for dessert\u2014all from scratch. The group divided into teams with a chef at each helm to ensure smooth operations and delicious results. Participants peeled, chopped, diced, grilled, and baked together.<\/p>\n

A conga lined helped pass the time as the participants waited on the ovens.<\/p>\n