ACF Term Life Insurance Benefit

All ACF members in good-standing automatically receive a complimentary Term Life Insurance Benefit, insured by The Guardian Life  Insurance Company of America, New York, NY.

The benefit currently offered to members in good standing by the American Culinary Federation is:
• Death Benefit Amount: $5,000 death benefit
• Benefit Reduction: If the member is between the ages of 65  and 69, the policy provides a $2,500 death benefit                                                   
• Benefit Reduction: For Members age 70 and older, the policy provides a $1,000 death benefit

Please remember the following:
Membership Death Benefit:  If you die while covered by this benefit, Guardian will:
(1) Need to receive a certified copy of Death Certificate;
(2) Pay the appropriate death benefit amount to the beneficiary named by you on the signed and dated form on file at the American Culinary Federation.
 
You may change the beneficiary
(1) By contacting the American Culinary Federation at 1-800-624-9458 to request the change in writing.
(2) fill out and sign the required form, and
(3) Send it back to the American Culinary Federation.

Attached is the required beneficiary form.
life_insurance_form.pdf

Guidelines for Publishing
Articles, Events and Announcements
on the Chefs de Cuisine website and newsletter

Deadlines
The deadline for submitting articles for the newsletter is the 29th of the month (for publication in the following month’s edition ). All submissions should be sent to Mark Williams at mhwill@sbcglobal.net.

The newsletter is sent to selected board members for proofing by the 5th of the month and is sent to Kinko’s for printing and mailing no later than the 10th of the month

Meeting and Event Guideline
Announcements of meetings and events will be published on the web site and in the newsletter under the following guidelines:

It is desirable to publish all known and tentative events and meetings on the web site calendar as soon as the date is known. The minimum requirements for accepting a submission are:
•    Event Name
•    Date
•    Name of person responsible for submitting or confirming information – this is key for hte newsletter editor getting updates later on. Location information, starting times, agendas, costs, etc. can be supplied at a later date.

 Full information minimum requirements are:
•    Full description of event
•    Location, including street address and city
•    Start time
•    Contact information for event – name, phone and/or e-mail
•    Cost
ο    Member
ο    Junior Member
ο    Guest
Additional information you may wish to provide might include:
•    Location directions
•    Host of event
•    Agenda
•    Attached forms, brochures, etc.
•    Guest speaker biography
•    Photos

Newsletter Mailing Policy

•    Electronic versions (HTML and plain text) of the newsletter will be sent to all members having a valid e-mail address
•    Paper versions of the newsletter will be sent via US Mail ONLY to those members for whom we have a valid postal address AND do not have a valid email address.
•    No paper version will be mailed to individuals whose membership has lapsed for more than 6 months. (Some exceptions apply – retired, honorary, national officers, etc.)

Any questions regarding newsletter and web posting policy should be sent to Mark Williams @ mhwill@sbcglobal.net.

An R.S.V.P. would be appreciated, however an R.S.V.P is NOT required, just show up.
To R.S.V.P., contact the Forest Park Hospitality Department at 314-644-9751.