This past weekend while you were engrossed in the news about the Royal Wedding or the death of Bin Laden, Gossip Genie was in the midst of a historical event, the 10th Annual National ProStart Invitational in Overland Park Kansas. The National ProStart Invitational is composed of two distinct competitions: the culinary and management competitions. First-through fifth-place winning teams from each of the two events are awarded medals and scholarships to pursue a career in the restaurant and foodservice industry.
During our 2.5 day stay in Kansas we interviewed over 150 students – which you can watch here in the 73 videos we uploaded to YouTube. We were tweeting and facebooking in real time so everyone at home could follow their team’s progress. We snapped 380 pictures which you can see on the ProStart Facebook page and flooded Twitter with over 500 tweets & retweets all with the hashtag #ProStart. It was a very exciting weekend and through our Facebook application Livestream, everyone at home could watch the awards ceremony and hear the winners announced at the same time as everyone present at the event. Social media gave a presence to the people who could not attend but very much wanted to be there. Through our extensive documentation, the 10th Annual National ProStart Invitational will be an event that lasts well beyond May 1, 2011.
Congrats to the winning team, California (Newport High School) and everyone else involved.
Gossip Genies at the end of our weekend trip – *note this was required attire
