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22 | October 2015 Besides the more obvious routes, Kugelmann said that he is seeing stu- dents make careers in the food indus- try by taking less traditional paths. "ere are those students who have a dream of opening a good business one day and there are those students who are just looking for a decent job. ere is no one path," Kugelmann said. "One student of mine, Patrick O'Brien, he first came here and be- came so enthralled with our class on garde manger that he immediately went home, fired up his computer and began watching YouTube videos on fruit and vegetable carving. He has gained a skill that very few people in this country have, and foodservice companies have been hiring him to come out to do shows, live carvings. He has been all over the country." Current student, 19-year-old Aisha Williams, hasn't found her niche yet, but she is excited to have an opportu- nity to find it. Williams, who is in her third semes- ter with FTCC, has been described by Kugelmann as one of his most promis- ing students, thanks to her insatiable hunger for knowledge. "Food is something I have always had a passion for," said Williams. "Ever since I was younger I just loved being in the kitchen, so I wanted to learn more in depth about it. e program has been really enjoyable. It really brings out the creative side of me, because I get to ex- periment and do different things. We "I have had students who have in- vested in food trucks, of course. ey're blowing up," Kugelmann said. "Fay- etteville has gone from like zero food trucks, to — I don't know how many — in just like five years … One of my students has just placed an order for a truck. I have three students already who have food trucks that are work- ing. It is popular for a couple of reasons. You have flexibility. If they are doing a big festival in Raleigh, or Wilmington, you can be there. You can go all over the place. You can do a food-truck for $50,000. If you try to open a restaurant from scratch, you could be looking at spending nearly a million dollars." Stay Connected with Public Power. Reliable. Responsive. Local. Low Rates. faypwc.com As a public power provider, PWC is community owned and locally operated. That helps you "stay connected" thanks to benefits like the fastest possible response times, even during storms or other emergencies, and superior reliability. (PWC is one of only three utilities nationwide to earn the American Public Power Association's highest level Reliability Award three consecutive times.) "Public power" means we operate solely for our customers, not shareholder profit, and our residential electric rates are among the lowest in the state. It also means we have stronger connections with our community – keeping revenues right here and providing more jobs for local residents. PWC helps you stay connected with excellent communications and customer service. Our website is a great resource for customers. It includes information on PWC incentive programs that reward customers with bill credits for taking measures to conserve energy and water. These programs help protect our resources and enable customers to save on their utility bills for years to come. Connect to PWC through our Online Account Manager to set up service, check usage and much more. Follow us on Pinterest and Facebook. Photography by Kiara Love John James stirs it up at FTCC.

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