Welcome to the newest member of our team: Chef Amadeus.

 

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The Christian Adventure Network Announces Newest Leader

Chef Amadeus Accepts Executive Chef Position

 

St Augustine, Florida (September, 2023) – Hosting more than five hundred missions a year, the Christian Adventure Network, known as 10 CAN, Inc., feeds thousands of people annually. The Executive Chef will have the responsibility of overseeing food quality and consistency. “The success of every mission hinges on the food” said Dr. Matthew Burke, Executive Director of the not-for-profit 10 CAN, Inc.

 

A goal of the Christian Adventure Network is to heal, empower, and enlist past and present military and first responder personnel to fulfill their calling in helping others. 10 CAN focuses on raising future defenders, restoring families, search and rescue, wildlife conservation, and building friendships with fellow warriors.

 

10 CAN is one of the fastest growing organizations in the US. Their back-to-basics healing strategies found in the book Saving Heroes is their suicide prevention formula. Dr. Burke developed Hoorah Therapy to reach warriors who are built differently. “Many warriors heal through outdoor missions. It gives them focus and purpose. For them, soft therapies like yoga or art does not work – yet most medical communities force participation in these ineffective modalities” said Dr. Burke.   

 

“It’s important to feed the body as much as the mind and spirit” said Dr. Burke. A top priority in mission planning is food. When, where, what, how, and why are vital to the planning process. Chef Amadeus will not only ensure the success of every mission, but he will train and lead a team of volunteers who will deploy under his command.

 

“We use certain foods to lock-in memories for youth after they successfully harvest an animal at our hunting camps” said Jon Parks, Hunting Division Director for 10 CAN, Inc. Dr. Burke refers to this in his book Saving Heroes as a “ratatouille moment”. Tapping into the five senses is a great way to combat mental health issues. “Food brings back so many wonderful memories for our warriors” said Chino Batista, President of 10 CAN, Inc. “Living off the land is wonderful for a short period of time, but a hot meal at the end of a wilderness survival challenge is encouraging while embracing the suck” said Steve Claytor, Wilderness Division Director of 10 CAN, Inc.  

 

Chef Amadeus will undergo three months of on-the-job training with Steve Claytor and camp Chef Marco Kinsman. Marco has been cooking for the Christian Adventure Network for nearly five years and knows what it takes to feed the masses. Timing, preparation, and quantity are important.

 

Chef Amadeus’s interview for the Executive Chef position began at the Orange Lake Mud Boat Run when Tiffiny Sanders recruited him to cook gator gumbo for nearly three hundred guests. Chef Amadeus then attended an Everglades Adventure, cooking for fifteen members during an inaugural python hunt.

  

“There is something so unique about being able to sit down and have a meal during a 10 CAN warrior camp event.  To be able to break bread, share stories, and build bonds is a crucial aspect of the Christian Adventure Network as well as the healing and story sharing of warrior experiences both past, present, and those to come" said Army Master Sergeant Michael R. Kiser II, Joint Task Force Director for 10 CAN.

 

The services provided by the Christian Adventure Network combines love and passion for God, America, family, and the great outdoors. To do better as a nation, we must first do better as individuals. Serving others provides a helpers high, which within itself heals moral wounds. It is with honor and distinction that we bring on Chef Amadeus to save heroes, raise warriors, and restore hope through food.
 

For more information, visit www.10canoutdoors.com and follow in social media at @10CANinc.

 

 

MEDIA CONTACT: 

Matthew R. Burke, Ph.D.

Executive Director, 10 CAN, Inc.

352-219-1138

Founder@10canoutdoors.com