Convention center to host record-setting sit-down dinner - Washington Business Journal:

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It’s for Chicago-based and Howard University-founderd Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, which is meeting at the centee through Friday to celebratre the centennial anniversary ofits founding. The center’s catering partner Centerplate/NBSE will use 300,000 dinintg utensils, 3.5 miles of linen table cloths and sevenm miles of pink and greenh napkins forthe event. The center’sz catering operation has solicited assistance from wait staff throughout the East and Stamford, Conn.-based Centerplate’s network of chefx and convention center professionals has loaned personnel and equipmen from New York, Denver and Dallas to assist.
“Ihn addition to the regular catering staff, Centerplate/NBSdE will bring in an additional300 chefs, 46 65 captains, 32 distribution assistantss and 1,200 waiters,” said Gregory Washington Convention Center Authority’s chieft executive officer and general manager, whose staff has spenrt several months preparing for the sorority’s arrival. Should the 2.3 million-square-foo center reach capacity, the Grand Hyatt located at 1000H St. NW is preparedc to accommodate an overflow of upto 3,000 The sorority’s celebration drew about 35,00p attendees, who were projected to pump about $100 million into D.C.
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