Trishelle A.A. Dawson wins BVI Jr Tablescaping Competition
The competition was held at Government House where six took on the challenge, a merger of table setting and tablescaping.
At the end of the evening, Ms Dawson, who was paired with Florist Nadia’s Creative Designs and event designer KJS Events, emerged the winner.
Prizes
Ms Dawson pocketed $2500 for winning the competition.
Meanwhile, Deshawn M.J. DaSilva and Beyoncé T. Moore both won the Janice Nibbs Blyden Trophy for Excellence in Tablesetting.
History of competition
The BVI Junior Tablescaping Competition was formerly known as the Janice Nibbs-Blyden National Table Setting Competition.
Created in 1998 by Mrs. Janice Nibbs-Blyden, the competition was an affiliate event of the Girl's Brigade. The original competition was used as a tool to introduce young people to the hospitality industry and enticing them to choose tourism as a meaningful career.
Competitors, as young as 13 years old, endured weeks of training on table setting standards for tea service, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The rigorous training also included the fanciful art of napkin folding and the precision of place setting.
Today, the table setting competition has been elevated to table scaping which is the art of transforming a simple dinner into an adventure with mind-provoking themes.
Jr Ambassador of Tourism Competition today
Meanwhile, the Junior Ambassador of Tourism Competition is slated for 2:00 pm today at Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium, H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) Campus in Paraquita Bay.
Students from various schools across the territory will debate for the 2022 title of Junior Ambassador of Tourism.
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What's the matter? No technology. No science? This is why we have to import nurses and other professionals because we're creating servants.....politicians where are you.