ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – A team of graduate students who completed a marketing plan for the Honeycomb Restaurant and Bakery in Arkadelphia will have new day jobs at the restaurant on Tuesday, April 23rd.
Clinton School students Aliyah Sarkar of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Cathrine Schwader of Rogers, Ark., Jacob Perry of Fayetteville, Ark., and Nicholas Provencher of Calais, Maine will work at the restaurant for a day as wait staff and guest chefs.
The workday is a culmination of the students’ work this year to help market the restaurant, which employs adults with developmental disabilities in an effort to help them achieve independence in the community.
The lunch specials for the day feature the students’ own recipes including falafels with tzatziki sauce, roast beet salad, spinach and feta quiche, kale and white bean soup, Moroccan chickpea salad, Moroccan potato patty and pita. These specials, along with the Honeycomb’s regular menu, will be served during the restaurant’s business hours from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The students collaborated with Group Living, Inc. and Honeycomb Restaurant and Bakery during the past academic year to create a marketing campaign that highlights the Honeycomb’s food and social mission and increases revenue. The workday is one of many events at Honeycomb that engages the community and creates a fun and fresh atmosphere.
“Team Honeycomb, as the students have named themselves, have been great to work with and are inspiring us to really make Honeycomb the best it can be so that when people come in they can see the work we are doing to provide employment and independence for our clients with developmental disabilities,” said Jane Lucas, the executive director of Group Living, Inc.
The Clinton School team will present the results of their efforts at the Group Living, Inc. monthly board of directors meeting on April 25.
The students’ project is part of the Clinton School’s Practicum program, the first of three field service projects in the Master of Public Service degree program.
About Honeycomb Restaurant and Bakery
Honeycomb Restaurant and Bakery, located at 705 Main Street in downtown Arkadelphia, currently employs 15 individuals with developmental disabilities. The restaurant’s mission is to help those individuals achieve their highest level of independence in the community. The restaurant is part of Group Living, Inc., a non-profit organization providing normalization skills and living assistance to adults with developmental disabilities.
Learn more at the restaurant and its misston at www.honeycombrestaurant.com.
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