Sea Island Life Magazine Spring/Summer 2014 | Page 28

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DID YOU KNOW?

DISCOVER FUN FACTS AND STORIES ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE ISLAND.
COMPILED BY SEA ISLAND LIFE STAFF
In the summer of 2004, Sea Island hosted the G8 Summit,
an event that shone an international spotlight on the area.

June 8-10. It required months of preparation and planning
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the excitement that surrounds the summit descended on
for sure.”

Fit for a King
Ike Podlesny, butler at The Lodge: “When the

the actual ordering; his associate did it. When his

Lasting Lessons
Blair Webb, Sea Island director of catering and
conference services: “When I came to Sea Island in

A Presidential Cheeseburger
John Helfrich, executive chef at The Lodge: “I was the executive banquet
involved in the planning and execution, schedules, menus, all that stuff. We
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ing from the Food and Drug Administration and then there was someone
from the Secret Service there.
“At one of the meals, [former French President] Jacques Chirac had

allowed to bring food in and what we were
and the magnitude of awareness, there will never
hamburgers down there, so we had to
Summit]. The amount of time for planning and the
but educational at the same time, because we were

room dining. Someone came down

House stewards, who were individuals that served

down the drive at around 80-100 mph.

from their standpoint. It helped to instill some of the
service standards we still have here at Sea Island.”

cheeseburger, too.’ ”

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