AIDING AND ASSISTING THE PRESENT AND FUTURE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETE CULINAIRE PHILANTHROPIQUE, INC. AND OTHERS IN THE CULINARY PROFESSION WHO MAY, FROM TIME TO TIME, BE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CAUSED BY ILLNESS, DEATH, DISTRESS OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ANY OTHER BENEVOLENT PURPOSES DEEMED WORTHY BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.