| May 22, 2010 2:00 pm | to | May 23, 2010 11:00 pm |
Roosters Foundation of Orange County hosting its inaugural Food and Wine Celebration on May 22 - 23, 2010 Event to Benefit Local children’s charities.
500 plus attendees will frolic at the Fairmont Hotel to enjoy wine, food and
fun! This two day fundraising event will feature twenty wineries on Saturday afternoon, May 22nd as a wine tasting celebration and appetizer pairing. Sunday, May 23rd late afternoon, a dining extravaganza, with 18 leading Orange County Chefs & Restaurants joining together for a black tie culinary extravaganza offering guests a sumptuous gourmet five-course meal paired with fine wines in an intimate setting with one of the top chefs in the area. The event features a silent and live auction.
Proceeds will provide funds to feed and support children throughout Orange County. Here in Orange County, more than half a million residents are at risk of hunger – 40% of those are children. Proceeds will benefit local children’s charities and the Roosters Annual Food Drive, which provides much needed food to the less fortunate.
COST: $75 to $400
Fairmont Newport Beach Hotel
4500 MacArthur Blvd.
Newport Beach, CA 92660
ph. 9496773404
WEBSITE: Roosters Foundation of Orange County
Filed under: Fund Raisers with Wine, Food Festivals, Fund Raisers with Food, Events
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About Taste of the Nation
Taste of the Nation’s Impact
Since its inception, Taste of the Nation has supported the most effective nonprofit organizations working to end childhood hunger.
Here are a few examples of how we are making an impact all across America:
- FLORIDA
- Florida Impact, Tallahassee, increased the number of Food Stamp Program applicants by adding automated eligibility screening, benefit assessment, form-filling and mailing features to its toll-free bilingual Food Stamp Helpline. Calls increased sevenfold.
- CALIFORNIA
- California Food Policy Advocates, San Francisco, successfully advocated for expanding school breakfast programs to combat childhood hunger and obesity. The result: $18.2 million in state funds to provide fresh fruit for the program.
- TEXAS
- Sustainable Food Center, Austin, organized farmers markets near WIC clinics and adapted Share Our Strength’s Operation Frontline courses to train WIC staff in nutrition practices and cooking skills. The staff used this knowledge to help clients who live with or are at risk of diet related diseases, including diabetes and obesity.
Our Results
Since Share Our Strength developed its childhood hunger strategy in 2004, our Taste of the Nation grant recipients and state partners have achieved impressive results against our plan to end childhood hunger:
- Distributed 2.5 billion pounds of food
- Served 35 million meals to children
- Served 791,000 kids through privately funded children feeding programs — that’s 23 million meals
- Provided 2.5 million hours of nutrition education or the equivalent of 106,000 days or 15,000 weeks
- Spent 110,000 hours advocating for federal child nutrition programs
*Source: Share Our Strength’s Grants Department
Filed under: Fund Raisers with Wine, Food Festivals, Fund Raisers with Food, Events
| April 17, 2010 |
| 6:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
RHYTHM & VINE
North County’s Music, Wine and Food Extravaganza
Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Westfield North County Fair Mall
Time: 6-9pm and VIP 6-10pm
Tickets: $40 Designated Driver (in advance)
$75 General Admission (in advance)
$125 VIP (in advance)
$90 Designated Drive (at the door)
$100 General Admission (at the door)
$150 VIP (at the door)
Indulge all your senses this spring as Rhythm & Vine, a music and wine festival to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego returns to San Diego North for a one-of-a-kind tasting extravaganza. Held Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Westfield North County Mall in Escondido, the second annual Rhythm & Vine will feature over 60 world-class wineries, spirits and breweries; 35 restaurants and gourmet foods; and some seriously hot live music performances.Music, wine and food lovers will experience the best of all three worlds at this one-day celebration under the stars. Wineries and winemakers at the event from wine growing regions around the world will be represented, along with gourmet cuisine from the finest chefs of North County, an exclusive VIP tent and after-party, wine and lifestyle silent auction and performances from a variety of music genres.
All event proceeds from Rhythm & Vine benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego.
Enjoy a night of music, sipping wine and sampling the best food in the city while supporting the youth of San Diego.
For more information on Rhythm & Vine, please visit www.rhythmandvine.org.
Filed under: Fun, Fund Raisers with Wine, Wine Auction, Dinnertime Live Entertainment, Afternoon Events, Fund Raisers with Food, Food Festivals, Wine Tasting & Classes, Events
| March 19, 2010 6:30 pm | to | March 20, 2010 9:00 pm |
3/19:
-Taste of Pigs & Pinot
-The Pinot Cup
3/20:
-Tournament of the Pig Seminar
-Ultimate Pinot Smack Down
-Gala Dinner
*proceeds benefit Share our Strength and local Healdsburg education*
Hotel Healdsburg
25 Matheson Street
Healdsburg, CA 95448
T 707.431.2800
F 707.431.0414
frontoffice@hotelhealdsburg.com
Filed under: Fund Raisers with Wine, culinary seminars, Guest Chefs, Fund Raisers with Food, Events
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