Fundraiser Will Highlight Chocolate, Silent Auction, High School Arts

The Second Annual Chocolate Extravaganza at on June 30 will raise funds for the Pinole Valley High School Conservatory of the Arts.

The event will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Christ the Lord Church, 592 Tennent Avenue. Guests are welcome to sample a huge variety of delicious chocolate items, fresh fruit for dipping in a flowing chocolate fountain and participate in a silent auction. Entertainment provided by PVHS Conservatory of the Arts.

Tickets $20 in advance or $25 at door. Guests can help decide on a People's Choice Award for the favorite chocolate treat. Contact Linda Bressen at 925-917-0781 or Ann Roberts at 510-724-2527 for information or visit christthelordpinole.org.

Last year the Extravaganza raised about $1,200.

Christ the Lord Episcopal Church is a progressive congregation that emphasizes the Anglican Communion principles of "scripture, tradition and reason." It offers outreach to the homeless, the elderly, and young children and their mothers. The church is part of the Episcopal Church of the United States.