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Early Bird Ticket: 1 Week Left! 1st Annual Taste, Sip & Support

Presented by the Black Rock Yacht Club. Seeking to end hunger one taste bud at a time!

This week is your last chance to acquire an early bird ticket to Black Rock Yacht Club’s 1st Annual Taste, Sip & Support fundraiser on September 22nd. This community-wide event is open to the public, and everyone is encouraged to attend.

Come meet Connecticut’s finest chefs, winemakers and culinary masters. Attendees will enjoy an outstanding afternoon filled with inspired chef creations, signature cocktails, and exceptional waterfront views.

The 1st Annual Taste, Sip & Support event seeks to end hunger one taste bud at a time, raising funds for the Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Foodshare and Operation Hope, as well as scholarships to the CT Chefs Association and Lincoln Culinary Institute.

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“We’re starting a new annual tradition benefitting those that are food insecure,” said Dan Post-Kennedy, Black Rock Yacht Club’s General Manager. “We invite everyone to come enjoy delicious dishes and inventive cocktails, listen to great music and take in the beautiful views that Black Rock Yacht Club has to offer,”

This 21+ event will take place Saturday, September 22, 2018 from 12-4pm at Black Rock Yacht Club, located at 80 Grovers Avenue in Bridgeport, CT. Early bird tickets are on sale now for $55 through August 31st; $65 starting September 1st. Visit http://blackrockyc.org/fundraiser for tickets and additional details.

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Black Rock Yacht Club would like to thank promotional partners Abbey Tent & Rentals; American Culinary Federation, Connecticut chapter; Connecticut Chefs Association; East Coast Food Distributors; Foodshare; Norwalk Linen Service, US Foods and White Gloves Valet Parking Services, as well media partners, Fairfield Living Magazine/Moffly Media and CTbites.

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