Neighbor News
Evening with Exeter's Chefs Raises Over $60,000 for Scholarship Fund
Taste of Exeter Featured Restaurants, Brewers, Wine, Desserts and Community to Benefit the Exeter Area Scholarship Fund
EXETER__The community came together to raise over $60,000 for the Exeter Area Scholarship Fund during an Evening with Exeter’s Chefs in December.
“Everyone who attended the event that evening brought a great spirit and camaraderie that made the night very special for the scholarship recipients, chefs and community members who worked to create a wonderful experience,” said Exeter resident Lara Bricker, who helped curate the event. “It was a wonderful night for our Exeter community.”
All of the expenses of the event are covered by Nancy Phillips and Rob Burns, the trustees of the Exeter Area Scholarship Fund, which means that 100% of the proceeds will be awarded to students.
Find out what's happening in Exeterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The Exeter Area Scholarship Fund is different in that it seeks to provide opportunities to local students who have been overlooked for traditional scholarships as well as those with challenging backgrounds and unique circumstances. Three past recipients of the scholarship spoke at the December 5th event about the life changing impact the scholarships they were awarded have had on their life.
The event featured five of Exeter’s top chefs who served amazing offerings from their signature restaurants. The Chefs included Lee Frank of Otis, Paul Callahan of Vino e Vivo, Tim O’Brien of Cornicello, Bradley Wallace of Sawbelly and Margaret Forêt with her students from the Seacoast School of Technology Culinary Arts Program. Wine from Trends along with beer from Czar’s Brewing, Exeter Brewing and Sawbelly were presented as well as desserts from Clyde’s Cupcakes and La Cascade du Chocolate.
Find out what's happening in Exeterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The Exeter Area Scholarship Fund was pleased to partner again with TEAM who helped plan the event, delivered music from the Marcus Rabb Jazz Quintet, and donated a portion of all sales from the art gallery to the fund.
Sponsors of this year’s event included: Enxing Kia, Volvo Cars of Exeter, McFarland Ford, Hampton Ford Hyundai, Newburyport Bank, Brinker Capital, Baystate Financial, Nancy Phillips Associates and Pairpoint Group.
The event will return in 2024 on Tuesday, December 10. Details and ticket information will be released in early fall.
