Annual Valentine’s Day Wine Tasting Dinner to Salute Former Board Presidents
The Food Bank for Westchester is marking 25 years of fighting hunger in Westchester County. In recognition of this monumental achievement, the Food Bank is proud to salute the board presidents who have guided and led the organization. The Annual Valentine’s Day Wine Tasting Dinner will take place Friday, February 7, 2014, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown.
The Food Bank’s ‘Salute to Leadership’ will proudly recognize the combined 25 year contribution and service of the following former and current board presidents: Joseph Masterson (1988 to1990); the Rev. John Duffell (1991 to 1992); Joel Mounty (1993 to 1994); Patricia Murphy (1995,1996, 1997); William Harrington (1998,1999, 2000); William Bernstein (2001 to 2003); Robert Redis (2004 to 2007); Spencer Barback (2008 to 2010); and current board chair, Rick Rakow (2011-present).
Find out what's happening in White Plainsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
“For 25 years the Food Bank for Westchester has been leading the charge to end hunger and improving lives across the county,” said Ellen Lynch, Executive Director. “We are proud to salute the dedication and efforts of all of our volunteers, and board members, past and present.”
As of today, our Gold Sponsor is Greenfield Stein & Senior; Silver Sponsors are BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Hewlett Packard, Morgan Stanley, Rakow Commercial Realty Group, Inc., and Stop & Shop; Bronze Sponsors are First Niagara Bank, Mack-Cali and Webster Bank. Sponsorships are still available.
Find out what's happening in White Plainsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Event Committee members include: Scott Boilen, All Star Marketing Group; Jean Marie Connolly, BNY Mellon Wealth Management; Charles Day, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; Joanne Carroll Homlish; Heather Pellegrino, A Perfect Plan/Event Planning, and Anne Ring, Heritage Communications Group.
All proceeds generated at the event will benefit the Food Bank, the supply and support center for over 265 hunger-relief member programs throughout Westchester, including food pantries, soup kitchens, senior and child day-care centers, shelters and residences. The Food Bank estimates that over 200,000 Westchester County residents are hungry or at risk of hunger. Over half of them are seniors and more than one-third are children under the age of 18.
This special evening, will feature a five-course gourmet meal with selected wine pairings, created especially for the event by our Culinary Host & Sponsor, Abigail Kirsch Catering Relationships’ Partner Alison Awerbuch and Executive Chef John d’Arcangelo. The wines are being generously donated by Pernod Ricard, USA, our Wine & Spirits Sponsor.. The evening will also include a wine raffle and live auction.
Tickets to the February 7th event are $300 each or $3000 for a host table of 10 and may be purchased online at www.foodbankforwestchester.org or by phoning the Food Bank at (914) 418-5204. For sponsorship information, contact Katy Coppinger, Sr. Director of Development, at (914) 909.9610.
The Food Bank for Westchester is located at 200 Clearbrook Rd., Elmsford, NY 10523.
###
About the Food Bank for Westchester
Incorporated in 1988, the Food Bank for Westchester is one of eight regional food banks in New York State. It acquires, warehouses and distributes more than 7.4 million pounds of food annually to 265 frontline hunger-relief programs, including food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, day care and residential programs serving the estimated 200,000 Westchester residents who are hungry or at risk of being hungry. Based in Elmsford, NY, the Food Bank is located in a 36,000sf warehouse and is home to Westchester’s largest refrigerator and freezer. For more information, visit www.foodbankforwestchester.org.
