Tasting event raises funds for youth programs

The La Cañada Flintridge, California, Outlook
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The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada, in partnership with the La Cañada Flintridge Educational Endowment Fund and the Community Center of LCF, hosted the sixth annual Wine and Gourmet Food Tasting this past Sunday.

The event, which included a premium wine auction, was attended by more than 700 people at Memorial Park. It raised funds for Kiwanis youth programs and scholarships, as well as long-term funding for public school programs and other youth services. Attendees enjoyed samplings from 20 local restaurants and more than 100 different wines and several gourmet beers.

“We are extremely pleased with the success of this year’s event and feel it was the best one yet,” said Mary Gant, who co-chaired the event with Clyde Hemphill. “The wine selection and the tastings from the restaurants were outstanding. And, of course, we’re so grateful to all the people who helped make this event such a success.”

Throughout the event, Andy Roth of the Glendale Kiwanis Club provided the musical entertainment for the day with his band, Stunt Road.

The La Cañada Flintridge Educational Foundation Endowment Fund continued its close partnership with the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada. “This was another amazing year of generosity from donors and bidders alike,” said Mike Goldberg, LCFEF Endowment Fund Committee chair. “I want to thank the wine auction co-chairs, Craig Miller and Kathy Waller, all the Foundation volunteers and the Kiwanians for their hard work in making this so successful.”

Mayor Steve Del Guercio said, “Once again, our community — led by organizations like the Kiwanis Club, the La Cañada Flintridge Educational Foundation and the Community Center, and all the event’s volunteers, participants, sponsors, generous donors and attendees — has witnessed another special event that highlights the best of La Cañada Flintridge. It was a wonderful day where our community could gather, mingle with friends and neighbors, and help to benefit our schools, our youth, and the programs that serve them.”