NEW ROCHELLE, NY — The Food Bank for Westchester today announced that it will host its Annual Valentine’s Day Wine Tasting Dinner on Friday, February 5 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 pm at Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown.
With the theme “Take Heart Against Hunger,” the special evening will feature a four-course gourmet meal with selected wine pairings, created especially for the event by Culinary Host and Sponsor Abigail Kirsch Catering Relationships’ Partner Alison Awerbuch and Executive Chef John d’Arcangelo. The wines are generously being donated by the event’s Wine and Spirits Sponsor, Pernod Ricard.
The evening will also include a live auction with items including: Event Level Suite tickets to see singer Adele perform live at Madison Square Garden; Dinner at world-class restaurants including Le Bernardin, Blue Hill at Stone Barns and Oceana; and a suite for 30 people at a New York Mets game. In addition, a Rolex watch from Wilson & Sons, valued at more than $8,000, will be included in a raffle.
“Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to support a cause that is close to all of our hearts,” said Food Bank for Westchester President and CEO Ellen Lynch. “This event gives us an opportunity to help those who struggle every day to put a meal on their own tables. We invite everyone to ‘take heart against hunger.’”
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.
The following tickets and sponsorship packages are available for the Food Bank’s annual Valentine’s Day Wine Tasting Dinner:
· $25,000 Golden Heart Package – Provides 58,139 pounds of healthy food for the hungry for 12 months.
· $15,000 Red Rose Package – Helps feed more than 7,000 food insecure families for 365 days.
· $10,000 Cupid’s Arrow Package – Delivers 11,627 pounds of food to hunger relief agencies for a year.
· $5,000 Amore Package – Supplies nearly 20,000 meals for Westchester residents for a year.
· $500 Sweetheart VIP Ticket(s) – Helps 950 senior citizens receive much-needed meals during the year.
· $350 Patron Ticket(s) – Brings 7,000 pounds of fresh produce to hungry residents over 12 months.
The event’s Red Rose Sponsors are Greenfield, Stein & Senior, LLP; Cupid’s Arrow Sponsors are NewYork-Presbyterian and PepsiCo; Amore Sponsors are Altium Wealth Management, Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Chubb & Son, Grassi & Co., KeyBank, Congresswoman Nita Lowey and Mr. Stephen Lowey, Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, Pernod Richard, Stop & Shop Supermarkets, Amy and Charles Day, Webster Bank, and Kathiryn & Greg Werlinich. Sponsorships are still available.
Event Chairs include: Jean Marie Connolly, Charles Day, and Greg Werlinich. Honorary Chairs include: Scott Boilen and Maria Bronzi. Benefit Committee members include: Sue Norton, Ronnie and Spencer Barback, Patricia and Robert Redis, Jody Rollins, Amy and Bob Scher, Stephanie and Lee Spiegel, and Ellen Rothschild-Taube and Mitch Taube.
Tappan Hill Mansion is located at 81 Highland Avenue in Tarrytown. Tickets and sponsorship packages can be purchased by visiting our website or by contacting Matthew Hammil at (914) 361-4864 or email us.