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Fourth annual Kelseyville Olive Festival benefits local nonprofits
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The fourth-annual Kelseyville Olive Festival will benefit a number of nonprofits based in Lake County while showcasing local products.
The festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at the Chacewater Winery & Olive Mill located at 5625 Gaddy Lane in Kelseyville.
The 2013 event will feature vendors offering olive-related and other local products, samples, food, and more, as well as providing educational materials about olives and our local industry.
There is no cost to attend the festival; local wine and beer tasting with a commemorative glass will be available for a $15 fee.
The Lake Family Resource Center will sell the commemorative tasting glasses as well as operating the wine store during the event.
Money raised from those sales will benefit the Lake Family Resource Center, which has been serving Lake County families since 1995 to achieve safe, sustainable, healthy families and community.
Lake Family Resource Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit community benefit organization, and is funded through government grants and community donations, and services approximately 1,400 families and 4,500 individuals each year.
Services provided include early childhood development services, prenatal care and childbirth preparation, assistance to receive low cost health insurance, skill building workshops, emergency housing for survivors of domestic violence and mental health services.
Most services are provided at no cost. For more information visit www.LakeFRC.org or call 707-279-0563.
Event proceeds from the silent auction will benefit the California Women for Agriculture’s Lake County Chapter and their AgVenture and Scholarship Programs.
AgVenture is an innovative concept in agricultural education that promotes understanding between the community and production agriculture. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with and learn from farmers and other local agriculture industry leaders.
The program, open to 12 participants a year, is designed to build a bridge of understanding between those in agriculture and leaders in the community who influence public opinion and policies which directly affect Lake County farmers’ ability to farm.
In its first year AgVenture and CWA received the Lake County Stars award for “Best Idea of the Year.” For more information visit www.LakeCountyCWA.org .
CWA scholarships are awarded to qualified Lake County high school seniors and college students pursuing agricultural related studies.
The CWA believes that providing support for education is important to the continued viability of the agriculture industry.
Applications are available online at the CWA Web site www.LakeCountyCWA.org or from school guidance counselors.
A raffle held during the event will benefit the Kelseyville Education Foundation, an organization dedicated to improving and enhancing the educational experience provided by the Kelseyville Unified School District to the children of Kelseyville Schools.
The Kelseyville Education Foundation was formerly known as the Kelseyville Quality Education Foundation.
It was a busy group of community members who raised money to enhance the educational opportunities for the kids in the Kelseyville Unified School District. In the early part of 2000 the foundation saw a major dip in membership and soon after dissolved.
The Kelseyville Unified School District realized a major decrease in state funding as the state tumbled into recession.
Schools statewide were hit by the economic downturn. In an effort to offset some of the decrease in state funding, the foundation was revitalized, resurrected, and renamed the Kelseyville Education Foundation. For more information, write to 4410 Konocti Road, Kelseyville, CA 95451.
The Lake County Arts Council also will benefit from the event for their part in the poster contest.
The Arts Council’s Main Street Gallery displays the Kelseyville Olive Festival poster contest entries and organizes the judging. In return, the Kelseyville Olive Festival donates a portion of the event proceeds to the organization.
The Lake County Arts Council’s purpose is to advocate, encourage, and develop arts and cultural activities in Lake County by coordinating, developing, sponsoring, and providing assistance in the area of arts and cultural endeavors.
For more information visit the Main Street Gallery, 325 N. Main St. in Lakeport, call 707-263-6658, or visit www.LakeCountyArtsCouncil.com .
Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information about the Kelseyville Olive Festival, contact Livia Kurtz, Rosa d’Oro Vineyards, at 707-279-0483 or visit www.KelseyvilleOliveFestival.com .