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Lake County Wine Auction distributes $95,000 to local organizations
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Wine Alliance on Wednesday distributed $95,000 in proceeds from the 2017 Wine Auction to five area high schools and 17 other Lake County organizations.
Distribution of this year's donations took place at a festive event on Wednesday evening at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro in Kelseyville.
The event was attended by more than 50 representatives of the beneficiaries and sponsors.
Distributions for 2017 were as follows:
– The five comprehensive high schools of Lake County for their arts programs;
– The Lake County Sheriff’s Activity league for their anti-bullying program;
– United Christian Parish for its food pantry;
– Totes4Teens to support children living in poverty;
– Lake County senior centers for meals on wheels;
– Worldwide Healing Hands for Lake County medical outreach;
– Woodland Community College Lake County Campus Culinary Arts Club for its mobile kitchen classroom program;
– Lake County Office of Education for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library for books;
– EcoArts of Lake County to subsidize school field trips;
– Lake County Symphony Association for its youth music program;
– Children’s Museum of Art and Science for its annual art and science camp;
– Channel Cats swim team for new equipment;
– United Veterans Council for emergency help for veterans in trouble;
– Church Women United for shoes for needy children;
– Lake County Mock Trial program for scholarships for needy students;
– Operation Tango Mike in support of Lake County service personnel;
– Sponsoring Survivorship to assist those with breast cancer;
– Lake County 4-H for student programs.
Lake County Wine Auction, held at Cache Creek Vineyard and Winery, was a production of the nonprofit Lake County Wine Alliance, which is made up of local wineries, grape growers, related businesses, community sponsors and many community volunteers.
Since its founding in 2000, the Lake County Wine Auction has raised $1,491,502.00 to foster performing arts at each of the five county high schools, benefit health services and to support community charities.
The organization thanked its valued sponsors, which include Sutter Lakeside Hospital, Tribal Health, Community First Credit Union, Beckstoffer Vineyards, American AgCredit, Trinchero Family Estates, Pacific Gas & Electric, Brassfield Estate Winery, Six Sigma Ranch & Winery, Savings Bank of Mendocino County, Cache Creek Vineyards, Artist John Clarke, Umpqua Bank, Bella Vista Farming, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Tricorbraun Winepak, Servpro, Sysco Foods, Saw Shop Gallery Bistro, Wildhurst Vineyards, The Travel Centers, Boatique Winery, Shannon Ridge Family of Wines, Kelseyville Pharmacy, Congressman Mike Thompson and the Lake County Winegrape Commission.
Members of the Wine Alliance board are Kaj Ahlmann, Lower Lake, president; Judy Luchsinger, Lakeport, vice president; Sharron Zoller, Kelseyville, secretary; Rob Roumiguiere, Kelseyville, treasurer; and Marie Beery, Kelseyville, and Bill Groody, Kelseyville, director.
The 2018 Lake County Wine Auction will be Saturday, Sept. 15, at Boatique Vineyard & Winery on Red Hills Road in Kelseyville, hosted by owners, Madi and Robert Mount. This stunning facility has become a must see destination for wine lovers and tourists visiting Lake County.
Applications to be a beneficiary for 2018 may be submitted through auction Web site, www.WineAlliance.Org.