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2012 Art & Wine Festival – Our Best Ever!
Posted on November 8, 2011
Our Art & Wine Festival, in partnership with Kiwanis of Placerville on January 21, 2012 was the “Best Ever” in 9 years! This is a direct reflection of the wonderful community we live in and the support we receive from them. There were over 1,000 very happy, well fed people present thanks to 18 wineries, 2 local breweries and 16 food vendors. We had 110 works of special needs artists displayed on that evening and every artist sold at least one piece of art. People really seemed to enjoy the dessert auction as they were able to bid, buy and share the over the top desserts with the people at their table.
In this continuing tough economy, we are so grateful and appreciative of the people who came to support two worthwhile organizations, MORE whose vision is “full inclusion for people with disabilities” and Kiwanis whose focus is on the youth of our community. This partnership also includes Key Club Members from El Dorado, Ponderosa & Union Mine high schools, Builder’s Club members from Markham and Aktion Club members from MORE. The Kiwanis members and MORE staff are the backbone of this event and come out in force to work the evening of the event. All of the food, wine, and beer is donated, as well as the desserts, raffle items, and silent and live auction items. We are very fortunate to live in such a generous community. We would like to thank all of the following for their ongoing support and generosity:
Our Sponsors:
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Wells Fargo Bank The Mountain Democrat Carter Kelly El Dorado Disposal Pacific Gas & Electric Umpqua Bank Union Bank Ted & Joyce Amlick |
Bill & Susie Davies
Thompson Auto Windfall Classifieds Paul & Erin Zappettini Gold Key Storage Vicki & Lou Barber Koby Pest Control |
Maureen & Jim Carter
Motherlode Insurance Daryl Warden Equipment Rainbow Orchards River City Bank Sierra Pacific Foundation Wofford Acres Wines |
Our Wineries:
| Auriga Cellars
Boa Vista Orchards Boeger Winery Chevalier Winery Colibri Ridge Winery Crystal Basin Cellars |
David Girard Winery
Gold Hill Winery Holly’s Hill Vineyards Jodar Winery Madronna Winery Mount Aukum Winery |
Nello Olivo Winery
Oakstone Winery Perry Creek Winery Sierra Vista Winery Windwalker Winery Wofford Acres Winery |
Our Food Vendors:
| Auntie Bea’s Bakery
Cascada Candy Strike Emporium Cold Springs Country Club Diane Wilkinson Catering |
Keith’s Sierra Smoker
Mia Sorella Old Town Grill Ooey Gooey Desserts Ponte Palmero Senior Living |
Powell’s Steamer Co.
Raley’s Sam’s Club Sierra Rizing Smokey Ridge Charcouterie |
Our Breweries:
| Jack Russell Brewery | Placerville Brewery |
And our donors:
| ADM Screening
Adventure Connection Arnolds For Awards Asanté Spa Auntie Bea’s Bakery Automotive Excellence Back Forty Barbecue Bel Air Market Big Lots Big O Tires Boa Vista Boeger Winery Breaker Glass Brenda Bailey Brewbakers Brewing Co. Brick’s Restaurant Camino Florist Maureen & Jim Carter Carter Kelly Margaret Clark Betsy Christ Cold Springs Country Club Marie Creasey Bea Crossen Diane Wilkinson Catering El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce El Dorado County Visitor’s Authority El Dorado Disposal |
El Dorado Women’s Fund
Fitzpatrick Physical Therapy Foothills Area Rapid Transit Friend of Wendy Matson Gold Hill Winery Kris Goodrich Carl Hagen Hangtown Originals Debi Harlow Harrah’s Hey Day Restaurant Holly’s Hill Vineyards Home Depot Imagination Theater Inalliance Independent Restaurant Jodar Carol Keates Kiwanis Club of Placerville Knotty Pines Lanes Elaine Kobus Latcham Winery Lourdes Lewis McDonalds, El Dorado Hills Mont Bleu MORE Nail Perfection Nello Olivo |
Nugget Market
Oakstone Ooey Gooey Desserts Papa Murphy’s Placerville Kinkade Gallery Queen’s Cheesecake Rainbow Orchards Riebe’s Auto Round Table Pizza SK Salon Sears Sierra Furniture Sierra Office Supply Sierra Rizing Ski Air Cordelia Smythe Kayla Spillson Spot on Signs Sugarloaf Brewing Co. The Flower Mart Togo’s Karl Weiland Windfall Classifieds Windwalker Wofford Acres Wines Paul & Erin Zappettini Tiffany Zink |
