Well, it certainly can include the scent of dessert – all you have to do is make plans to attend Horizon Sunrise Rotary’s A La Mode event on the evening of April 7, 7:30 p.m. , at the Doubletree Hotel. This annual event features chefs from around the Grand Valley, who will roll out their best in a sampling that is sure to delight. I caught up with Claudine Bogart, President of Horizon Sunrise Rotary, to get the scoop on this year’s event, appropriately themed “A Sweet and Savory Experience.”
“We currently have 11 chefs participating, with room for 15,” Claudine explained. In the past, they have facilitated a competition between the chefs, but this year they will have a People’s Choice Award only, keeping it light and fun. The cost per ticket will be just $25 with proceeds going to support five different causes: CASA, Rotary’s Third-Grade Dictionary Program (which provides dictionaries to third-graders throughout the valley), Spellbinders, The Grand Junction Imagination Library, and Medicine Arm in Arm.
Claudine seemed excited about the programs they will be able to support through this, pointing out that it is the first year they have included an international cause (Medicine Arm in Arm). “We are providing a sterilizer for a dental clinic in Swaziland, Africa,” Claudine explained. The sterilizer will make it possible for dentists to see more children in a shorter period of time.
And if the dessert alone isn’t enough to tempt you, the band “In Flux” will provide entertainment – a touch that might be called the cherry on top!
May-Investments is again helping sponsor the 2011 event. CASA is an incredible organization, and the roots of the A La Mode fundraiser were in helping CASA raise operating funds. If you would like to learn more about this upcoming event or are interested in purchasing tickets, you may do so online at http://www.alamodegj.com/, or by contacting Claudine Bogart at 270-5898. A special thanks to Claudine for taking the time to share the details of this special evening with us, and for her efforts this year as President of the club.
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