FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kim Diehl, (305) 441-0506
Dinner and Wine Auction at NORMAN’S Raises
$105,000 for Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade
On Monday, May 14, South Florida's most sophisticated food
and wine connoisseurs raised $105,000 for Women's Fund of
Miami-Dade while enjoying a four course meal designed by
Chef Norman Van Aken paired with exquisite wines from
Augustan Wine Imports.
The dinner, hosted by Chef Norman Van Aken, Sue and Doug
Gallagher, Kate Callahan and Peter Benjamin and the
Philanthropic Foodies Host Committee, featured some of Chef
Norman Van Aken’s signature dishes such as wild mushroom
soup, pan seared branzino a la veracruzana with herbed
gnocchi with oyster mushrooms and shredded pork belly in a
manchego cheese sauce, New York strip and braised short ribs
with creamy polenta in a rioja reduction, Hawaiian vanilla
bean panna cotta with manzanilla tea and blueberry Greek
yogurt.
The event, which attracted more than 100 guests, also
featured an extensive live and silent auction that included
rare vintage wines, dinner with Australian winemaker David
Powell of Torbeck, luxurious trips to Scotland, Sonoma and
Cape Cod, artwork, jewelry and cooking classes. Proceeds
from the event will be used to fund innovative programs that
address unmet needs of women and girls in Miami-Dade.
Philanthropic Foodies are a group who believe that
exceptional food and wine are as integral a part of a
well-balanced life as is realizing one’s personal
responsibility of giving back to the community. This year’s
Philanthropic Foodies Host Committee includes Hilarie Bass
and Mark Bloom, Kate Callahan and Peter Benjamin, Laura De
Pasquale and Cesar Basurto, Jodi and Bob Dickinson, Swanee
and Paul DiMare, Jim and Bobi Eroncig, Dr. Elizabeth Fenjves,
Sue and Doug Gallagher, Nancy and Robert Hector, Edith and
Bob Hudson, Melanie and Klein Merriman, Lee Stapleton,
Courtney and Darryl Parmenter, Ariel Solórzano, Sharon
Thompson, Teresa and Lee Weintraub, Libby and Gene
Witherspoon, Christie and Jeffrey Wolfe, Kim and Tom Wood
and Lee and Chris Zoller.
Women's Fund of Miami-Dade makes grants to innovative
programs that give women and girls the skills necessary to
fully participate in our community life. Women’s Fund of
Miami-Dade’s grant-making program began in 1993 with the
distribution of five $1,000 dollar grants. In 2007, Women’s
Fund made $342,000 in grants to 42 local organizations.
Women’s Fund has supported more than 225 unique projects
over the years and has nurtured some of the most creative
and noteworthy gender-specific programs in Miami.
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