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FORT MYERS, FLA., April 9, 2018– Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast hosted a VIP Pre-Party April 5 in preparation for it signature event, “Chefs Cooking for Kids,” April 19 at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center.
About 70 sponsors, board members and other VIPs attended the cocktail party at the home of Marc and Lori Collins in Fort Myers.
“Chefs Cooking for Kids” is the largest fund-raiser of the year for the non-profit organization, which provides one-on-one mentors for children facing adversity.
Leading local chefs and restaurants provide delicious culinary samplings of food at the event that also includes music and an auction. Amy Wegmann from Fox 4 News will serve as emcee and Scott Robertson will serve as auctioneer. There also will be a chance drawing valued at more than $8,000.
Participating restaurants and top chefs include: Norman Love Confections, Crave Culinaire, G3 Catering, Rumrunners, Cru, 3 Pepper Burrito Company, Bubba’s Roadhouse & Saloon, Grump Goat Coffee, Il Cielo and Palladio Trattoria.
Gold Sponsors for the event are Norman Love Confections, Comcast and enterprise rent-a-car. Additional sponsors include: Coastal Wine & Spirits of Florida, FineMark National Bank & Trust, Scott Robertson Auctioneers, Domino’s, Ensite, Florida Blue, LaRue Pest Management, Mr. Greens, Publix Super Market Charities, Roetzel & Andress, LLC, Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, FOX 4 WFTX-TV, Gulfshore Life, Sam Galloway Lincoln, Molloy Financial Group, Rapid Print, Planned Perfection, The Flower Path, Babcock Ranch Foundation, Ben Simmons, Cru, First Community Bank, Good Deals Appliances, Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., Marc & Lori Collins, Mark Loren Designs, and SVN | KOVA.
For further information on the event, please contact Aimee McLaughlin, Regional Development Director for Lee County at 239-849-1187, or [email protected] or visit www.bbbssun.org/events
About Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast provides one-to-one mentoring relationships to children ages 6-18 years old throughout the Gulf Coast of Florida in Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto, Highlands, Hardee, Charlotte, Lee, Hendry and Collier counties. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast holds itself accountable for children in its program to achieve measurable outcomes, such as educational success; avoidance of risky behaviors; and higher aspirations, greater confidence and better relationships. The organization provides children facing adversity, often those of single or low-income households or families with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. For more information visit: www.bbbssun.org.