Local Nonprofit Builds Scholarships in Viticulture and Culinary Arts with Celebration of Scotland's National Poet Robert Burns
Jan. 28 fundraiser includes scotch tastings, dinner, lively auction of rare liquor, wine and more.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
Who: The Wine and Food Society of Clark County, (WFSCC).
What: Robert Burns birthday fundraiser (Burns was born Jan. 25, 1759). This celebration of Scottish culture includes a welcome cocktail, full dinner including beer and wine and a Scotch toast. No host bar available. The event includes live and silent auction items, a dessert dash, and the traditional Bag-piping in of the Haggis by the Fort Vancouver Pipe Band. Proceeds will be divided between the Clark College Foundation and the Wood and Wine Society scholarship fund.
Where: Clark College at Columbia Tech Center 18700 SE Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, Washington.
When & How: 5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 28, individual tickets are $75; tables of 8, $550. Seating is limited, advance purchases recommended: www.wfscc.org.
"In keeping with a long tradition, we are doing a Robert Burns birthday scholarship fundraiser. I am proud to honor my Scottish heritage through this event. On this night, everyone is Scottish," say Clark College President Robert B. Knight.
For tickets and more information: www.wfscc.org.
About the Wine and Food Society of Clark County
WFSCC was started in 2006 to gather together people who shared a common joy in discovering great wines paired with culinary foods while raising much needed funds for the advancement of the food and wine education and research in SW Washington.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit the Wine and Food Society of Clark County is committed to raising funds and supporting an on-going scholarship and grant foundation.
PRESS CONTACTS: Brian F. Cleys, 360-907-1702, [email protected] or Russell Brent, 503-312-1704, [email protected].
SOURCE Wine & Food Society of Clark County
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