Gourmet Grazing on the Green Food & Wine Festival To Be Held on September 15, 2012 at Aptos Village Park
Mark your Calendars for a fabulous festival featuring the best local food, wine and beer that supports the Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group!
- Salinas, CA (1888PressRelease) June 29, 2012 - The 9th annual Gourmet Grazing on the Green, a fabulous festival featuring the best local food, wine and beer, supports the Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group. The Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people living with cancer in the Santa Cruz community. Working with a dedicated group of volunteers and partners the organization raises community consciousness through events and outreach and provides vital financial support for several Santa Cruz beneficiary organizations including Hospice of Santa Cruz, Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Association and University of California at Santa Cruz.
Held at beautiful Aptos Village Park on Saturday, September 15th from 12 - 5 pm, Grazing on the Green is a fun filled day of fine wine, excellent food, locally crafted beers, and live music! Spend the afternoon sampling the delicious flavors from dozens of the finest local restaurants and local wineries as well as breweries. Also, Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group is honored to welcome attendees to meet and greet the Beneficiaries who are our special guests at the event. Beneficiaries include Hospice of Santa Cruz County, Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Association, Katz Cancer Resource Center, WomenCARE Cancer Advocacy, University of California at Santa Cruz.
This year will mark our 9th Annual event. Ticket prices include all food, wine and beer tastings all day. Plus a wine glass.By purchasing a $65 ticket to this food and wine festival, attendees are raising funds for the Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group (SCCBG) while getting to attend a fun day for foodies and wine-lovers. There will be a huge selection of Santa Cruz restaurants and local wineries & breweries that are participating in the 2012 event as well as local farmers who have donated produce for the Gourmet Grazing event; this list includes Coke Farms, Route One, Earthbound Farms, New Natives, and Watsonville Coast Produce.
Tickets include admission to the event, special souvenir wine glass, and a day of food, wine and beer tasting. Purchase tickets online or at local New Leaf Markets. If you know a few people who want to attend, take advantage of group discounts: 10 tickets for $500.
SCCBG has funded cancer research and local groups -- including many that support people living with cancer -- since 1995. SCCBG was started by a small group of friends who used to play tennis together once a week; they had each lost a relative or friend to cancer and wanted to do something to make a difference. The first event the organization hosted was a Spring Forward Against Cancer Tennis Tournament and Celebration; these tournaments are still held each year. Proceeds from this year's Gourmet Grazing benefit these local cancer support and research organizations: Hospice of Santa Cruz County, Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Support and Services, The Katz Cancer Resource Center, UC Santa Cruz Cancer Research, and WomenCARE.
Participating restaurants include Café Cruz, Chaminade Resort & Spa, Hula's Island Grill, Beast BBQ, Johnny's Harborside, Shadowbrook Restaurant, The Whole Enchilada, and Zameen Mediterranean Cuisine.
Participating wineries and breweries include Alfaro Family Vineyards, Kathryn Kennedy Winery, Beauregard Vineyards, Muccigrosso Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, Seabright Brewery, Sones Cellars, and Vino Tabi.
The Facts:
• Saturday, September 15
• Noon-4:00pm
• $65 per ticket
• Group discount: 10 tickets for $500
• Aptos Village Park, 100 Aptos Creek Road, Aptos 95003
• For more info grazing ( @ ) skyhighway dot com dot
To learn more about Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group go to http://sccbg.org or follow them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/SantaCruzCancerBenefitGroup. To make a donation mail to SCBG P.O Box 2564 • Santa Cruz, CA 95062 • Voicemail (831) 465-1989.
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Marci Bracco (831) 747-7455
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