<strong>PASO</strong> PEOPLE Winemakers vie for chef’s honors at annual cookoff The 15th Annual Winemakers’ Cookoff will be held Saturday, Aug. 10 from 6-9 p.m. at the Paso Robles Event Center, 2198 Riverside Ave. The Paso Robles Rotary will again bring more than 30 Paso Robles winemakers together to compete to see who is the best chef. Organizers expect the tickets to sell out quickly. Attendance is limited to just 1,200. Tickets are $75 and are on sale at pasorobleswinemakers cookoff.eventbrite.com. All proceeds from the event benefit local high school scholarships. Thanks to the event, The Paso Robles Rotary contributed $30,000 to Paso Robles High School scholarships last year. Since 1999, the Rotary Club has created a perpetual fund of more than $400,000 called the Harlow Ford Scholarship Fund. IQMS is returning as the title sponsor of the event. “The IQMS sponsorship of the Rotary event underscores our company’s commitment toward the education and support of our local youth,” said Randy Flamm, President and C.E.O. of IQMS. “As we continue to prosper here, our involvement in helping to further the goal of an event like the Cookoff is one way of giving back.” “The Paso Robles Winemakers’ Cookoff has become one of Paso Robles’ mostpopular wine, food and music events,” says event co-chairperson Bob Fonarow. “Participating wineries pair their grilled culinary creations with their finest wines and compete for both Judges’ Choice and People’s Choice “Real Food for Real Children” must! charities new collaboration with Food Bank must! charities announced recently it’s new, two-year collaboration and $220,000 investment with the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo (SLO) County, called “Real Food for Real Children,” designed to meet the need to provide adequate healthy food to all children in North SLO County, especially during the summer months when school is not in session. Created to be 100 percent sustainable within two years, the project will grow from feeding 500 children in need to more than 1,500 by summertime next year and up to 2,500 kids the following year. One in five children in the North SLO County lives in poverty; these children are particularly susceptible to health issues like obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and many forms of cancer. School programs address only part of the problem during the school year, and Feeling a little DRAB! Put in some Color Extensions No more damage! The best prices around Call Melissa 712-2374 Salon Gloss 818 13th St. meet the minimum United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrition requirements. Currently, more than 6,000 children in North County receive free or reduced lunches during the school year and go without in the summer. “Because we are all about collaboration, this project will not only focus on food, but also expand and educate families on nutrition education in a variety of ways to both parents and children,” shared Becky Gray, executive director of must! charities. “We will also be bringing in a community of volunteers who will expand the program to include other enrichment opportunities for these children, while providing food (including literacy programs, farming and gardening, art, nutrition, medical and dental, and more).” Meals will have increased nutritional density, and could include a lunch plus a breakfast, a dinner or a snack. After the initial two-year program period, the program will be completely self-sustainable, capable of expanding even further beyond the 2,500 children reached after the second year. Ultimately, all 6,124 identified local children (source: California Dept. of Education) in need will have access to healthy food when they are not in school (summer months, holidays and after-school hours). This project is mobile, and will be reaching out to the most remote places in the county. “We are grateful and pleased to partner with must! charities to serve more children in North County and provide more services to them,” stated Natural Health Solutions Get Well and Stay Well Naturally Julie & the BadDogs Prevention, Non-Invasive Testing Long Lasting Results We are dedicated to helping our patients achieve optimum health through the many individualized services we offer, addressing each individual as a whole person. Dr. Martha, Chiropractor and Paula Vetter, R.N., FNP-C 1051 Las Tablas Rd., Templeton • 805-434-0288 Dr. Martha & Paula Vetter • Chiropractic • Allergy Elimination • Safe & Effective Fat Loss • Hormone Balance • Neuro Emotional Balancing awards the day of the event. We are expecting tickets to sell out fast.“ Music for the evening will be performed by Julie & the BadDogs - NOT another cover band. “Sure, we can play the songs you know and love, but we play them in a style that’s spontaneous and unique - without sacrificing what makes them all-time favorites,” says Julie Beaver. For more information on the Paso Robles Rotary Club and the Winemakers’ Cookoff visit: www.winemakerscookoff.com or call toll-free (877) 264-6979. Carl R. Hansen, executive director of the SLO County Food Bank Coalition. “Healthy food is preventive health care, and necessary for a child’s academic and social success in life. Real Food for Real Children is not an expense, but an investment in our children and our future.” Please see FOOD BANK page 32 Hunger Walk The <strong>2013</strong> SLO County Food Bank Hunger Walk will take place on Saturday, September 21 at 2 p.m. at four regional sites conveniently located across the county. Register as an individual, a team or as a business. If your company would like to be involved you can either register as a team or ask about sponsorship opportunities. For more information contact hungerwalk @slofoodbank.org. Check-in begins at 1 p.m. and the walk begins promptly at 2 p.m. All walk locations are approximately 1 mile long. Questions? Visit the Hunger Walk FAQ page. If you have any difficulty registering or have questions call 238-4664. Custom Framing, Art Gallery & Gifts 1336-A Railroad St. Paso Robles • 238-2977 30 Paso Robles <strong>Magazine</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>2013</strong>
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