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the Lane Community College Foundation, Eugene, Oregon
Contact: Janet Anderson, LCC Foundation Director, (541) 463-5803
for release September 8, 2003
Harvest dinner and auction will raise scholarship funds
EUGENE - The Lane Community College Foundation has created a new and exciting
way to raise awareness and donations to support college scholarships.
The elegant First Annual Harvest Dinner and Auction will be on Wednesday,
September 24. This taste-tempting event will feature the extraordinary
talents of Lane culinary and hospitality students, faculty and alumni
under the direction of guest chef Cory Schreiber. Schreiber is the executive
chef and owner of the well-known Wildwood Restaurant and Bar in Portland.
Shelley Kurtz and Dennis Nakata will emcee this distinctive dinner and
auction including special recognition to Don Savoie (now retired) and
Willie Kealoha for their years of dedication and invaluable contributions
as LCC instructors in the early development of the Culinary Arts and Hospitality
Program. Savoie also carries a distinguished reputation from his years
with the Coburg Inn. The venerated Sid Vorhees will be the auctioneer.
Guest chef Cory Schreiber opened Wildwood Restaurant in Portland nine years ago and rapidly became a leader in the region's bustling culinary scene. Cory won the James Beard Award in 1998 for Best Chef Pacific Northwest -- a fitting tribute to a man who cherishes the land, its people, and produce much in the same way Beard, a native Oregonian himself, did. "My influences have all been American, starting with my family," Cory says. "I don't want to get muddled in 'eclectic this' and 'eclectic that.' I want to keep it straight-forward and simple."
Auction items will also be unique and have been donated by numerous businesses throughout Oregon. Some featured packages include: private culinary classes and catering by Lane instructors and students; golf packages at Bandon Dunes, Shadow Hills Country Club, Tokatee and more; vacation packages at Sunriver Resort, Newport Beach, Eagle Crest, and others. Home improvement and sports packages also promise a big return for a fun-filled auction with outdoor furniture, equipment rentals, games with the Dodgers, Brewers and Utah Jazz!
All proceeds
from this delicious dinner and uproarious auction will go towards Lane
Community College scholarships and programs. The event begins at 6 p.m.
for the silent auction, wine and hors d'oeuvres. The dinner and live auction
begin at 7:15 p.m. at the Center for Meeting and Learning, Lane Community
College main campus.
Menu
Created by Guest Chef Cory Schreiber
Appetizer
Wild Mushroom Toast with Roasted Garlic, Caramelized Onions, and Goat
Cheese
1999 King Estate Signature Chardonnay
Soup
Potato and Clam Soup with Sour Cream,
Thyme and Garlic Croutons
2001 King Estate Signature Pinot Gris
Entree
Roasted Pork Loin with
Cory's Apple Sauce and Vegetable Barley
1999 King Estate Signature Pinot Noir
Dessert
Maple Syrup - Poached Pears with
Warm Walnut Spice Cake
2002 King Estate Vin Glace'
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