2009 'Evening of Wine and Roses' Raises $64,000 forCommunity Health Care

The Board of Directors and staff of the Community Health Trust send warmest thanks to all who supported and/or attended our 26th Annual Evening of Wine and Roses. The night of November 6, 2009, was a fun-filled festive fundraising evening.

Net revenues from ticket sales, the silent auction, newly added live auction, sponsorships and rose sales raised approximately $66,000. Proceeds from this event allow us to continue the services of our Diabetes Health Center, which accommodates a growing number of children and youth (under age 20) referred to our program with type 2 diabetes, hypertension and obesity. The number of children and youth in this group has grown in three years from 5% to 25% of our diabetes clientele. 

In addition, the Trust’s grant-making program will continue to support healthy lifestyle choices for children and adults in our community, as well as access to and treatment of dental disease for low income individuals and investment in scholarships and programs that support education for individuals entering the health care field.

Special thanks go to our event volunteers for ticket sales, auction acquisition and display, hors d’oeuvre preparations and decorating. We would also like to thank the participating member-wineries of the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association, California Pajarosa and the Pajaro Valley rose and cut flower growers, many participating restaurants and caterers as well as local volunteers for donating their products and services for the event.

We look forward to another year! In 2010, the event will be held on Friday, November 5th.