Food Bank's Valentine's Day Wine-Tasting Gourmet Dinner

Food Bank for Westchester's 17th Annual "Take Heart Against Hunger" Valentine's Day Wine-Tasting Gourmet Dinner will be held Friday, February 8, 6:00-9:00 PM. This year's event will honor Thomas R. Lalla, Jr., Senior Vice-President and General Counsel of Pernod Ricard USA for his long commitment to the Food Bank and other worthy causes.

The event features a five-course meal with wine pairings created especially for the evening by Alison Awerbuch, Vice-President and John d'Archangelo, Executive Chef, of Abigail Kirsch Catering Relationships.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Food Bank for Westchester, the backbone of the country's emergency food network. The Food Bank supplies food to frontline hunger-relief programs throughout Westchester, including food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and senior and child day-care centers.

Reservations for the dinner are $300 each or $3,000 for a 10-seat host table and can be made online at www.foodbankforwestchester.org or by calling Pat Reino at the Food Bank at (914) 418-5204 or (914) 923-1100 or emailing her at Patricia.Reino@foodbankforwestchester.org.

Sponsorships are also available. Please contact Katy Coppinger at the Food Bank at (914) 909-9610 or katy.coppinger@foodbankforwestchester.org.

The Food Bank for Westchester is located at 200 Clearbrook Rd., Elmsford, NY 10523. The only food bank in the county, the Food Bank for Westchester is a member of the New York State Association of Food Banks and Feeding America, the national food bank network.