Raise a Glass for a New SYRCL Tradition!
SYRCL’s inaugural fundraising event, ‘Wild for the Yuba; Celebrating Regional Grapes, Hops and Bites,” was a stirring success with over 300 SYRCL and Yuba River supporters sipping fine wine, tasty beer and enjoying elegant organic food by Conscious Catering. Attendees to the April 2nd event at the Grass Valley Veterans Hall were wowed by the energetic dance of Earth Rhythm African Dance Troupe and supported SYRCL’s programs through a live auction that included wonderful travel packages from the Yuba’s source, to the sea.
“There’s always a risk when starting something new,” states Miriam Limov, the coordinator of SYRCL’s RiverPeople program and this event. “We’d had great success with our auction the past 20 years, but we felt that our community was ready for something different. It’s really gratifying to see so much enthusiasm for bringing together regional wineries, small craft brewers, organic food and a party for a purpose. The Yuba River benefits from the generosity of the wineries and breweries that made this event possible.”
SYRCL extends gratitude to everyone who attended and volunteered, and especially acknowledge the breweries and wineries that came from as far as San Diego, the North Coast and the Eastern Sierra to offer everyone interesting tastings of their finest beverages. Rod Byers and Tom McCormick volunteered their time, talents and contacts to assemble such a great line-up of wineries and breweries. If you missed the opportunity to taste for the benefit of SYRCL, check out the participating breweries and wineries below and go out and taste for yourself!!
Attending Breweries: Anderson Valley Brewing Co., Auburn Alehouse, Eel River Brewing Co. Inc., High Water Brewing, Inc., Mammoth Brewing Co., North Coast Brewing Co., Rubicon Brewing Co., Russian River Brewing Co., Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Six Rivers Brewing Co, and Stone Brewing Co.
Attending Wineries from Placer and Nevada County: Avanguardia Wines, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, Bent Metal Winery, Double Oak Vineyards & Winery, Lucchesi Vineyards & Winery, Naggiar Vineyards , Nevada City Winery, Szabo Vineyards, Dono dal Cielo, Fawnridge Winery, Lone Buffalo Vineyards, Mt. Vernon Winery, and Vina Castellano.
Food donors: BriarPatch Co-Op Market, Raley’s, Emily’s Catering and Cakes, Flour Garden Bakery and Trader Joe’s.
Thanks to YubaNet.com for their promotional support and a most special thank you to our sponsor, Rincon del Rio where abundant living is successful aging!
We are already dreaming up the next Grapes, Hops and Bites for April 2012. We’ll send out a “save the date” soon!
Please note: We will be having an on-line auction that will take place the first two weeks of November – mark your calendars now to shop for your special gifts, birthday presents, anniversary and more!
To donate to the on-line auction, please contact Miriam Limov (530) 265-5961 ext. 201 or miriam@syrcl.org. We are accepting donations now!
Earth Rhythms African Dance Troupe
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