Junior League of Boca Raton to Host Flavors, a From the Farm to Your Fork Culinary Event, at Sonoma House on February 12th
BOCA RATON, FL, January 28, 2015– The Junior League of Boca Raton announces a key fundraiser and its annual culinary festival, Flavors. The event will be held on February 12th, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Sonoma House in Boca Raton. This year’s event theme is “From the Farm to Your Fork” and will focus on flavors that are local, fresh, sustainable and nutritious.
Flavors’ Chef Chair is Patrick Broadhead, Executive Chef for The Max Group (Max’s Grille, Max’s Harvest and Sonoma House). Guests will have the luxury to indulge in a remarkable culinary experience where local chefs will delight guests with fresh and sustainable foods. Event co-chairs for this notable event are Alicia Lyons Laufer and Melissa Novak.
Held in the charming Sonoma House in downtown Boca Raton (220 NE 11th, Boca Raton, FL 33432, one block southeast of Glades Road and Federal Highway), the exclusive evening will include a delectable choice of wines, an open bar and delicious samplings from local restaurants. In addition, the event will include a Flavors marketplace, a decadent chocolate dessert lounge, silent auction, dancing, and live music by “The People Upstairs”. Participating restaurants include Max’s Grill, Max’s Harvest, Blue Martini, Burt & Max’s, Caffe Luna Rosa, Candy’s Cake Pops, City Fish Market, Fit Foodz Cafe, Jodi’s Cupcakes & More, Juice & Java Cafe, M.E.A.T. Eatery & Taproom, Merlino’s, Melting Pot, Oceans 234, Palm Beach Cakes, Publix Aprons, Rachel’s Room, Sorrisi, and Taverna Opa.
Proceeds from the evening will benefit the Junior League of Boca Raton’s mission of promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community. The Junior League of Boca Raton improves the community by focusing on the issues of hunger, child welfare and non-profit support.
“The funds raised through Flavors will further the Junior League’s efforts to create a lasting impact on our community. Locally, we have helped over 150,000 women and children and our highly-trained volunteers donate more than 35,000 service hours a year,” said Andrea Garcia, President of the Junior League of Boca Raton.
Flavors is proud to be supported by Boca Raton Magazine, Cendyn SPACES, Whelchel Partners, The GEO group Inc., Moroco Orthodontics, Rendon Center for Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine, Grigsby Design, Rosemurgy Properties, Investments Limited, Alpine Jaguar, The Container Store, Everlasting Events, Sideshow Booth, Minuteman Press, Wohrman Photography and The People Upstairs.
Tickets are $75 and can be purchased by visiting: www.jlbr.org/flavors or by calling 561-620-2553. For more information, please visit:http://www.flavors2015.com.
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About the Junior League of Boca Raton
The Junior League of Boca Raton has worked with community leaders, Junior League leaders past and present and representatives of nonprofits in our service area to identify the issues of greatest concern to those that provide assistance. They are Hunger, Child Welfare, and Non-Profit support
Throughout the year, JLBR members will contribute more than 35,000 volunteer hours and donate more than $250,000 to support our mission of training volunteers, developing the potential of women and improving the South Florida community. For more information on JLBR, please contact 561-620-2553 or visit www.JLBR.org. Connect with us on facebook.com/JuniorLeagueBocaRaton, twitter.com/JLBocaRaton andhttp://jlbrinaction.blogspot.com/.
The Junior League of Boca Raton is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving our community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. Since 1971, the JLBR has been an integral part of our community. The Junior League of Boca Raton is part of the Association of Junior Leagues International, which is comprised of 292 Junior Leagues across the United States and in four countries.
