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November 28, 2017 by Julie Ziemelis

Taste of Santa Cruz Raises Almost $25,000 For SCCAR Housing Foundation Grants

Over 500 attendees enjoyed the 2017 “A Taste of Santa Cruz” fundraiser on November 9th at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History and raised a near record amount of funds for the Santa Cruz Association of REALTORS Housing Foundation.

“We were unsure how changing the venue was going to affect the over all experience of the Taste of Santa Cruz this year and we were thrilled that not only did our tickets sell out two days before the event, the first time we have ever sold out of tickets ahead of time, but all the attendees loved the MAH,” stated David DeTeso, Chairman of the SCAR Housing Foundation and chair of the fundraiser. “Raising an almost record amount of funds to help local residents stay in our community by providing down payment assistance was the icing on the cake. We cannot thank our sponsors, vendors, volunteers and the community enough. This was truly a group effort and we are extremely grateful.”

The funds raised from the event will help fund closing cost assistance grants, which have helped dozens of first time home buyers become homeowners in Santa Cruz County in the past 13 years.

The Taste of Santa Cruz featured 2 local breweries and 15 local wineries, mostly members of the Santa Cruz Mountains Winery Association, for the first time this year, which drew wine lovers from around the county. 17 local restaurants brought their culinary talents to offer tastes to the attendees while sharing their hospitality and good will. Local real estate brokerages and mortgage companies were the main sponsors who provided the table space for both the wineries and restaurants.

The SCCAR Housing Foundation would like to thank these sponsors for coming on board to support this year’s “A Taste of Santa Cruz”

Atrium Sponsors: Opes Advisors, Sereno Group Real Estate, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Bailey Properties , Bay Federal Credit Union, David Lyng Real Estate, Santa Cruz Lending Group, Chase, US Bank

Garden Room Sponsors: Century 21 Showcase, Everbank, Habitat for Humanity, Intero Santa Cruz, Century 21 M&M and Associates, Stearns Home Loans, XChange Solutions

In-Kind Sponsors: Blue Adobe Mortgage, Century 21 LAD, Coastal Homes Magazine, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Coldwell Banker Real Estate, Monterey Bay Properties, Wells Fargo – Dan Fish

Thank you also goes to the volunteer steering committee for endless hours of hard work, brainstorming and commitment:

David DeTeso-US Bank-Chair

Connie Landes-Sereno Group-Co-chair

Chris Clayton-Sereno Group

Suzanne Schmidt-Old Republic Title

Inez Pandolfi-Century 21 Lad Realty

Will Allanson-Allanson Insurance

Jerry Starr – Santa Cruz Wine Growers Assoc.

Lela Willet -Anderson Christie, Broker Associate

We hope we see you at the 2018 “A Taste of Santa Cruz”!

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October 6, 2017 by Julie Ziemelis

ATOSC 2017 Participating Restaurants, Wineries and Breweries

November 9th can NOT get here fast enough to be able to taste all the
delicious local food, wine and craft beers that will be served at this
year’s “A Taste of Santa Cruz”!

We have restaurants clamoring to be part of the event this year and
we hope we can include them next year. It is going to be an exciting evening as chefs and vintners bring their game to Taste this year!

Thank you to following restaurants, wineries (most of whom are members of the Santa Cruz Mountain’s Winegrowers Association)and craft breweries for donating their fantastic food, wine and beer to help us raise funds to keep homeownership a reality for people whowork in Santa Cruz County through our partnership with Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay and our own Santa Cruz County Association of Realtors Housing Foundation.

Are you ready to grab a fork and wine glass? Buy your tickets today!

Restaurants:
AKIRA Sushi
Aldo’s Harbor Restaurant
Buttercup Cakes and Farmhouse Frosting
Cowboy Bar and Grill
Hulas Island Grill & Tiki Room
The Jerk House
Makse Bars
Marini’s Candies
Michael’s on Main
Oasis Tasting Room and Kitchen
Percy’s Pies
Persephonebargetto wine
The Point Chophouse
Pour Taproom
Rosie McCann’s
Turkey Boat
Splash Restaurant
Woodstock Pizza

Wineries:
Alfaro Family Vineyards & Winery
Bargetto Winery
Burrell School Vineyards & Winery
Clos Tita Winery
Equinox Wines & Bartolo Winery
Kings Mountain Vineyards
Loma Prieta Winery
McHenry Vineyard
Odonata Wines
Roudon-Smith Winery
Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard
Ser Winery
Villa del Monte Winery
Wrights Station Vineyard & Winery
37th Parallel

Breweries
East Cliff Brewing
Uncommon Brewers

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September 21, 2017 by Julie Ziemelis

Get the Tastiest Ticket in Town!

A Taste of Santa Cruz is a local culinary extravaganza offering "all-you-can-enjoy" tantalizing tastes from 17 local Santa Cruz County restaurants and wines from members of the Santa Cruz Mountains Wine Growers Association. This event also features many valuable silent and live auction prize packages including vacation stays in homes in Mexico, Lake Tahoe, and Maine (with a lobster dinner!)

 

NEW VENUE THIS YEAR! We are proud to announce a new venue for this year's "A Taste of Santa Cruz"! The three-story Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History will be all ours for the night! Explore the art exhibits as you nosh on local cusine and taste a variety of local wines. Also new this year, you can purchase full glasses of wine and beer on the rooftop sculpture garden and if you enjoy a wine you discovered, buy the bottle and take it home to enjoy!

 

A GREAT CAUSE

All proceeds of the Taste of Santa Cruz help bridge the gap to home ownership for vital members of our community: teachers, first responders, in home caregivers, single parents, veterans in our County via the Santa Cruz County Association of REALTORS® Housing Foundation's grant programs.

 

Tickets are $45 in advance and $55 at the door. Buy them here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-taste-of-santa-cruz-2017-tickets-37743845859?ref=ebtnebtckt

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