Community Corner
MARC Wine Tasting Event
WINE TASTING TO
BENEFIT PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
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MARC: Community Resources’ 3rd
annual Red, White & Blush
event to take place April 26th
in Middletown
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MIDDLETOWN
— MARC: Community Resources presents Red,
White & Blush: A Wine Tasting Event on Saturday, April 26TH
from 6-9 PM at Beckham Hall, Wesleyan University’s premier event space. Tickets
are $30/person.
Forest
City Wine & Spirits in Middletown has arranged for more than 15
Connecticut-based distributors to provide tastings of more than 70 wines, beers
and spirits. I.D. is required. All wine, beer and spirit selections will be
available to order at the event, with proceeds donated to MARC: Community
Resources.
Bon Appetit will provide a light fare, including
servers circulating the room with hot hors d’oeuvres. The event is sponsored by Champagne
Sponsor A.R. Mazzotta Employment Specialists and Red Sponsors Greenwald
Industries and Liberty Bank. Parking is free. For event and parking information
and to order tickets, visit www.marccommunityresources.org
or call 860-342-0700, ext. 210.
Guests
can enter a drawing for an iPad mini, urBeats earbud headphones, a 7” tablet,
and a case of the event’s most popular wines. The silent auction will include items such
as: UCONN tickets, CT Whale tickets, beer tasting for 8 at Thomas Hooker
Brewing Co., and lunch for two and the opportunity to attend a taping of Better Connecticut with Channel 3’s Scot
Haney.
“More than
500 people attended our wine tasting last year, making this one of Middletown’s
largest social events,” said Liz Warner, President/CEO. “Tickets sold out in
the weeks prior to the event and I was sorry to turn people away so many
people. I’m telling everyone - get your
tickets soon. I don’t want you to miss
this great event! Guests will enjoy a
fun night out while sampling a great selection of wines, beer and spirits – all
at an unbeatable price of only $30.”
About
MARC: Community Resources
MARC: Community Resources empowers children and adults
with intellectual and developmental disabilities to realize their dreams. To
honor and help fulfill these dreams, MARC provides people with choices for
housing, employment, and social/recreational life.
About
Beckham Hall
Beckham
Hall is Wesleyan University’s premier space for larger social gatherings. The
hall is a 2,900 sq. ft. ballroom with beautiful vaulted ceilings, hard wood
floors and upper and lower lobbies that are accessible to people with disabilities.
Distributors
ACE Distributing, Plainville
Allan S. Goodman, East Hartford
Brescome & Barton, Inc., North Haven
Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (Gallo Div.), Stratford
Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (Merch. Div.), Stratford
Dichello Distributors, Inc., Orange
Grand Vintage LLC, Madison
Hartford Distributors, Inc., Manchester
Hartley & Parker, Ltd., Inc., Stratford
Latitude Beverage of Connecticut, Boston
Monsieur Touton Selection, Ltd., Suffield
Northeast Beverage Corp. of Connecticut, Orange
Organic Vintages, New Haven
Slocum & Sons, North Haven
Worldwide Wines, North Haven