INEVENTS
15TH ANNUAL SYMPHONY OF FOOD AT BELLA SERA EVENT VILLA & CATERING
WOMEN of Southwestern PA hosted its 15th annual Symphony of Food event on Friday , Jan . 26 , at Bella Sera Event Villa & Catering .
Area chefs and restaurants , including Mediterra Bakehouse , Toscana Brick Oven , Bella Sera , Pastaio Trattoria Italiana , Juniper Grill and Anthos Authentic Taste of Greece , prepared their signature courses for dinner . All food was donated by the restaurants .
The event , emceed by Ashley Dougherty from WTAE-TV , hosted 250 guests and was sold out . It included door prizes , auction baskets , paddle games , a silent auction , a blind wine and jewelry raffle , the Wheelbarrow of Cheer and fast cash — all of which made for a fun and exciting evening .
In addition to the sponsors , many volunteers donated their time and talents to make it a successful event . The organization gave special thanks to the Female Empowerment Club of Peters Township High School , RML Jazz , and guest grant recipient speaker Kristin Huibregtse , executive director of Always B Smiling .
WOMEN of Southwestern PA uses the funds raised to make grants to local nonprofits benefiting women and children . Over the past 23 years , WOMEN has raised about $ 988,000 and is on track with this year ’ s fundraising to be over a million dollars .
Those who could not attend the fundraiser are encouraged to donate , or companies can sponsor upcoming events or programs .
For more information , visit the website , womenofswpa . org .
PHOTOS BY RALPH LOVUOLO
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