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More Than $200,000 Raised For Communities In Schools-Bay Area
Golfers and wine lovers perhaps may be strange bedfellows,
but when their goal to raise more than $200,000 was met
to keep kids on the path of success through graduation
and beyond, they showed their support of Communities In
Schools-Bay (CIS-Bay Area).
At Bay Oaks Country Club on April 10, the Keep Kids in
School Golf Tournament and Raise Your Glass to CIS wine
tasting combined for a full day of fun and funding. CIS-Bay
Area's dropout prevention program serves 15 campuses in
Clear Creek and Dickinson ISDs.
The Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament was started
in 2010 by Rick Gornto, a former board of directors
president and major underwriter. Along with his wife
Janice, Rick's guidance through the years, the golf
tournament has raised more than $1.3 million for
Communities In Schools-Bay Area.
Major underwriters joining the Gorntos are Laura and
Chris Goldstraw, who also sponsored a Cinco Vodka
tasting out on Hole #13.
Golf tournament co-chairmen Mark Conrad and Kevin Lardie
kicked off the day with a full flight of golfers who were treated
to golf, food and libations. A putting contest and the ever-
popular NFL hole were just some of the fun events.
Mid-afternoon, wine lovers filled the club dining room for the
Raise Your Glass to CIS wine tasting. The wine tasting was led
by Amy Corron Power, a certified sommelier and managing
editor of Another Wine Blog. She led a team of 10 sommeliers
and wine educators made up of Joe Power, Charles Chang,
Sandra Crittenden, Iris Neal Allen, Jerry Shoemake, Larry
Brett, Alex Power, Adam Folden, and Steve Patterson.
Cochairmen of the wine tasting Tama Brantley of Baywood
Crossing Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center and Cindy
Porterfield of Porterfield Architects and Associates led their
hard-working committee. Grand Cru Sponsor of the event
was MaximGroup.
After the close of the tournament, golfers joined the wine
tasters for a grilled steak dinner and the awards ceremony.
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2017 Chairs: Kevin Lardie of Gay Family Auto, Mark Conrad of Express
Employment Professionals and Peter Wuenschel of CISBA