Naperville CARES invites the community to a fundraising event featuring tastings from over 20 of the best Naperville area restaurants. The 11th Annual Cuisine for a Cause, a benefit for Naperville CARES, will be held on Saturday, April 26 from 6:30-10:30PM at a new location, Navistar Corporate Headquarters.
Individual tickets are offered for open seating at $90 per person before March 31 or $100 per person after March 31. The ticket price includes food, drink and entertainment, and can be purchased online at www.napervillecares.org or by calling the CARES office at (630) 369-0200.
“Thanks to our generous sponsors, participating restaurants, wine and beer merchants, auction donors and guests, our first 10 events have raised over $1 million to benefit the programs of Naperville CARES,” said Naperville CARES Executive Director, Janet Derrick. “We want to thank Navistar for agreeing to host what we fondly call the largest cocktail party in Naperville. We have always gotten such positive feedback from our guests that they really enjoy Cuisine and I am sure they will love our beautiful new venue.”
Cuisine for a Cause will feature samples of signature dishes from over 20 prominent Naperville area restaurants, live entertainment, open bar, wine and beer tasting, and auctions. Keith Jones, of Sayre & Jones Auctioneers, will again bring his unique style to the event ensuring a fun and lively auction.
“Cuisine for a Cause is such a popular annual event – for the past several years we have sold out with 500 attendees,” said event chairman and My Chef owner Karen Garlough. “And we have a very loyal following – 80% of our guests are repeat attendees. An exciting change this year will be our new venue – Navistar. They have a stunning atrium which will be a dramatic backdrop for our evening of cocktails, signature restaurant foods and entertainment.”
Headquartered in Naperville, since 1999 Naperville CARES has distributed over $2.4 million in financial assistance to aid local families by providing $1.5 million in CARES funds and collaborating with area congregations, government and social services agencies to provide an additional $900,000 to meet the basic needs of local families in crisis. In addition, through their Car Donation Program, CARES has supplied over 550 donated vehicles to eligible households. Naperville CARES welcomes your support of Toasting for a Cause, Cuisine for a Cause, CARESGiver, CARES Car Donation program and other events. For more information visit www.napervillecares.org.
