Keep the Promise: A Wine Tasting Benefit for The Wooden Floor

Posted by: The Wooden Floor

Date: Oct. 09, 2010   Time: 6pm

 

Join Board Members, fellow wine aficionados, and special friends for a captivating and inspiring evening celebrating the forward movement of our youth. All proceeds ensure that The Wooden Floor fulfills the promise made to each one of its students: To help them discover and pursue their full potential, to permanently break the cycle of poverty, and to allow them to have the confidence to know, “From here, you can step anywhere.” Private community support accounts for 90 percent of The Wooden Floor’s funding, and enables its year-round programs to be offered free of charge.

The tasting features 92-96 point wines retailing at up to $130 per bottle. John Markley and his wife Janice, wine connoisseurs and dedicated supporters of The Wooden Floor, passionately hand-curate the wines over the course of a year or more.

The Evening
Strolling wine tasting reception
Blind wine tasting competition
Signature hors d’oeuvres with wine parings
Behind the scenes tour of The Wooden Floor
Dessert and coffee with students of The Wooden Floor
Exciting opportunity drawing! Please see RSVP card for details.

Cost:
$150 per person, $100 of which is tax deductible

RSVP at 714-541-8314 or Ellen@TheWoodenFloor.org

The Wooden Floor in Santa Ana, previously known as Saint Joseph Ballet, is an after-school organization that has delivered hope and opportunity to nearly 400 low-income youth annually for 27 years. Dance education and performance are the core transformational elements through which youth change the way they think about themselves and aspire beyond the crippling grip of the poverty cycle. In the dance studio, rigorous training, creativity and self-knowledge lead to confidence, leadership, teamwork, well-being and joy. Academic programs, pre-collegiate mentoring and college scholarships ensure that our students succeed in school and are college-ready. Since 2005, 100 percent of graduates from The Wooden Floor have enrolled in college, exceeding the national average for their peers by threefold. Family Services at The Wooden Floor, including counseling, crisis intervention and social service referrals help families overcome hardships and navigate challenges. Community support enables these year-round programs to be offered free of charge. Bringing about generational change to break the cycle of poverty in our community is the long-term goal of The Wooden Floor.