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Preparing for the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center fundraiser “Wine Gathering” at Mille Fleurs April 14, are, from left, Committee Member Rachel Douglass, Mille Fleurs Owner Bertrand Hug, Committee Member Melissa Russell, and Community Center Executive Director Linda Durket, Courtesy photo
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Center hosts wine-tasting fundraiser

 

RANCHO SANTA FE —The Rancho Santa Fe Community Center will host a “Wine Gathering” party from 5 to 7 p.m. April 14 at Mille Fleurs Restaurant, Country Squire Courtyard, 6009 Paseo Delicias, The event will be a promotional kick-off for the Community Center’s Gatsby Gala to be held on May 18Bertrand Hug, owner of Mille Fleurs, will donate the restaurant space as well as complimentary wine and appetizers. Molly Wohlford, chairwoman of the Community Center’s Gala committee said, “We are very thankful to Bertrand for his generous support and involvement. The Wine Gathering party will be a fun way to get the word out about our Gala and to collect wine for our ‘Instant Wine Cellar’ opportunity drawing.”

A bottle of wine valued at $50 or greater or 92 points and above by each guest is requested. This event runs perfectly into the dinner hour. Contact Mille Fleur to make a dinner reservation following the wine reception.

The Wine Connection in Flower Hill Plaza, Del Mar, has offered to personally select wines so that guests may pre-order their wine donation. Purchases will be picked up by the Gala Committee. Proceeds from the Wine Gathering Party and the main event, the Gatsby Gala at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club on May 18, support the operations of the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center a non-profit, 501c3 organization. Make reservations for the Wine Gathering by e-mailing [email protected] or by contacting the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center at (858) 756-2461 or visit rsfcc.org.