A Night to Taste & Savor & Support a Good Cause

This Thursday evening, September 19 (rain date September 26), brings the culinary arts to downtown Madison.  The Madison Exchange Club will host its 11^th annual Food Festival for all to enjoy.  Come and sample fine food and refreshments in the Courtyard adjoining the First Niagara Bank!   This fall food festival will feature thirty of the finest restaurants and wine shops from along the Shoreline…New Haven to Old Saybrook from 6 – 9pm.

In addition to sensational hors d’ouevres, starters and appetizers served by the attending restaurants and wine/beer tasting provided by the invited wine shoppes, the three hour block party includes great tunes played by the Four Barrel Billy Band, a super raffle, and outstanding silent auction.  Come one, come all to share in a fabulous time…never a dull moment tasting and sharing the best with friends and neighbors right in the middle of Madison.

Tickets are $40 and may be purchased on-line, or at Madison Racquet and Swim Club, RJ Julia’s, Prudential Realty or Roberts Food Center. Tickets or e-tickets must be presented to enter the festival.

Founded in 1951, the Exchange Club of Madison is part of a national network of volunteers serving Connecticut and the greater Madison-Guilford area through established programs of service in Americanism, Community Service, Youth Activities, and a national project, the Prevention of Child Abuse.  The Exchange Club of Madison sponsors a wide range of local activities, helps the disadvantaged and encourages good American citizenship which features their signature event, the Exchange Independence Day Parade in Madison.   The Programs of Service has four principal areas: Americanism, Community Service, Youth Activities and Child Abuse Prevention.  Additionally, their Board of Directors meets throughout the year to address special requests on a monthly basis so that we evolve along with our community.  Requests for assistance can be made through our Projects & Activities Committee.

Since 1979, the National Exchange Club Foundation has committed itself to breaking the cycle of child abuse. Their efforts have helped more than 1.6 million children and 656,689 families eliminate child abuse in their daily lives. The NEC Foundation is endorsed by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and winner of the Presidential Award from the the White House Office of Private Sector Initiatives recognizing exemplary community outreach and volunteer service projects. The NECF is a charter member of The National Child Abuse Coalition and is a Partner in Prevention, along with other national child abuse prevention organizations, through affiliation with the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

This organization is making a difference today but there is still much work to do.  Help support their efforts by purchasing tickets to this feast for the senses.

Visit the Programs of Service link to see all that they do locally and around the state.

Sponsors for this Culinary Arts Night are: Platinum Level – Clarity Software Solutions and Guilford Savings Bank; Gold Level – Martens & Heads, Gordon Gregoretti and Laurie & Jack Heflin; Silver Level – Donahue’s Madison Beach Grill and Tuxis True Value Lumber.

(Article compiled from Madison Patch and Exchange Club web site)