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"BE OUR VALENTINE" DINNER TO BENEFIT GIFTS OF LOVE

BE OUR VALENTINE!  Here's a fabulous way to celebrate Valentine's Day with the one you love - your spouse, significant other, best friend, or a special relative....and support Gifts of Love at the same time! 

We all marvel at Chrissie D'Esopo's amazingly expressive gardens and home on West Avon Road in Avon, across from St. Ann's Church.  Chrissie is not only a superb gardener but an excellent chef, as well!  She is graciously extending an invitation to a special Valentine’s dinner in her home, on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 6:00 p.m., to the first 26 people who purchase a seat.  She is generously donating all of the food, and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Gifts of Love.  The dinner also offers an opportunity to meet Gifts of Love’s Executive Director, Diana Goode, and learn about what Gifts of Love is doing to help families and individuals in need in our community.  Be Gifts of Love’s Valentine, and treat your Valentine to a very special and unique evening that is sure to please the palate.

The menu for the evening will include:

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A Panoply of Hors d'Oeuvres

Orange-Rosemary Chicken served over Herbed Rice

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Candied Ginger Scones

Garden Salad with Vinaigrette

Spinach-Basil Orzo Salad

Lemon Beet Gelatin Salad

7 kinds of Special Cookies

Wine and non-alcoholic punch

The per-person cost is $100 (cash, check, VISA and MasterCard accepted. Check made payable to Gifts of Love).  For more information and to RSVP please contact Lori Shield at lshield@giftsoflovect.org or 860-676-2323. 

The mission of Gifts of Love is to help meet the basic needs of individuals and families experiencing a temporary financial crisis so they can achieve or maintain self-sufficiency. The organization provides food and clothing, household items and furniture to individuals and families facing a financial crisis due to a variety of circumstances. Gifts of Love helps clients meet their families’ most basic needs – food on the table, a winter coat, or a bed to sleep in – and enable them to focus on putting their lives back in order and regaining their independence.

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