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Close your eyes for just a moment. Imagine you hear the sound of tropical music, smell lobster simmering in butter sauce, and hear the murmuring and laughter of almost 200 people. Where are you? Bora Bora? St.Tropez? Well if you were one of Still Hopes’ 170 guests last Wednesday evening, then you were right here on our beautiful Main Street for the First Annual Taste of Still Hopes Assisted Living West Columbia, SC.
The evening kicked off at 6:00 p.m. with guests entering Main Street and immediately being greeted by a table full of champagne. Taking a leisurely stroll further down Main Street, our friends then encountered a Caribbean station (surrounded by palm trees of course) with choices like lobster, tiger slaw, and pulled pork sliders. Further on, Main Street was filled to the brim with different Culinary stations hosting options such as shrimp and grits, chicken cordon bleu, sushi made fresh in-house, and a tower of desserts to suit all preferences. All these wonderful choices went to showcase the diversity and talent within the Still Hopes Culinary Team. “The event was a collaboration of ideas from the Still Hopes Culinary management team and featured the diverse cultural backgrounds of our Culinary staff. The food represented menu items from the Caribbean, Asia, Europe and the United States. The idea was to have a great time for our residents and their guests but to also help a great cause, the Harvest Hope Food Bank.” says Andy Marchant, the Director of Culinary Services at Still Hopes.
Harvest Hope was present on Main Street during Taste of Still Hopes assisted living, and raised over $200 and over 260 pounds of food. “The Taste of Still Hopes was an excellent event! I found myself surrounded by people full of life. Generous, fun loving seniors who enjoyed a wonderful evening with their Still Hopes neighbors and did not forget to give back to the bigger community called the Midlands. The donations collected in food and funds were the equivalent of 1350 meals. Harvest Hope wants to thank the staff and residents for allowing us to be your charity for the first Taste of Still Hopes.” says Debbie Summers, Donor Relations Manager for Harvest Hope.
Still Hopes would like to thank our friends at Harvest Hope for being part of this wonderful event, which we look forward to hosting for many more years to come! To see photos from Taste of Still Hopes, please click through the Taste of Still Hopes 2016 Photo Gallery below.
*A special thank you to Janice Sanford photography for taking and providing all the photos in our gallery. Thank you, Janice for covering the night so beautifully!