Whether guests came to taste great wines or gourmet foods, their wishes were accomplished when Prevent Blindness Oklahoma presented its annual Taste for Sight. The crowd filled the Meinders Hall of Mirrors at Civic Center Music Hall to sip, dine and hear DJ Brian Smith play his music.
For tickets, call Erin McMurtrey at (405) 232-2709, ext. 141.Proceeds will benefit the Cherokee Nation Veterans Center under construction. For information, call (918) 453-5000, ext. 7691.Wineries included Wines from Constellation, California Wines, International Wines and Rodney Strong and Francis Coppola Wines, thanks to Republic National Distributing Co.On the Taste for Sight committee were Mary Blankenship Pointer, chairwoman of the board of Prevent Blindness Oklahoma; Alaina McGlothlin; Alanna O'Keefe; Charlet and Greg Sauls; Dana Coles; Deemah Ramadan; Donna Hamilton; Kyle Hayles; Tracey Burton; Julie Moore; and Dianna L. Bonfiglio, president/CEO of Prevent Blindness.Cherokee Nation runThe event will kick off the mission's annual appeal to raise $2,241,859 - half the annual operating budget that provides solution- based ministry to homeless men, women and children.Restaurants providing the delicious foods included 1492 New World Cuisine, Bourbon Street Cafe, Chica's Mexican Cafe, CocoFlow, Coolgreens, Cuppies & Joe, Gopuram Taste of India, Iguana Mexican Gill, Johnny Carino's, Kamp's 1910 Cafe, Kona Ranch, La Luna Cafe, Mediterranean Imports & Deli, Museum Cafe, Old Germany Restaurant. Opus Prime Steakhouse, Paseo Grill, Sauced on Paseo, Whole Enchilada, SugaPlump Pastries and Catering, Teaoli, the Melting Pot and VZD's Restaurant and Club.Proceeds will benefit PBO's programs to prevent blindness and preserve sight. In the 2010-2011 school year, Prevent Blindness provided free vision screenings for more than 278,000 children from more than 1,100 schools throughout the state's 77 counties.The Cherokee Nation's 59th National Holiday celebration will include a 5K run to benefit veterans on Saturday at 7:30 a.m. Start will be at the main tribal complex, 17675 S. Muskogee Ave., Tahlequah. A one-mile fun run will begin at 7:45 a.m. Registration at 6 a.m. race day is $20 per person. Prizes will be awarded."Stepping Into the Future" is the theme of the 12th annual Mission of Hope Banquet planned Thursday by the City Rescue Mission. The dinner will be at 7 p.m. at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City.
Proceeds will benefit the Cherokee Nation Veterans Center under construction. For information, call (918) 453-5000, ext. 7691.
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