Wine & Wishes event helps charity

$2,000 raised for Make-A-Wish Foundation

Jerry Brown, Lori Jacobs and Michael Seay pose for a photograph during the Wine for Wishes event. Proceeds went to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Wine & Wishes, a special wine tasting presented by the Town Center at Levis Commons to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, Northwest, was Sept. 7 at the Hilton Garden Inn. The event raised $2,000, enough to grant a wish to a child with a life-threatening illness.

Party-goers tasted wines, all compliments of Heidleberg Distributing Company. Area restaurants donated tasty foods: Bar Louie, Biaggi's, JB's Sarnie Shoppe, Hilton Garden Inn, Poco Piatti, Tea Tree Asia Bistro, Max & Erma's, and Schakolad Chocolate Factory, Yogurt'V, and Starbucks Coffee.

Among the 250 attendees was event chairman Jamie Heldt, who was assisted by the Young Professional Advisory Council of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.