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The 2010 Wine Extraordinaire

Sam Puzzo

Anaheim Hilton Hotel
Sunday, February 28, 2010
2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
777 Convention Way
Anaheim

The end is near! We are now just days away from the OCWS wine tasting event of the year—the 2010 Wine Extraordinaire! Please make plans for you and your friends to join us for this year’s event on Sunday, February 28, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Hilton Anaheim. Consider this the Shopping Mall of Wines with over 65 wineries under one roof. Don’t miss the chance to visit some celebrity members of the OCWS, such as Sam Puzzo, Event Chairman, Carol Frank at the merchandise table, OCWS President Leslie Brown, and Mr. Everything, John Goodnight, when you check out after a successful bid on a terrific item.

Enjoy wines from wineries producing under 25,000 cases, food selections from local restaurants, exciting raffle and silent auction prizes, and a souvenir Riedel wine glass for tasting. This promises to be another great event and should not be missed! All these items are included for the amazing price of $50 with a tax deductible portion of $35. Designated drivers are also welcome to attend for only $25. Tickets to the Extraordinaire will make great gifts for your wine-loving family and friends. You won’t find a better deal anywhere!

The Wine Extraordinaire is one of our major fundraisers for the year. We hold this event each year for two important reasons: 1) to showcase these boutique wineries to the public, and 2) to raise funds for our Scholarship Program.

I am soliciting your help. We have a goal of selling an additional 100 tickets more than last year’s event. The 2009 event only sold 308 full-price tickets, including our volunteers, who received a rebate for their help. We need to get 410. Even if you are not attending, please let your friends and co-workers know of the event. Let’s work together to reach our goal. A fundraiser that barely covers our cost is not a good thing. Additionally, we need food purveyors and restaurants. If you can enlist an attending restaurant or food purveyor or supply us with a name and address and they ultimately attend, you will receive two complimentary tickets to the event. If you just want to give us the name of a restaurant we will contact them. Send any restaurant names to Sam Puzzo at my e-mail address in the newsletter. If you have any ideas or suggestions for selling tickets please call me.

The Wine Extraordinaire requires about 80 volunteers to make it run smoothly. There are a number of volunteer opportunities available throughout the event. As an added incentive, all volunteers will receive a $25 rebate after the event. All volunteers must pay for their ticket to the event in advance before their volunteer request will be processed. Please do not discount your ticket price when purchasing your ticket. Rebates will be sent to volunteers after the event in March.

Ticket Information

OCWS Members - $50
Non-Members - $50
Designated Drivers - $25
(no group sales rates)

After February 26 (at the door price)

Members - $50
Non-Members - $60
Designated Drivers - $25

Come join us for the 2010 Wine Extraordinaire and help the OCWS fulfill its mission to promote the knowledge and education of wine. Please refer to the next page for the Volunteer Sign-up Form and to the back of the newsletter for the Event Sign-up Form.

For additional information regarding the event, please contact Sam Puzzo, Event Chair, at sam@ocws.org