Times Weekly, News service
West Suburban Community Pantry is meeting the increasing need to Fight Hunger with the organization’s popular annual fundraiser, the Chefs’ Culinary Challenge on Sunday, February 5th at the Chicago Marriott Naperville. The event will feature six well-known area chefs each preparing one course of a six-course meal to be enjoyed family-style. Chefs will work from a center-stage “observation kitchen” so guests can see each course finished and plated live. The evening also features cocktails and wines on the table, a silent auction with electronic bidding and checkout, mission moment and paddle raise, and more.
“We ensure that 100% of the proceeds from the event provide food and supportive services to our neighbors throughout DuPage and Will Counties. We currently serve over 6,800 adults, children, and senior citizens each month, and that number continues to rise at an alarming rate. The cost and accessibility of food is an increasing challenge,” says Development Director Lisa Spaeth. “We are committed to meeting the need despite the challenges. That’s why this event is so important to our cause.”
Presenting Sponsor for the 11th Annual Chefs’ Culinary Challenge is Old National Bank. Ronald L. McDaniel Foundation is the Hunger Hero and Platinum Sponsors are Ann & Victor Pokorny Memorial Fund and Marquette Companies/Century 21 Affiliated Ryan Hill Group.
The deadline for reservations is Wednesday, February 1st. For tickets and sponsorship opportunities, visit https://aesbid.com/ELP/WSCPCHEF22/EventInfo.