Taste For Giving in Alexandria
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Taste For Giving in Alexandria

Rotary Club raises $70k for local charities.

Mayor Allison Silberberg, right, congratulates Rotary Club President Paul Anderson on the success of Taste For Giving. The event raised $70,000 for local charities.

Mayor Allison Silberberg, right, congratulates Rotary Club President Paul Anderson on the success of Taste For Giving. The event raised $70,000 for local charities. Photo by Tom Roberts

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Tempo Restaurant owner Wendy Albert, second from left, serves up butternut squash lasagna at the Rotary Club of Alexandria’s annual Taste For Giving fundraiser Oct. 19 at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The event raised more than $70,000 for local charities.

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Gant Redmon and Casey Lindsay act as auctioneers during the live auction Oct. 19 at the Taste For Giving fundraiser.

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Walter Clarke and John Bordner with Alexandria Cupcake owners Kathy and Adnan Hamidi.

The Rotary Club of Alexandria held its 11th annual Taste For Giving gala Oct. 19 at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. More than 300 attendees sampled food and wine from 17 area restaurants, raising over $70,000 for local charities and nonprofits. Diamond sponsors of the event included Everly-Wheatley Funerals and Cremation, Anderson Orthopedic Clinic and Cassaday and Company Wealth Management.

“It was a fun and exciting night for everyone who attended,” said Rotarian event chair John Moorman. “We owe a huge thank you to all our sponsors and restaurant donors. It is because of them and all those who came out to support us that our Rotary grants will be able to help so many local organizations in the community.”