[CharterSchools] March 26: Edible Schoolyard Benefit

[charterschools at LACharter.org]

6th Annual “An Edible Evening” to Benefit
Edible Schoolyard New Orleans Students, Programs


 
(NEW ORLEANS)—On March 26, 2015,Edible Schoolyard New Orleans (ESYNOLA) presents its sixth-annual garden partyand fundraiser, An Edible Evening, which supports five school gardens and twoteaching kitchens at five New Orleans charter schools operated by FirstLineSchools. An Edible Evening (which is usually held at Samuel J. GreenSchool), will be held at a new location this year. The Dreamkeeper Garden atLangston Hughes Academy- a FirstLine School, is located at 3519 TrafalgarStreet, New Orleans, and will be the site of this year’s event.  
 
The city’s favorite garden partyunder the stars will be held from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00pm, following a Patron Hourbrought to you by Dickie Brennan and Company at 6:00 p.m. 
M SQUARED is sponsoring the secondannual Late Wave Party, featuring DJ Brice Nice, to encourage night owls andyoung professionals to come out and enjoy the festivities.  Shon Baker and Alice Glenn areco-chairs of this year’s event. Media Sponsors for “An Edible Evening” are WGNO-TV and The Advocate.
 
As in previous years, the event willfeature gourmet food from New Orleans’ most celebrated restaurants, a silentauction and wines exclusively presented by Presqu’ile Winery of Santa Maria,California. The evening will also feature musical guests Seguenon Kone, SocialSet, and Tuba Skinny, with the support of a generous donation by PositiveVibrations Foundation.
 
Tickets and sponsorships are stillavailable for An Edible Evening, withindividual tickets priced at $45 until Tuesday, March 24th at 5 p.m.(thereafter, $60 at the door). Event sponsorships range from $1,500 to $15,000 and patron levelsponsorships are available from $125 to $1,000.
 
 
 
Please visit http://esynola.org/an-edible-evening-2015.html  to purchase tickets or for more information.
 
Restaurants partnering with An Edible Evening for this event include Atchafalaya,Bacchanal, Canal Street Bistro, Capdeville, Carmo, Chartwells, Commander’sPalace, Cowbell, Cure Co., Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse, Dooky Chase’s, FultonAlley, French Truck Coffee, High Hat, Jack and Jake’s, K Restaurant, Kebab,Killer Poboys, La Petite Grocery, Latitude 29, Liberty’s Kitchen, LinkRestaurant Group, Maurepas Foods, Mondo, Mopho, NOLA Pie Guy with Good Eggs,Nolavore, Pizza Delicious, Ralph’s on the Park, St. James Cheese Company, SeoulShack, Shaya, Slow Food New Orleans, Southern Hospitality Catering, Stickball,Sugerman’s Bagels, Swiss Confectionery, Tableau, Taceaux Loceaux, ToupsMeatery, Twelve Mile Limit, Ursa Major, Whole Foods Market, and Woody’s FishTacos.
 
The evening is possible due to the support of sponsorsincluding The Murphy Foundation,     M SQUARED, Chevron,Ruth U. Fertel Foundation, Newman’s Own Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. H.Merritt Lane, Gustaf W.McIlhenny Family Foundation, Bertie Deming Smith, Vaughan Fitzpatrick,Karin Giger and Larry Eustis, HUB International, IBERIABANK, LandmarkConsulting LLC, Alan and Marianne Mumford, and Cathy and Hunter Pierson andVictoria Snider.
 
Edible Schoolyard NewOrleans and FirstLine Schools will promote the event on Facebook (EdibleSchoolyard New Orleans & FirstLineNOLA) and Twitter (@ESYNOLA and at FirstLineNOLA) using the hashtag #edibleevening2015.
 
The proceeds raised from An Edible Evening will support more than 3,500 creativeand practical food and nutrition classes ESYNOLA offers to FirstLine studentseach year, and will increase food access through ESYNOLA’s schoolyard gardensand teaching kitchens for parents and families.  ESYNOLA’s innovative food education classes aim to improve students’ foodknowledge and influence their choices – which will have a profound impact onthe quality of their lives for decades to come.  
 
About Edible Schoolyard New Orleans (ESYNOLA)
ESYNOLA is a seed-to-table food education program that changesthe way children eat, learn and live through hands-on gardening and kitchenclasses that are integrated into the school curriculum, culture and cafeteriaprograms of the five schools operated by FirstLine Schools. Its aim is toempower generations of New Orleans children to build and maintain healthyrelationships with food, the natural world, themselves and their community.ESYNOLA serves 3,114 students in grades K-12. For more information, pleasevisit www.esynola.org.
 
 
 
 
About FirstLine Schools
The mission of FirstLine Schools is to create and inspire greatopen enrollment public schools in New Orleans. To fulfill that mission,FirstLine provides a caring community where students acquire the academicfoundation needed for success and nurtures students’ intellectual, social andemotional development. FirstLine’s campuses include Samuel J. Green CharterSchool, Arthur Ashe Charter School, Langston Hughes Academy, Phillis WheatleyCommunity School (Formerly John Dibert Community School) and Joseph S. ClarkPreparatory High School. For more information, please visit www.firstlineschools.org.
 
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