Adams to appear at wreath tea
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Award-winning food columnist and cookbook author Marcia Adams will be the star attraction Dec. 5 at the "Wreath of Hope" Holiday Tea.
The tea, a fund-raiser for Cardinal Center, Warsaw, is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. in Center Lake Pavilion. The aim is to raise funds several ways, according to Cathy Teghtmeyer and Rebecca Kubacki, organizers: through an admission fee of $25 per person, through sponsorship of a wreath and through a silent auction of decorated holiday wreaths.
Children from Head Start also will be selling ornaments they have made, will decorate a wreath that will be auctioned and will sing.
"We're counting on the public to buy the tickets," said Kubacki, who hopes to make the tea an annual event. The fund-raiser, she said, is targeted mostly toward women; Center Lake Pavilion can seat 250.
Adams' presentation will focus on holiday entertaining, based on her cookbook, "Christmas in the Heartland," and she will have some cookbooks available for sale after the tea.
She is nationally known for her books on Amish cooking and for her PBS series, as well as her work that has appeared in national publications. She is a Sagamore of the Wabash and lives in Fort Wayne.
Proceeds from the tea, including the sale of 25 elaborately decorated wreaths, will benefit Cardinal Center, said Jane Greene, Cardinal Center's executive director.
The money will be used for an endowment that helps pay for individual needs of Cardinal Center clients, such as clothing and dental expenses.
"They depend on this for the basics," Greene said.
Cardinal Center serves approximately 2,000 people a year, Greene said, giving people with disabilities a "chance to function in society."
"People don't have to be institutionalized and they can be cared for in the community," said Cynthia Pergrem, director of development at Cardinal Center. "We need to get people to understand that we are all people with abilities - they may vary, but they are just different abilities."
Women who want to attend the tea should send their money to the Cardinal Center, 504 N. Bay Drive, Warsaw, and checks should be clearly marked that they are intended for the "Wreath of Hope Holiday Tea." No tickets will be issued, but attendees' names will be added to a list that will be checked off at the door.
For more information, contact Pergrem at 267-3823, Ext. 344. [[In-content Ad]]
Award-winning food columnist and cookbook author Marcia Adams will be the star attraction Dec. 5 at the "Wreath of Hope" Holiday Tea.
The tea, a fund-raiser for Cardinal Center, Warsaw, is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. in Center Lake Pavilion. The aim is to raise funds several ways, according to Cathy Teghtmeyer and Rebecca Kubacki, organizers: through an admission fee of $25 per person, through sponsorship of a wreath and through a silent auction of decorated holiday wreaths.
Children from Head Start also will be selling ornaments they have made, will decorate a wreath that will be auctioned and will sing.
"We're counting on the public to buy the tickets," said Kubacki, who hopes to make the tea an annual event. The fund-raiser, she said, is targeted mostly toward women; Center Lake Pavilion can seat 250.
Adams' presentation will focus on holiday entertaining, based on her cookbook, "Christmas in the Heartland," and she will have some cookbooks available for sale after the tea.
She is nationally known for her books on Amish cooking and for her PBS series, as well as her work that has appeared in national publications. She is a Sagamore of the Wabash and lives in Fort Wayne.
Proceeds from the tea, including the sale of 25 elaborately decorated wreaths, will benefit Cardinal Center, said Jane Greene, Cardinal Center's executive director.
The money will be used for an endowment that helps pay for individual needs of Cardinal Center clients, such as clothing and dental expenses.
"They depend on this for the basics," Greene said.
Cardinal Center serves approximately 2,000 people a year, Greene said, giving people with disabilities a "chance to function in society."
"People don't have to be institutionalized and they can be cared for in the community," said Cynthia Pergrem, director of development at Cardinal Center. "We need to get people to understand that we are all people with abilities - they may vary, but they are just different abilities."
Women who want to attend the tea should send their money to the Cardinal Center, 504 N. Bay Drive, Warsaw, and checks should be clearly marked that they are intended for the "Wreath of Hope Holiday Tea." No tickets will be issued, but attendees' names will be added to a list that will be checked off at the door.
For more information, contact Pergrem at 267-3823, Ext. 344. [[In-content Ad]]