Photo Caption: Kalamazoo Valley Community College Culinary Operations Manager Chef Lucas McFarland will be among the chefs cooking during the Opportunities for Education fundraising event.
Good food, beer and wine and a good cause are all on the menu during the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Foundation’s Opportunities for Education Scholarship Fundraising event on Thursday, Sept. 22.
This event is the KVCC Foundation’s primary source of funding for student scholarships. The need for financial aid among students continues to rise steadily. Each year, Kalamazoo Valley Community College processes nearly 10,000 requests for financial aid. Of those requests, 40 percent receive some form of financial aid. This student scholarship fundraiser helps the KVCC Foundation provide the highest level of financial support for students at the college.
This event will take place under a “big tent” and will feature hearty and delicious tastings from area restaurants, faculty chefs and graduates from Kalamazoo Valley’s culinary arts program. A selection of Bell’s beer and a variety of wine will be available.
Ticket holders will enjoy a walk-around tasting to sample signature dishes provided by the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Culinary Arts program, Brick and Brine, Bell’s Brewery, West Michigan Pasta and Provisions, WL SocialHouse and Cove Lakeside Bistro. Self-guided tours among the vegetables, flowers and herbs growing in the Food Innovation Center’s hoop houses and greenhouse will be available.
This event is open to the public and begins at 5:30 p.m. at the college’s Food Innovation Center located at 224 E. Crosstown Parkway in downtown Kalamazoo, part of Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Bronson Healthy Living Campus. A short program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Individual tickets are $100 and student tickets are $35.
Guests can enjoy themselves while helping to raise funds for student scholarships. Purchase tickets here. For more information, contact Dana DeLuca, Foundation officer, at ddeluca@kvcc.edu or (269) 488-4442.
ABOUT KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Established in 1966, Kalamazoo Valley Community College offers certificate programs in more than 50 areas of study and associate degrees in 60 others. These include business, healthcare, human and public service, and technical occupations, culinary arts and brewing training. The college has four Kalamazoo, Michigan locations, including the Texas Township Campus, the Groves Campus, the Arcadia Commons Campus and the Bronson Healthy Living Campus. Classes are available during the day, evening, online and weekends.
