Sequim gala meal to raise funds for cancer patients

SEQUIM — The Olympic Medical Center Foundation, in conjunction with the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, will present “An Evening in Chile” for the 2013 Harvest of Hope Wine & Dinner Gala on Saturday.

The gala will start with cocktails 6 p.m. at SunLand Golf & Country Club, 109 Hilltop Drive. Dinner will be served at 6:45 p.m.

Tickets are $125 per person.

The 11th annual gala will raise funds for local cancer patients being treated at Olympic Medical Cancer Center through the provision of services, programs and equipment.

The evening will feature local chef Kathryn Kitts from The Sweet Beginning Cafe. Unique wines from Chile will be featured.

Todd Ortloff of KONP radio will host the fundraiser.

A raffle and live auction are planned.

Among items in the auction are a trip for two to the 2014 66th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles; a trip for two to the five-star Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn in Sonoma, Calif.; a week in Montana on the Yaak River; a trip for two for nine nights to Italy and the French Riviera; two meals a month for 12 months at the Oak Table Cafe & Chestnut Cottage in Sequim; a weekend trip to Seattle for Monday Night Football; a variety of “instant” wine cellars; brew lessons and dinner at Barhop Brewing in Port Angeles; and a one-week vacation in a one-bedroom condo in Los Cabos, Mexico.

The presenting sponsor is Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Platinum sponsors are Extendicare (Sequim Health and Rehabilitation and Crestwood Health and Rehabilitation) and Jamestown S’Klallam tribe/7 Cedars Casino.

The gold sponsor is Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation, and the silver sponsor is First Federal.

For more information, phone the OMC Foundation at 360-417-7144.

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