North Coast Credit Union Hosts its 4th Annual Bite of Skagit
Date: Saturday, July 28, 2012
Time: 12 - 4 p.m.
Location: First Street, downtown Mount Vernon
Admission: Free admission. Food and beverage tickets are $1 each with the average bite between 2-5 tickets each.
Food donations: Donations of non perishable foods are gratefully accepted at the event
Local Restaurants . Live Music . Beer & Wine Garden . Graham Kerr . Children's activities . Best Bite of 2012 Contest
Also happening: Downtown Merchant's Annual Sidewalk Sale and the Farmers Market
All proceeds benefit Skagit Food Share Alliance, which works to connect local farmers with local food banks, increasing both the quantity and quality of the food made available to the 14 food banks and 8 hot meal programs in Skagit County.
Supporting local agriculture; ending local hunger.
Last year's Bite of Skagit was a Tasty Success!
The Third Annual Bite of Skagit, held July 30, 2011 in downtown Mount Vernon, was the "perfect storm" of perfect weather, delicious and plentiful food and drink, great local music by Marcia Kester and Home Grown Tomatoes, lots of hungry people and we raised $10,836.83 for Skagit Food Share Alliance to feed the hungry in Skagit County! World famous local culinary expert Graham Kerr, whose life goal is to help others "convert habits that harm into resources that heal," made a stage presentation about the benefits of cooking with fresh and best in season fruits and vegetables grown locally.
Watershed Restaurant (in Angel of the Winds Casino) was voted Best Bite of 2011 for their menu of Smoked Salmon and Corn Chowder and Moo Shu Pork. Watershed Restaurant, Empire Ale House, and Costco all generously donated 100% of their sales to Skagit Food Share Alliance.
The Bite of Skagit is a fundraiser for the benefit of Skagit Food Share Alliance, which helps to link local farmers and food banks, to increase the amount of local produce available to families that rely on local food banks. Supporting local agriculture; ending local hunger.
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The Bite of Skagit is an annual fundraiser, organized by North Coast Credit Union, for the benefit of the Skagit Food Share Alliance, a collaborative partnership between Skagit County Community Action Agency, North Coast Credit Union and Skagit Valley Food Co-op. Proceeds are used to support the Skagit Food Distribution Center's efforts to increase the amount of local produce available to families that rely on Skagit County's 14 food banks and 6 hot meal programs. The Skagit Food Distribution Center, managed by Skagit County Community Action Agency, provides centralized storage and distribution for the local food banks and hot meal programs. For more information about Skagit Food Share Alliance call (360) 416-7585 or click here to donate to Skagit Food Share Alliance online.
