Taste of North County
May 15th, 2008 - HomeAid San Diego’s Sixth Annual "Taste of North County"
What: A "Taste of North County," a special evening celebrating
HomeAid San Diego’s six-year anniversary and featuring outstanding cuisine and
wines from North County restaurants
When: Thursday, May 15th from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Pardee Homes’ Derby Hill models in Carmel Country
Highlands, San Diego
North County’s finest restaurants to feature an array of cuisine and wines
San Diego, CA – A “Taste of North County,” a special evening celebrating HomeAid
San Diego’s six-year anniversary and featuring outstanding cuisine and wines
from North County restaurants, will take place on Thursday, May 15th from 5:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Pardee Homes’ Derby Hill models in Carmel Country
Highlands. Proceeds from “Taste of North County” will support HomeAid San
Diego’s efforts to provide homes for temporarily homeless individuals and
families in San Diego County by building and renovating multi-unit housing where
they live while rebuilding their lives.
“This event provides HomeAid San Diego the opportunity to showcase its
accomplishments of the past six years, highlight the start of its newest
projects and also feature the wonderful cuisine and wine selections from some of
North San Diego County’s most renowned restaurants,” said Mitch Ellner, board
president of HomeAid San Diego.
HomeAid San Diego is anticipating over 300 guests at the 2008 “Taste of North
County.” Supervisor Ron Roberts and beneficiaries from San Pasqual Academy and
Casa de Amparo will address the guests. During the evening, attendees may tour
Pardee’s Derby Hill model homes featuring Pardee’s Living SmartTM program.
The restaurants slated to participate in “Taste of North County” include
Cavaillon Restaurant, Pacifica Del Mar, Prime Chops – Specialty Meats & Seafood,
Sbicca, Donovan’s, Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza, Elijah’s Restaurant, The Inn at
Rancho Santa Fe, Venice Ristorante & Wine Bar, Waters Fine Catering of Solana
Beach, Villa Capri, Yanni’s Bistro, Nothing bundt Cakes and San Diego Coffee
Company. Wine tasting is provided compliments of Fallbrook Winery, Meritage Wine
Market and The Barrel Room.
Cornerstone sponsors for the sixth annual “Taste of North County” are Pardee
Homes, Newland Communities and Life is Good®, and the National Association of
Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) – San Diego Chapter. Individual
tickets are $50 donation per person. For more information about the event,
please call (858) 646-4752 or visit www.homeaidsd.org.
HomeAid San Diego builds multi-unit housing to serve temporarily homeless
families and individuals. The housing is built using skilled labor and
materials - a significant portion of which is generously donated by San Diego’s
real estate community. In San Diego, where over 10,000 individuals are homeless
each night, HomeAid San Diego has completed six projects, has one project under
construction, two planned to begin construction in 2008 and others in various
stages of development. The projects are donated to local nonprofit charities
such as Child Abuse Prevention Foundation, Catholic Charities, Interfaith
Community Services, South Bay Community Services, San Pasqual Academy, and
Community Resource Center for them to operate after they are completed. To be
eligible for a HomeAid San Diego project, a charity must provide the services
and support needed by residents to move beyond their current homelessness and
transform their lives to stability. HomeAid San Diego, one of 22 chapters of
HomeAid America, Inc., was founded in March 2002 with the support of local
building and real estate industry organizations. HomeAid is the nation’s
largest provider of housing for the temporarily homeless. To date, over 150
housing projects have been built nationally with another 62 in development.
These projects provide shelter for more than 80,000 temporarily homeless
individuals.