At our 15th Anniversary Celebration last June several friends of BLCI bid on an all inclusive Tamale Party for 30 guests prepared with love by BLCI Parents. The families of BLCI wanted to help raise money for their kids’ education, while thanking the generous people throughout San Diego that help make their children’s college dreams a reality. Two parties were auctioned off and both took place before the end of the year.
On October 8th Cliff Schireson, John Venekamp and Machel Allen hosted the first party at Cliff and John’s recently remodeled home in Rancho Santa Fe. Guests learned to make tamales and fresh tortillas and got to eat them! Soft Latin American rhythms played throughout the beautiful home as guests enjoyed each other’s company with cocktails, great food and stories from BLCI parents.
The second party took place at the beautiful ranch-themed home of co-hosts Alicia and Charles Foster on December 3rd. Eileen Haag and Carolyn Phelan also co-hosted the party. Guests (many of them women from the San Diego Women’s Foundation) enjoyed the great food prepared by parents and special desserts with their coffee and champurrado (a Mexican creamy and sweet hot drink). Parents told stories about their children’s adventures on the path to college and guests laughed with enjoyment.
Lucila Hernandez, lead parent for the Tamale Parties and BLCI Board Member said, “I was nervous at first, but after the guests arrived, I felt like I was among family.”
Thank you to the friends of the organization that made this possible through their donations and to the parents of BLCI students who donated their time to make it all happen.
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Posted by Patricia on January 15, 2012 at 11:50 pm
Gracias to all the parents who donated their time and expertise to make this possible. What a wonderful night! I am saving my money for the next auction