Work Options for Women Hosts 7th Annual WomenCook! – Dining for a Difference
What: Work Options for Women (WOW), a local non-profit organization that helps women move out of poverty and towards self-sufficiency through an innovative food service job training and placement program, will host its seventh annual charity fundraiser, WomenCook! Dining for a Difference event. Nearly 500 participated last year and helped to raise more than $95,000 towards this important cause.
WomenCook! is an elegant evening of culinary delights prepared by Denver’s most respected and creative women chefs representing top-rated restaurants. Presented as a walk-around dinner, guests will enjoy signature dishes while having the opportunity to learn secret culinary techniques and recipe suggestions and interact directly with these top Denver chefs.
This year, The Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado is sponsoring the 2011 WomenCook! event with a $2,500 challenge grant. The Gay & Lesbian Fund will match new or increased donations.
When: Monday, May 2, 2011 from 6:00-8:30
Where: Temple Emanuel - 51 Grape Street, Denver, CO 80220
Who: CBS4 reporter Gloria Neal returns as the emcee for the event and will be joined by this year’s participating chefs:
- Black Pearl – Kate Horton
- Elway's Cherry Creek – Aniedra Nichols
- D Bar Desserts – Lisa Bailey
- Duo and Olivéa – Yasmin Lozada-Hissom
- Gateaux - Kathleen Kenny Davia
- Grand Hyatt Hotel Denver – Sandra Adams
- Jax Fish House – Sheila Lucero
- Johnson & Wales University – Marcia Kramer, Stacy Griest, Jamie B. Daugherty, Carrie Stebbins, Kristen Cofrades
- Panzano – Elise Wiggins
- Parallel Seventeen and Street Kitchen – Mary Nguyen
- Rioja and Bistro Vendôme, Euclid Hall – Jennifer Jasinski
- Squeaky Bean – Crickett Burns
- Work Options for Women – Stephanie Mitro and Craig Dixon
How: The WomenCook event is made possible by the following event sponsors:
Sous Chef Sponsors:
- Bank of the West
- Shamrock Foods
- SLI Global Solutions
Foodie Sponsors
- Blue Sky Plumbing
- CBIZ MHM,LLC.
- Dorsey & Whitney
- EKS&H
- FreshPoint of Denver
- Gay & Lesbian fund for Colorado
- Gibson, Dunn, and Crutcher LLP
- Key Bank
- Pie Forensic Consultants
Money raised goes directly toward job training, job placement and finding housing for WOW students and graduates. To purchase tickets or to sponsor the event, please visit www.workoptions.org.
About Work Options for Women
Work Options for Women was founded in 1996 with a mission to combat homelessness and poverty by providing unemployed women with the confidence and skills they need to become gainfully and permanently employed in the food service industry. WOW has trained and placed more than 300 women in cooking and food service positions since its inception.
Media Inquiries:
Catherine Henry?
Work Options for Women
Catherine [at] workoptions [dot] com
720.944.1920
What: Work Options for Women (WOW), a local non-profit organization that helps women move out of poverty and towards self-sufficiency through an innovative food service job training and placement program, will host its seventh annual charity fundraiser, WomenCook! Dining for a Difference event. Nearly 500 participated last year and helped to raise more than $95,000 towards this important cause.
WomenCook! is an elegant evening of culinary delights prepared by Denver’s most respected and creative women chefs representing top-rated restaurants. Presented as a walk-around dinner, guests will enjoy signature dishes while having the opportunity to learn secret culinary techniques and recipe suggestions and interact directly with these top Denver chefs.
This year, The Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado is sponsoring the 2011 WomenCook! event with a $2,500 challenge grant. The Gay & Lesbian Fund will match new or increased donations.
When: Monday, May 2, 2011 from 6:00-8:30
Where: Temple Emanuel - 51 Grape Street, Denver, CO 80220
Who: CBS4 reporter Gloria Neal returns as the emcee for the event and will be joined by this year’s participating chefs:
- Black Pearl – Kate Horton
- Elway's Cherry Creek – Aniedra Nichols
- D Bar Desserts – Lisa Bailey
- Duo and Olivéa – Yasmin Lozada-Hissom
- Gateaux - Kathleen Kenny Davia
- Grand Hyatt Hotel Denver – Sandra Adams
- Jax Fish House – Sheila Lucero
- Johnson & Wales University – Marcia Kramer, Stacy Griest, Jamie B. Daugherty, Carrie Stebbins, Kristen Cofrades
- Panzano – Elise Wiggins
- Parallel Seventeen and Street Kitchen – Mary Nguyen
- Rioja and Bistro Vendôme, Euclid Hall – Jennifer Jasinski
- Squeaky Bean – Crickett Burns
- Work Options for Women – Stephanie Mitro and Craig Dixon
How: The WomenCook event is made possible by the following event sponsors:
Sous Chef Sponsors:
- Bank of the West
- Shamrock Foods
- SLI Global Solutions
Foodie Sponsors
- Blue Sky Plumbing
- CBIZ MHM,LLC.
- Dorsey & Whitney
- EKS&H
- FreshPoint of Denver
- Gay & Lesbian fund for Colorado
- Gibson, Dunn, and Crutcher LLP
- Key Bank
- Pie Forensic Consultants
Money raised goes directly toward job training, job placement and finding housing for WOW students and graduates. To purchase tickets or to sponsor the event, please visit www.workoptions.org.
About Work Options for Women
Work Options for Women was founded in 1996 with a mission to combat homelessness and poverty by providing unemployed women with the confidence and skills they need to become gainfully and permanently employed in the food service industry. WOW has trained and placed more than 300 women in cooking and food service positions since its inception.
Media Inquiries:
Catherine Henry?
Work Options for Women
Catherine [at] workoptions [dot] com
720.944.1920