Child & Family Center hosts 33rd annual Taste of the Town

The Santa Clarita Valley group joined the Little one & Household Middle in celebrating the thirty third annual Style of the City Sunday.

“It’s often an enormous occasion with a whole bunch of individuals and a whole bunch of cubicles for meals and drinks, and also you see your neighbors, you see your mates,” stated Marc Winger, chair of the middle’s board of administrators.

For the primary time in additional than three many years, the occasion was canceled final 12 months because of the pandemic, however as a result of that is sometimes the middle’s largest fundraiser of the 12 months, the middle transformed it to a drive-thru format this 12 months, permitting individuals the prospect to securely increase funds for the middle. 

“We obtained artistic, with the assistance of our board members, group helps and volunteers, and got here up with this concept of a drive-thru Style of the City,” stated Joan Aschoff, the middle’s president and CEO. “Regardless that it’s not fairly the occasion that we’d have hoped for, we’re getting a lot encouragement from the group and the enjoyment of what we’re doing.”

“I’m simply actually happy with the quantity of people that stepped as much as assist us this 12 months,” Winger added. “It’s been nice.” 

As an alternative of the standard stay tasting occasion, individuals picked up swag baggage full of present playing cards to their favourite native eating places taking part within the occasion, in addition to coupons for hors d’oeuvres, wine tastings and the like.

“It’s only a enjoyable option to get our group interacting with our (native) companies and in assist of the Little one & Household Middle,” Aschoff added.

Regardless that the occasion was primarily a drive-thru, individuals have been nonetheless capable of get pleasure from stay music and a variety of meals distributors on-site for some fast sweets and treats earlier than heading out.

“It’s a bit completely different this 12 months, however it’s nonetheless superior as ever,” stated Jean LaCorte Kiczek, one of many occasion chairs and a board member. 

Jody Liss-Monteleone has lived within the SCV since 1979 and been a longtime supporter of the middle and its annual fundraiser.

“We miss it, and we’re hoping it’ll be again subsequent 12 months as grand because it was once, however we did need to assist the middle how we might proper now,” Liss-Monteleone stated. “It was nice. They did the very best they may in a COVID scenario.” 

Funds raised from the occasion are set to assist the middle present assist for these impacted by psychological well being points, drug and dependancy points and home violence. 

“The occasion has turned out to be an enormous success, regardless of going via a pandemic and having to do issues very completely different than we’ve finished in years previous,” added Taylor Kellstrom, one other occasion chair and board member. “We’re actually excited that the funds are going to assist lots of people with households and kids which might be going via issues proper right here in Santa Clarita. Due to the pandemic, we’ve seen an increase (in want for companies).”