USD Magazine Fall 2014

ALUMNI  NEWS

USD’s sixth annual Wine Classic was officially the event’s most successful to date, raising more than $67,000 for the Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund.

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he 2014 USD Wine Classic raised more than $67,000 for student scholarships. T RED AND WHITE AND FUN ALL OVER 1 USD ’ s annua l Wi ne C l a s s i c bene f i t s s t uden t s c ho l a r s

Established in 2009 by the Alumni Association Board of Directors, the wildly successful event was once again a sell-out. Held on a gorgeous day in mid-July at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice’s Garden of the Sea, the sixth annual event featured more than 30 USD family wineries — owned or managed by alumni, parents and friends of the university — gourmet food stations, live music and a silent auction featuring wine-related items. All proceeds benefit the Alumni Endowed Scholar- ship Fund. “The Wine Classic has truly become a signature event for USD and for the San Diego community. Everyone has a great time, enjoys the wine tasting and knows that their ticket purchase helps raise scholarship funds for our very deserving students at USD,” said Charles Bass, senior direc- tor of USD Alumni Relations. Dates for the 2015 USD Wine Classic weekend are now avail- able. The Vintners Dinner at La Gran Terraza will be held on Saturday, July 18. The seventh annual USD Wine Classic is Sunday, July 19. Tickets are expected to go on sale in April.

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To learn more, please go online to www.usdwineclassic.com.

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