C l u b N e w s & E ve n t s
Viticulture & Enolog y Alumni News As member of the California State University, Fresno alumni and perhaps a graduate of the
the Fresno State Alumni and Friends Reunion held the evening of January 30 at the
Viticulture and Enology program, or as a friend of this program, you are probably aware of the efforts of the Viticulture and Enology Alumni Association (VEAA) to provide funding for the
Hyatt Regency for an evening of conversation, good wines and a chance to meet our current students and alumni, and some of the faculty. Be sure to stop by Fresno State’s Booth
V. E. Petrucci Library, located in the Department of Viticulture and Enology.
#1027 for more information. The combined volunteer efforts of hundreds of people from all sectors of the grape and wine industries have contributed to the pro-
To date, the “A Celebration of Wine” event has been the primary fundraising effort for the VEAA to support the V. E. Petrucci Library.
HELP SUPPORT THE V. E. PETRUCCI LIBRARY AND DEPARTMENT OF VITICULTURE AND ENOLOGY
We invite all of our alumni and friends at wineries to help support ACOW by participating in June 2013. Over the past 30 years, the success of the ACOW has resulted in it becoming one of the largest wine and food events in California and perhaps the U.S. There are typically over 70 wineries and 30 restaurants that participate with nearly 1000 people attending.
Sunday, June 3, 2013—visit www.acelebrationofwine.com
Many of the participating wineries and individgress that has been made in raising the necessary funds to complete the endowment for the
uals have participated by providing additional support in the form of items to be offered in the silent auction. This auction has been an important part of the fundraising aspects of
library. However, like many other things, the past few years have been difficult. We have made some changes to the ACOW organization and for 2013 it has been decided that to
this event. Although the primary use of these funds is support of the library, funds are also used for new equipment for the Department, and events that rec-
focus on growing the endowment at a faster rate, all revenue generated from the silent SILENT AUCTION auction will be dedicated to the endowment ognize the accomalong with a percentage of the net funds generplishments of the stuated by ticket sales for the wine and food portion dents. Funds have also been provided to supof the event. Our goal is to raise $20,000 or port the annual gathering of alumni and friends more to help cover our annual operating expenses at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium in and grow the library endowment.
Sacramento, California. If you plan to attend Unified this year, we hope you will join us at
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