Dear guests,

Welcome to our annual Cork & Barrel wine event series!

This year, we’re going back to our roots—featuring wineries from Walla Walla Valley. This up-and-coming wine region was also the focus of our very first Cork & Barrel in 2012. If you’re a long-time fan of Cork & Barrel, you’ll see old friends and new faces in the 14 wineries joining us this year. We are exceedingly grateful to these wineries—and the owners and winemakers who’ve traveled down to Bend—for participating in this year’s event.

Cork & Barrel was voted “Best Central Oregon Fundraiser” by readers of The Source Weekly just last year. Our event’s popularity is due in large part to the incredible wineries, chefs, restaurants, donors, and hundreds of volunteers who make Cork & Barrel fun and memorable. We are also deeply grateful to Riverhouse on the Deschutes for hosting us again this year.

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, every dollar you donate or spend at Cork & Barrel goes directly toward child abuse evaluations, family support and advocacy, therapy, and education to prevent abuse. You and hundreds of your fellow community members help raise approximately 20 percent of KIDS Center’s $3.3 million annual operating budget. By joining us today, you’re making it possible for Central Oregon children and families to receive free, life-changing services, helping them to overcome the devastating effects of abuse.

Please join us in raising a glass—and your bid number—to give hope and healing to children when they need it most. Thank you for joining us at Cork & Barrel. Have a wonderful time!

Cheers!

Sandy Cummings Executive Director Chair, Board of Directors

Gil Levy