Toast to Good Health' good for $30 grand for medical supplies

Friends of Salt Lake City's Fourth Street Clinic raised $30,000 earlier this month during "A Toast to Good Health" fundraiser.

In triple-digit heat, some 100 guests mingled on the patio at Tuscany restaurant in Holladay, moving between food and wine offerings and the cooling misters. Each of the six culinary stations offered a different appetizer, prepared by chef Adam Vickers, and wine from around the world including Spain, Argentina, New Zealand and Italy.

Two favorite food-and-wine combinations came from Napa Valley. A 2000 Judd Hill Estate Cabernet blend was served with canneloni stuffed with pork, mushroom and fresh herbs, while the 2004 Flora Springs Chardonnay was a light summer pairing for the "4th Street Roll." The egg roll filled with salmon, carrots, English cucumber and wasabi caviar was created especially for the evening event.

Printed recipe cards for each appetizer were available as take-home souvenirs. One lucky guest won the drawing for a case of wine.

The Fourth Street Clinic, 404 S. 400 West, provides health care and support services to Utah homeless population, said Allan Ainsworth, executive director. Proceeds from the event will be used to purchase medical supplies, particularly for the 250 diabetic-education patients in need of glucometer testing strips and insulin syringes.

- Kathy Stephenson

Guest list

Joanne Memmott, John Parrish, Cindy Kindred, Rick Bennion, Bill Gallop, Dave Nimkin, Colette Herrick, Diane and Robert Rolfs, Colin Rolfs, Allen and Dannette Crooms, Dan and Tiia Libin, Tracie Yagi, Kristy Maple, Grant and Jeanne Kesler, Sonny and Kathy Tangaro, Melissa Koerner, Bob Henson, Linda and Kevin O'Connor, Linda McMahan, Kym McClelland, Robin Maxfield, Edna Elkins.

Coming Up

* Kimball Art Center invites you to its annual Art Auction & Gala, Thursday, 6 p.m., 638 Park Ave, Park City. Tickets are $150; call 435-649-8882.

* Habitat for Humanity, Summit & Wasatch counties, invites you to the "Build A Dream Gala," Aug.17, 6:30 p.m., in Mountain Ranch Estates, Park City. Black tie optional. Dinner, libations, no auction. Tickets are $200; call 435-649-6307.

* The American Lung Association of Utah invites you to spend "A Night With the Stars" Aug. 23, 6 p.m., La Caille, 9565 Wasatch Blvd., Sandy. Tickets are $200; call 801-484-4456.

* Regence Caring Foundation for Children presents Linda Ronstadt in concert Aug. 24, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Tickets available online (www.arttix.org) and at all ArtTix and SmithsTix outlets. VIP dinner at 6 p.m., Grand America Hotel, 555 S. Main, Salt Lake City, and concert ticket is $200; call 801-333-2679.

* It's the 10th anniversary of the American Express Zoo Rendezvous, Sept. 6, 6 to 11 p.m., 2600 Sunnyside Ave., Salt Lake City. Join Antoine, the Ghost of the Bayou, and other zoo denizens at the celebration. No guests under 21, please. Tickets are $150; call 801-584-1741 or visit www. zoorendezvous.com.

* One H.E.A.R.T. (Health, Education, And Research, Tibet), saving the lives of Tibetan women and children, one birth at a time, invites you to the Grateful Heart Gala, Sept. 6, 6:30 p.m., Rose Sachs Gardens, Parleys Canyon, I-80 east to exit 131 and over the highway from Salt Lake City, or I-80 west to exit 132 from Park City. Actress Mariel Hemingway is guest speaker. Tickets are $100; call 801-596-3317.

* You are invited to give children a helping hand by attending "Head Start in Bloom." Sept. 7, 5:45 p.m., La Caille, 9565 Wasatch Blvd., Sandy. Tickets are $125; www.headstart-slcap.org.

* Planned Parenthood Association of Utah invites you to dinner and theater Sept. 14, with dinner at 5:30 p.m., Hilton Salt Lake City, 255 S. West Temple, and theater at 8 p.m., Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City, for Monty Python's "Spamalot." Dinner/theater tickets are $150; limited theater-only tickets, $90. Call 801-532-1586.

* Join the National Ability Center for "A Starry Night" Sept. 15, 6 p.m., Grand Summit Resort at the Canyons, Park City. Tickets are $225; call 435-200-0985.

* The Sharing Place presents "Colors of Life," fundraising event, Oct. 5, 6:30 p.m. at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and celebrate the first weekend of the Andy Warhol exhibit. Tickets for the event are $100; call 801-466-6730.

* The Signature Chefs Auction to benefit the March of Dimes is Oct. 11, 6 p.m., at Hilton Salt Lake City Center, 255 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City. Fine dining for a great cause. Tickets are $150; call 801-746-5540.

* Guadalupe Schools' "Passport to a Dream" Dream Auction is Oct. 20, 6 p.m., room 355 in the Salt Palace, 100 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City. Tickets are $150; call 801-531-6100, ext. 1106.

* Catholic Community Services Humanitarian Awards Dinner is Oct. 25, 6 p.m., Little America Hotel, 500 S. Main St., Salt Lake City. Honorees are Intermountain Healthcare, Ogden Food Bank Building Committee, Ivory Homes. Tickets are $125; call 801-977-9119 www.ccutah.org.

* The biannual Deseret Foundation Holiday Quilt Show and Auction is Nov. 3 through 8, with a gala dinner Nov. 9, at Little America Hotel, 500 S. Main St., Salt Lake City; proceeds will further medical education and research and improved patient care at LDS Hospital and other Intermountain Healthcare facilities in Utah. Auction admission is $3; the gala dinner Nov. 9, 6 p.m., is $75. Call 801-408-1775.

* Judge Memorial Catholic High School presents a fundraising gala, "Night of the Golden Dragon," Nov. 10, 6 p.m., at the Salt Lake City Marriott Downtown, 75 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City. Tickets are $75; call 801-517-2132.