Tickets still available for Signature Chefs Auction at Chateau Elan

Special to the News-Sun

SEBRING -- There is still time to purchase tickets to attend the 11th annual Heartland Signature Chefs Auction set for Nov. 12 and sample tasty treats from 10 of Highlands County's best chefs, a cross section of Highlands County's cooking elite.

Honorary Chairman Dr. Rachel Cooper is back this year and invites her colleagues in the medical profession as well as any others interested in a delightful evening full of food and fun to support a great cause.

The March of Dimes event includes culinary tastings and a silent auction from 6-8 p.m., followed by a live auction with great travel packages and a 32-inch Sony plasma TV, as well as other great items and services. The lineup of restaurants includes Beef O' Brady's, Bob Evans, Charlie's Steak & Seafood, Esperante Restaurant, Galati's Restaurant, Jimmy's Greek American Grill, Mae Lee's International Deli, Mulligan's at Golf Hammock, Sunita's Pizza Subs and Sweets, and Chef Mac from The Palms of Sebring.

Accompanying the wonderful array of food, the silent auction will contain gifts such as a wine basket from American Service Title and Escrow, a professional quality electric toothbrush donated by Dr. William Chen, a gift basket donated by Highlands Little Theatre, a dinner show and lodging package donated by the Red Rose Inn & Restaurant and more.

Following the silent auction, John Martz of Insight Auctioneers will preside over an exciting love auction including items such as a week of summer riding camp donated by Orchid Hill Stables, a massage, dinner and hotel stay donated by Four Points by Sheraton, and four Park-Hopper passes and hotel stay donated by Walt Disney World. Airline Tickets and vacation rentals will also be on the auction block.

All proceeds will benefit the March of Dimes campaign to fight birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. Have twice the impact when you pay for your auction wins or put your donations on a MasterCard. They will match it dollar for dollar, so be sure to bring your card.

Individual tickets for this event are $35 while table sponsorships go for $350. For tickets or sponsorship opportunities, contact Connie Young at 863-944-0334 or cyoung@marchofdimes.com.