Chelan Valley Hope receives $5,000 from Lake Chelan Wine & Jazz Festival Foundation

CHELAN - On Friday, August 13, Chelan Valley Hope was a recipient of a generous $5,000 donation from the Lake Chelan Wine and Jazz Festival Foundation.  On May 20-23 of this year, the 3rd annual Lake Chelan Wine and Jazz Festival showcased internationally acclaimed jazz artists and celebrated the wonderful wineries, historic downtown, and remarkable beauty of the Lake Chelan Wine Valley. The 2021 four-day event was sold out, offering festival pass holders a musical tour through the Lake Chelan Wine Valley. Twenty three jazz performances took place at 10 wineries and venues around the lake. Lake Chelan AVA wines and a variety of food options were available at each music venue during performances.
The Lake Chelan Wine and Jazz Festival Foundation operates as a non-profit arts program under the Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce. Foundation net proceeds are directed to local charities, like Chelan Valley Hope. The mission of the foundation is to support and promote jazz performance, wine appreciation, tourism, music education, and the arts in the Lake Chelan Valley for our residents and visitors. The 4th annual festival is scheduled next year for May 19 - 22, 2022. Tickets will go on sale January 1, 2022.
Chelan Valley Hope is a non-profit social services organization right here in Chelan that has been serving those in need and in crisis for the last 12 years.  Their broad menu of client services range from grocery and fuel cards, rent and utilities assistance, non-food pantry items such as diapers, hygiene kits, emergency clothing, short term emergency shelter, to regional resource referrals. CVH provides a hand up, not just a hand out, out of the Cornerstone Building at 417 South Bradley in Chelan.  To learn more visit their website at chelanvalleyhope.org.  To volunteer or to refer a client, please call 509-888-2114.
The Lake Chelan Wine and Jazz Festival Foundation organizing committee include: Kevin Brown, Executive Director; Steve Clark, Director, Operations; Jim Gurke , Director, Volunteer Coordination; Holly Brown, Director, Marketing and Community Relations; and Bill Nance, Director, Musical Production.
Other members of the W&J Committee not pictured: Jeff Grothe, Director, Music Operations; Susan Caverly, Director, Special Projects; Mike Steele, Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce; and Randy Atkins, Venue Coordinator.