January 16, 2023 – The Big Sur Food & Wine Foundation has awarded 17 grants worth a record $225,000 to local organizations with funds raised in 2023.
Under the umbrella of the all-volunteer foundation, fundraising activities included the Big Sur Fashion Show, the Ferrari Event at the Barnyard, Big Sur Food & Wine Festival and two winemaker dinners.
The events benefit non-profits in the areas of health, safety, education and the arts—with the largest grants going to The Big Sur Health Center, MidCoast Fire Brigade and Henry Miller Library. The beneficiaries include:
Big Sur Fiddle Camp – Weston Call Scholarship Fund: $8,500
Big Sur Fire: $52, 000
Big Sur Grange: $5,500
Big Sur Health Center: $52,000
Big Sur Historical Society: $5,000
Big Sur Park School: $11,500
Big Sur Softball: $3,000
Big Sur Stage Kids: $5,000
Captain Cooper School – Parent’s Club: $11,500
Esselen Tribe of Monterey County- Big Sur Land Maintenance & Cultural Events: $8,500
Keep Big Sur Wild: $2,500
MidCoast Fire Brigade: $16,000
Pacific Valley School: $11,500
Scholarship for Big Sur Youth (applications being accepted): $1,000
The Big Share: $ 10,000
The Henry Miller Memorial Library: $17,000
Ventana Wildlife Society: $4,500
The Big Sur Food & Wine Foundation is fundamental to the community. Its board of directors includes, Aengus Wagner, Elsa Rivera, Matt Peterson, Frank Pinney, Amanda English Oliver and Nicolaus Balla.
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