'Unique' Valley Fundraiser Gives You, 7 Friends Chance To Win Personal Chef for a Meal

From Cord Media:

Tickets are on sale now for one of the most unique fundraisers in the Coachella Valley, the 12th Annual Pendleton Foundation’s Live Chef’s Auction. The auction will be held Thursday, November 10, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage.

Guests have the opportunity to bid on more than 15 of the Coachella Valley’s most spectacular chefs. Successful bidders will have their chef cook a private meal for eight, either at the patron’s home or the chef’s restaurant.

Tickets to the event are $125 and include an outdoor wine reception where chefs showcase the preparation of appetizers for guests to enjoy, followed by a hand-crafted, multi-course dinner prepared by Ritz-Carlton’s Executive Chef Bruno Lopez, and an entertaining auction of talented chefs with countless surprises.

Founded in 2005, the Foundation is named for Karen Pendleton who was diagnosed with a highly aggressive form of colon cancer and could not afford the treatment necessary to save her life. The Pendletons, along with the help of friends and Chef Herve Glin, organized a chef’s auction to help raise money for Karen’s surgery. More than 20 of the Valley’s top chefs were auctioned off for private dinners and thanks to the money raised, Karen was able to have a successful surgery. She now has been cancer free for over ten years.

Today the non-profit organization is dedicated to helping meet the financial needs of Coachella Valley residents suffering from cancer. According to the Pendleton Foundation President Sean Roberts, the organization distributes more than $20,000 per month to local residents in need.

To purchase tickets to the auction, make a donation, or for more information about the Pendleton Foundation, visit www.thependletonfoundation.org or call 760-776-0880.

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