15th Annual
Taste of Riverside
Oct. 12, 2024
6-9 p.m.
1177 Winters Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Open Bar (Beer and Wine)
Attire is Party Casual
For a smoother check-in, please visit the registration table when you arrive
Agenda
6:00
Cocktails and appetizers
Silent Auction
6:40
WELCOME!
Information About the Evening Ahead
6:50
Authentic Mexican Dinner and Dessert
Prepared by REC Families and Friends
8:00
Silent Auction Closes
Presentation from Kelly Ruess Board President
8:10
Student Presentation
REC Video
8:20
Live Auction and Raise the Paddle
8:40
Closing
Dinner Menu
Appetizers/ Aperitivos
Chips and salsa
Pickled slaw
Chaskas
Ceviche de soya
Dinner / Cena
Rice / Arroz (v)
Beans / Frijoles (v)
Calabacitas (v)
Pork / Pozole
Tacos (Pollo)
Tacos (Asada)
Flour and corn tortillas
Spicy Salsa
Tamales (Pork)
Tamales (Green chile / cheese) (v)
Desserts / Postres
Buñuelos
Tres Leche Cake
Choco Flan
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Beverages / Bebidas
Beer and wine
Aquafrescas (Jamaica, Horchata, and Piña)
Coffee
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(v) Vegetarian
Live Auction Items
Escape the Cold Getaway
Donated by Pat Tucker
Escape the Cold Getaway
Spend January 18-25, 2025 at beautiful Park Royal Homestay in Los Tules Village Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Includes accommodations for 11 adults.
Cimmaron Cabin
Donated by Vivian LyBarger
Enjoy a peaceful week-long getaway at a cabin in Cimmaron. The cabin can accommodate up to 9 people. Includes one full-day rental of snowmobile or side-by-side from Arrowhead Mountain Adventures.
CMU Tech Cooking Class
Donated by CMU Tech
Experience a fun night learning from CMU Tech's culinary professor in an interactive cooking class for 6-8 people.
Personal Taste of Riverside
Donated by Maria Reyes
Enjoy an authentic Mexican meal for 8 people served directly to your home or venue.
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Title Sponsor
The Private Bank at Timberline Bank/ Ashton Thomas Private Wealth
Platinum Sponsors
Alpine Bank
FCI Constructors, Inc
Jennifer Christ
PNCI Construction, Inc
Thomas Hunn Jewelers​
Ariel Clinical Services
Bank of Colorado
Bechtel & Santo
Blythe Group + co
Boots N Lace Auctioneering
Bray Real Estate
Chris Mahre & Associates
Colorado Mesa University
Daily Sentinel
Diagnostic Radiology Associates
Enstrom Candies
Butch & Pam Fischer
John & Sue Gormley
Todd & Angela Hegstrom
High Country Beverage
Hilltop Community Resources
David & Linda Hinson
Gold Sponsors
Colorado Health Foundation
Community Hospital
Shaw Construction
Shear, Inc
Silver Sponsors
Elevation Family Dental
Mt. Garfield Wealth Management
Lynne O'Connell
Ian & Lisa Howfield
Hoskin Farina & Kampf
Kyle & Cara Inman
JG Management Systems
Bob & Patti Johnson
Gregg & Kristine Kampf
Richard McCreanor
Chuck & Kendra McDaniel
Mesa County Valley School District 51
Anne Nederveld
Jackie & Pat Noonan
Ramsel Consulting, LLC
Brigitte Sündermann
Third Sector Innovations
Dick & Gaylene Thompson
Pat Tucker
Dan & Cheryl Wenzinger
Table Sponsors