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  Food And Wine Tasting Benefits Michigan Community Blood Centers

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (June 7, 2007): G. B. Russo & Son International Grocery will sponsor a unique fundraiser on Friday, October 5 to benefit Madonna’s Raising Malawi Foundation (for orphans) and Michigan Community Blood Centers: the “Fall Artistry Food & Wine Tasting”, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., at Pietro’s Applause Banquet Hall, 2728 Birchcrest Drive, SE, Grand Rapids.

Attendance at the “Fall Artistry Food & Wine Tasting” is limited to 250 people; tickets are $40 per person and can be purchased in advance at G. B. Russo & Son, 2770 29th Street, Grand Rapids.

The wine list for the event includes 40 domestic and international wines, as well as many different pasta dishes, salads, and hors d’oeuvres. A complete menu and wine list for the event can be found at http://www.gbrusso.com/pages/tastings.htm.

Besides tasting the foods and wines, “Fall Artistry” guests can participate in a silent auction and meet Madonna’s parents, Silvio and Joan Ciccone, who will host a table featuring a special selection of Madonna wines from Ciccone Vineyards of Suttons Bay, MI, including the limited edition Madonna Collector Wine Series.



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