Seacrest supporters feast on gourmet food and ocean view

 

ENCINITAS, California (Press Release)– Seacrest Village Retirement Communities hosted its annual 211 Club Patron Recognition Party this past Sunday, July 22. Over 125 members of the  211 Club gathered at the  home of Esther & Bud Fischer to visit with friends and make new friends while celebrating their commitment to the charitable mission of Seacrest Village.

Guests enjoyed cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and the view from high on the bluff above the Pacific Ocean. Once the 211 Club Patrons were seated for dinner, they were welcomed by hostess Esther Fischer who spoke of the important work carried out by Seacrest Village, and Pam Ferris, President/CEO of Seacrest Village Retirement Communities.

Supporters such as Ellen & Ernie Addleson, Earl Altshuler, Linda & Michael Bennett, Hildegarde & Bruce Beyor, Cindy & Larry Bloch, Ellen & Ingram Chodorow, Pearl Cutler & Raymond Mason, Norma & Werner Dreifuss, Mary & Jon Epsten, Diane & Elliot Feuerstein, Alberta Feurzeig, Pauline Foster, Carol & Ron Fox, Lee & Frank Goldberg, Merrill & Robert Haimsohn, Shirley & Edward Haimsohn, James Haimsohn & Christina Cahall, Sheri Hallis, Marjory Kaplan & JJ Surbeck, Lisa & Gary Levine, Sheila & Jeffrey Lipinsky, Dina Moskowitz & Jason Galea, Anne Nagorner, Linda & Wayne Otchis, Jane Ottenstein, Erica & Steven Ratner, Jeannie & Arthur Rivkin, Nancie & Rick Vann, Bebe & Marvin Zigman and many more enjoyed a gourmet dinner catered by Chef Jeffrey Strauss, owner and executive chef of the acclaimed Pamplemousse Grille in Solana Beach.

First course included a watermelon salad with grilled artichoke, crispy goat cheese, arugula, toasted pine nuts and balsamic vinaigrette. Second course featured a whole roasted filet of beef with sautéed spaetzle and roma tomatoes with spinach and fennel. Robin Israel, vice president of Philanthropy, thanked Esther & Bud Fischer for opening their home for this special occasion and everyone present for their generosity. Afterwards, guests indulged in a decadent dessert buffet that included chocolate bread pudding, blackberry and peach cobbler, an assortment of cookies, a cheese and fruit display, chocolate mousse, pecan tartlets and many other delicious treats.

“There is something very unique and special about this group and this annual party,” expressed Ingram Chodorow, Chair of the Financial Resource & Development Committee at Seacrest Village. “While we continue to see the same friendly faces each year, we add new people as well, and no one wants to miss it. We may not see one another much throughout the year, but when we come together it’s like a family reunion, and we all love the reason we are here. It just makes me feel so good to be a part of it. I hope that anyone reading this will consider joining us next year so they can start to experience this great sense of doing the right thing for those who need us and those who came before us.”

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