Kiwanis Club of Omaha Westside

The Kiwanis Club of Greater Pine Island will hold the annual Taste of Pine Island on Saturday, January 28 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, January 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will take place at Phillips Park, 5675 Sesame Drive, on Pine Island Road, behind the Pine Island Fire Station. Tickets are $5 and children 10 and under are free. Two-day passes are available for $8. Event planners expect more than 3,000 to attend. The Taste of Pine Island will feature over 11 local restaurants including Waterfront Restaurant of St. James City, Mulletville Restaurant, Jack's Famous Wood Fired Pizza, Joe Almallah (Little Joe's), Little Lilly's Island Deli and Jonesez Bar-B-Q. The Taste of Pine Island will also feature more than 70 arts and crafts vendors. Live entertainment throughout the two-day event will include the Gatormoon, Torched, Low Rent, The Whole Tones, Strange Arrangement, Pine Island Dance, Hot Flash Dancers and Love Notes Youth Strings Ensemble. A complete schedule of weekend activities can be found at www.TasteofPineIsland.com. Taste Of Pine Island In conjunction with the Kiwanis Taste of Pine Island, the ninth annual Southwest Florida Chowder Cook-off Contest and the second annual Chili Cook-off Contest will also be held, which the public can judge.The Fish Drop Drawing will also take place at the event with a $1,000 grand prize, $500 second place prize and $250 third place prize. Fish Drop raffle tickets and Taste of Pine Island Tickets may be purchased at the event or in advance at Century 21 Realty in St. James City, Capital Bank, Stonegate Bank, Suntrust Bank and Ad&PrintCraft Marketing. Only 2,500 Fish Drop raffle tickets are to be sold. The event is family-friendly event with children's activities including train rides, rock climbing and bounce houses. The Taste of Pine Island is the primary fundraiser for the Kiwanis Pine Island Youth Scholarship Fund. This year, the club hopes to raise over $20,000 at the event to assist Pine Island students with their higher education costs. Since 1985, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Pine Island has provided over $200,000 in scholarships and has helped other island organizations. The Taste of Pine Island is sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Greater Pine Island.Event co-sponsors include SunTrust Bank, Pine Island Realty, Inc., Honc Industries, Pine Island Realty, Budweiser, LCEC, Stonegate Bank, Capital Bank, Adams & Brinson P.A., Pine Island Water Assoc., CoveFarms.com, Nautical Mile, Pine Island Chamber of Commerce, Pine Island Eagle, Pine Island News, Ad&Craft Marketing, and Classic Rock 94.5, Lite 93.7 and Fox News 92.5. The Kiwanis Club of Greater Pine Island is a community service organization that meets every Friday at Bert's of Matlacha. For more information on the Kiwanis Club of Greater Pine Island and the Taste of Pine Island, e-mail chairman Pat Burman at info@PineIslandKiwanis. com, call 283-0777 or visit www.TasteofPineIsland.com.

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