Jersey wine-tasting helps children find a good home.More than 200 supporters of The Children's Home children's home n → centro de acogida para niños children's home n → foyer m d'accueil (pour enfants) children's home n Society of New Jersey, a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to saving the lives of children and building healthy families, recently gathered together at its grand wine tasting Noun 1. wine tasting - a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place wine tasting n → degustación f de vinos fundraiser. Proceeds from the event are earmarked for the organization's direct services and will enable the non-profit to continue its mission to serve thousands of at-risk children and families each year in New Jersey and Bucks county, Penn. "The wine tasting was a huge success for us, thanks to the generosity of the attendees and the lead sponsor and event organizer, Mahesh Lekkala of 'Wine Legend' in Livingston, N.J.," said Stacey Meisel, Esq., a member of the board of director's of the Children's Home Society. The festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. included hundreds of different wines and champagnes, as well as nearly three dozen single-malt scotches for tasting. The event was held at The Manor in West Orange, N.J. The Children's Home Society protects abused or neglected infants and children and strives to provide them with stable homes. "Due to the overwhelming response, we hope to make this an annual event," said Colleen col·leen n. An Irish girl. [Irish Gaelic cailín, diminutive of caile, girl, from Old Irish. Gehring, director of special events with the organization. |
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