Vince Gill, Amy Grant and Lisa Loeb along with renowned chefs and 50 of the top wineries of Washington State will highlight the The Washington Wines Festival’s “2008 Wine Weekend to benefit Camp Korey and Hole in the Wall Camps.
The event will be held July 11-12 at the future site of Camp Korey at Carnation Farm and will raise funds to ensure children with serious illnesses have a place to play and “just be kids.”
Camp Korey was founded by Tim Rose, father of the late Korey Rose who died in 2004 at the age of 18 after being diagnosed with bone cancer. Korey’s father learned about Hole in the Wall Camps after watching a video shown to him by executives from Newman’s Own, one of the companies he works with in his position at Costco.
Rose has been working on Camp Korey for the past three years and his board recently announced the purchase of the historic 818-acre Carnation Farm from Nestlé last summer.
The event is the first major fundraiser for Camp Korey and will feature multi Grammy-award winning recording artists Grant and Gill, an exclusive acoustic performance by platinum-selling recording artist Loeb, as well as dinners with celebrity chefs, recreational activities, wine tastings featuring top Washington state wines, a major wine auction and tours of the facility.
“In addition to drinking award-winning wines, bidding on one-of-a-kind items and experiencing performances by such major music stars, our ultimate goal is to raise significant funds to benefit the family of camps and finish the improvements and buildings needed to officially open Camp Korey,” said event chair Jim Rose (and brother of Tim). “All children should have a safe, friendly, medically sound and most of all fun environment for them to let loose and enjoy the summer camp experience.”
Camp Korey is currently working with the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps to meet the necessary requirements to become a member of the family of camps.
A limited number of tickets are available for this event. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to www.washingtonwinesfestival.com.
