EVITEF Breakfast Fundraiser recap

The EVIT Education Foundation breakfast this morning was a great success! Here are some highlights:

The culinary students were up and at it by 5 a.m. this morning, getting everything ready:

We had some wonderful guests and good conversation. Meet my tablemates, a group of fine folks from SRP:

Of course, the food was amazing:

Current and former students got up to say a few words about what EVIT has meant for their futures:

Local chef extraordinaire Mark Tarbell was honored as EVITEF's Sam and Olga Bender Award winner for his support of career and technical education:

Attendees were given a chance to bid on the centerpieces, which were hand-crafted by our welding instructors and students. I've had my eye on this one for several weeks... and I won it!

And to cap off the morning, culinary students handed out loaves of freshly baked pumpkin bread as people left:

What a great event! The fundraiser brought in more money than ever before, and it will go a long way in supporting our students and programs. A huge thank you to everyone who came out to support EVITEF!