Women Rock For The Cure Joins In The Food Network Southern Food & Wine Festival
Exclusive Wine Tasting Event To Benefit Nashville Non-Profit
Women Rock For The Cure (WRFTC) is adding some pink Southern comfort to the upcoming Food Network Southern Food & Wine Festivalat Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tenn. this weekend July 31-August 2, 2009. The premiere event includes a variety of exhibitors, food and wine samplings, food competitions, plus live cooking seminars and exclusive opportunities to meet Food Network celebrity chefs including Alton Brown, Bobby & Jamie Deen and The Neelys. A major feature of the festival includes a wine tasting section that will feature selections from a variety of vineyards, including local favorite Arrington Vineyards. But the real reason to taste and “toast” is that a portion of the proceeds from the wine tasting tickets will benefit Women Rock For The Cure. 
As part of the weekend festivities, Women Rock For The Cure will also be hosting an educational and informative talk; Defensive Eating: Soy Facts, Myths and Connection to Breast Cancer presented by Saint Thomas Hospital nutritionist Randy Pendergrass on Saturday, August 1 at 7:00pm. In addition, Women Rock For The Cure will be an on-site exhibitor providing awareness materials on the importance of early detection and the upcoming Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure® event in Nashville on October 10.
For Southern Food & Wine Festival tickets and hotel packages, call 1-888-593-5859. Local residents will receive validated parking. For additional information, please visit http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-opryland/lp/food-festival/index.html?source=southernfoodandwinefestival.com
With the recent non-profit status, WRFTC is pinker than ever and always rockin’ to reach the organization’s vision; WRFTC is committed to fighting breast cancer by utilizing the passion, creativity and strength of the entertainment industry to find inspiring ways to raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Greater Nashville, as well as creating awareness programs for men and women of all ages.
Let’s Rock and Find A Cure!
About Women Rock For The Cure
WRFTC was founded in 2007 by four friends with ties to the music industry: Jensen Sussman, Liz Lee Schullo, Rebekah Lee Beard and Tara Austin who all met through the Society of Leaders in Development (SOLID), an organization for young music business professionals. With the support of SOLID, the girls set out to organize an all-female, writer-in-the round benefit concert – later called Women Rock For The Cure – to help raise awareness and funds for SOLID’s Race For The Cure team. Since then, WRFTC has worked to support the Greater Nashville affiliate of Susan G. Komen For The Cure®, raising money and increasing breast cancer awareness locally. After two amazing years of standing-room-only concerts, the founders decided to make WRFTC a non-profit organization and is rockin’.
For information on all upcoming events and how to become a fan of this group, visit www.womenrockforthecure.org, www.myspace.com/womenrockforthecure and www.twitter.com/wrftc
