Kick-Off Cocktail Reception & Benefit

The Crowne Plaza Ballroom in downtown Niagara Falls, NY is the place to be on June 25,2009

The first Niagara Homecoming Kick-Off Reception begins at 6pm at the Crowne Plaza on 3rd Street in Niagara Falls  with Basket Auction, 50/50 and NCCC Culinary Institute serving food at 3 stations in the ballroom.

5 Niagara Escarpment Wine Trail Wineries will be holding wine tasting throughout the evening.

Arrowhead Spring Vineyards

Freedom Run Winery

Eveningside Vineyards

Warm Lake Estate

Leonard Oaks Estate Winery

6 wine tasting tickets are included in the $20 donation ticket price.

Basket Auction will include donations from:

Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Bisons, Lasertron, George Edwards Jewelers, Fortuna’s Restaurant,

Delta Sonic, Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, Old Fort Niagara, Darian Lake,

Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises, Maid of the Mist, Arrowhead Spring Vineyards,

Niagara Honeymoon Sweets, Village Bakery, Walmart, NCCC Alumni Foundation and more!

Tickets are $20 advance donation—All Proceeds benefit NCCC Foundation Culinary Scholarships—- $25 at the door.

Roy McDowell will be at the piano for the first hour,  at 7:30 The Impressions will take the stage to perform Swing music from the 20′s, 30′s & 40′s.

Niagara Rises, and Mayor Paul Dyster will present the Volunteer of the Year Award. 

Information to all the Weekend Niagara Homecoming events will be available!  

Tickets are available through, NCCC Culinary Dept., Niagara Rises members, NCCC Alumni Office, or by sending a check to:

Niagara Rises

PO Box 673

Niagara Falls, NY  14302

include your name, address, number of tickets requested and email along with your check made out to: Niagara Rises.   memo check to:  Kick-Off

Post no later than June 15, 2009    Once your check is received, you will receive a confirmation email.  Your name (and number of tickets) will be on a “Paid Reservation List” at the Registration Table outside the Crowne Ballroom.

Please make a copy of the confirmation email and bring it with you to the Kick-Off Reception.