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(2007
J.O.T.B Press Release)
“Jazz on the Bayou”
16th
ANNUAL JAZZ ON THE BAYOU
TO BENEFIT EASTER SEALS LOUISIANA & STARC, ST
TAMMANY ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS
SCHEDULED FOR 3 PM until 7 PM
Saturday MARCH 29th and Sunday March 30th, 2008
The 16th annual Jazz on the Bayou fundraiser benefiting Easter
Seals Louisiana and STARC will be held Saturday, March 29th
and Sunday, March 30th, 2008, from 3-7 PM at Chateau
Kole on Bayou Liberty near Slidell. Hosts for the event are
Ronnie and Gardner Kole who are co-chairs along with Jack and
Brenda Stroupe.
Since its creation by the Koles in 1993,
Jazz on the Bayou has raised nearly $1,000,000 to support Easter
Seals and STARC programs in Louisiana. Tenet’s Northshore
Regional Medical Center is the presenting sponsor of this
year’s Jazz, and AT&T, Siemens Power Generation, Charter
Communications, Ronnie and JoAnn Kole, Jr, James & Glenda
Glasgow, St. Joe
Brick Works, Summit Homes, The Slidell-Sentry-News and the
Rotary Club of Slidell are Corporate Sponsors.
Easter Seals Louisiana is dedicated to
providing rehabilitation and support services for children and
adults with disabilities. Easter Seal programs and services
include: child care services for families with disabled
children: equipment loan programs (wheelchairs, walkers,
hospital beds) to disabled individuals; therapy services to
Parkinson patients; scoliosis screenings for Louisiana school
children in grades 5-8: community, state and federal referral
services for disabled people and their families; summer camps
for disabled children and young adults; case management and
individual specific assistance for those whose needs cannot be
met through existing community resources.
STARC, St. Tammany Association for
Retarded Citizens, will also be a recipient this year...STARC
was completely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, and we're going
to help to get them back on their feet...
Here is a list of some of the restaurants,
chefs, bands and suppliers that are donating their time, food
and product.
Chefs Paul
Prudhomme, and Paul Miller of K-Paul’s Louisiana
Kitchen, John Besh’s La Provence and Lukes, Michael’s, Andrea
Apuzzo of Andrea’s, Susan Spicer of Bayona’s,
Frank and Tommy Wong of Trey Yuen, Patton’s
at the Salmen-Fritchie House, Dish, La
Rossetta, Assunta, LA Pines, The
Pinewood Country Club, and WOW’s,
All the
pastries for Saturday will once again be donated by the Royal
Sonesta Hotel…
Red and white
wines will be provided by Republic Beverage, and Budweiser Beer
by Champagne Beverage.
Music will be
provided by the Storyville Stompers, the Bobby Ohler and the
Harbor Band, and yes, myself…Jazz includes dancing on the
tent-enclosed veranda. Auction items are hotel stays at the
HiltonWashington (DC) Hotel; Marriott’s Grand Hotel and
Resort, Point Clear, AL; and a four night stay in a suite at the
Hilton New York are among the extensive auction items that also
include Celebrity wine dinners, fashion accessories by local
designers and one-of-a-kind jewelry. Also being auctioned are
sports items and tickets, original art and lunches or dinners at
more than 30 local restaurants and hotels—Brennan’s, Broussard’s,
Christians, Ritz Carlton, Dickie Brennan’s
to name a few.
The live
auction will feature the Owner’s Suite on a Carnival Cruise
line ship, and a weeklong cruise on the River Barge Explorer,
with Ronnie Kole doing two shows. We'll
also auction two
round trip tickets on Southwest Airlines, and two roundtrip
tickets on Air Tran.
Ticket prices are $100 per person.. For reservations
and additional information call Gardner or Ronnie Kole at
504-524-5716, or order online at: www.JazzontheBayou.com/.
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