On August 25, 2010 from 6 pm to 8 pm, four local chefs will be joining forces to offer “The Boys of Summer” — a cooking demonstration and food/wine pairing event to benefit Feeding South Florida (www.feedingsouthflorida.org.) The event will take place at Florida Builder Appliances Pompano Beach Showroom, which offers high-end kitchen appliances. Matching wines will be provided by Merryvale Vineyards and Starmont Winery.

Tickets are $20, and every dollar buys six meals for residents in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties. You can buy tickets at Feeding South Florida’s website or by calling 954-977-6407.

Formerly known as the Daily Bread Food Bank, Feeding South Florida is Florida’s largest food bank. If you’re interested in contributing to their efforts but cannot attend the Boys of Summer event, you can also do any of the following:

• Text FEED to 52000 to donate $5 or call 954-518-1832 to make a corporate donation.
• Contact Leroy Green (954-518-1863 or lgreen@feedingsouthflorida.org) about volunteer opportunities.
• Contact Anthea Pennant (954-518-1832 or apennant@feedingsouthflorida) about allowing your employees to participate in an automatic payroll giving program.
• Call 954-518-1835 for details about donating food or organizing a food drive at your business.

The Imagine specialty license plates also support food banks throughout Florida: www.imagineplate.com. Sales of the license plates have already raised $1,341,850 as of 6/1/10!