Tower Bridge Dinner raises funds for scholarships, celebrates farm-to-fork roots – ABC10
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Traffic was cleared off Tower Bridge on Sunday night as hundreds of people sat down for one of Sacramento’s signature events — the annual Tower Bridge Dinner.
The dinner, part of the city’s Farm-to-Fork celebrations, returned for its 12th year and featured dishes from top local chefs. For the first time in the event’s history, chefs teamed up to create a single, unified menu instead of serving their own dishes.
“This is one of the key events that happens in the City of Sacramento,” said Councilmember Rick Jennings.
Glenda Humiston, Vice President of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of California, said Sacramento’s leadership in the farm-to-fork movement makes the dinner stand out, “So how could you miss it?”
Mike Testa, president and CEO of Visit Sacramento, said that the dinner highlights the region’s agricultural roots while giving back to the community. The sponsor-driven event raises money for free events throughout the year, as well as scholarships through Sacramento State’s CAMP program, which supports children of migrant farmworkers.
“To date, this event has funded over 75 of those scholarships,” Testa said. “It’s something that we’re very proud of and when you talk about farm to fork, that is the farm to the fork.”
Humiston said she uses the dinner to connect with local leaders on how to expand Sacramento’s farm-to-fork efforts. She recently spoke with Sacramento State’s president, Luke Woods, and UC Davis Chancellor Gary May about future collaborations.
Jennings said the dinner shows why Sacramento is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
“We got to expand this bridge so we can have more people here to see the goodness of what this does and how proud they are to be a Sacramentan,” he said.
This year’s Farm-to-Fork Festival will also look different. For the first time in 11 years, it won’t be held on Capitol Mall. Instead, organizers are moving the event to Terra Madre Americas inside and around the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center downtown.
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