Our 4th annual STOMP out Cancer event was held on Sunday, October 5. It was a beautiful, warm afternoon during our Indian Summer… actually over 90 degrees out! Nothing a little grape stomping action couldn’t help!
We had one hundred stompers crushing grapes throughout the day! Snap Jackson and the Knock on Wood Players kept the energy up with their fiddle playing, banjo picking bluegrass tunes. Our well loved wines were served by the glass and bottle… the Velvet Creamery served up delicious ice creams (perfect for the warm day!) and our Cheese & Salami platters were prepared for those who worked up an appetite.
We had a fantastic raffle with close to thirty different items ranging from “Dining around Town” basket of gift certificates to a variety of local eateries to Golf Lessons and Equipment. Our Silent Auction was amazing as well. Included were an 8’ kayak donated by Headwaters Kayak Shop,
a spa package at the beautiful Wine & Roses, some amazing tools from the Home Depot, a photography package from Leonard Photography, a Kubota tractor rental from Big Valley Tractor, a foursome of golf at Greenhorn Creek and a Dream Shopping package from merchants at Lincoln Center.
We are thrilled to announce that this year’s event generated over $12,000 for the American Cancer Society! This is a tremendous success, and a significant increase over donations from year’s prior. A huge thanks and cheers goes out to our generous event sponsors: American Ag Credit, Big Valley Tractor, DeVencenzi Ag Pest Management, Mobile Wine Line, Inc., Bowman & Company LLC, Delta Tree Farm, Inc. and Roland Construction.
The celebration started with KMAX’s Good Day Sacramento coming out and anchor Morgan Ragan competing against Kyle on live TV! That wasn’t Kyle’s only turn in the barrel, later in the day he competed against last year’s stomping champion Rocky Suess, dear friend of our late George Mettler. Rocky, again, beat Kyle!
Thanks also to our donors that made the raffle and silent auction a huge success! Along the Way Education Shop, Artesian Natural Foods, Avenue Grill, Baskin Robbins, Bokisch Vineyards & Winery, Bud’s Seafood, Cellar Door, Cord & Allison Ozment, Dennis Wells, Don Beal, Evan’s Wine Barrel Furniture, Fiori’s Butcher Shoppe, Fiscalini Cheese Company, Gary Long Jewelers, Greenhorn Creek Golf Course, The Headwaters Kayak Shop, Heritage Oak Winery, Home Depot- Manteca, Jeremy Wine Company, King Tsin,
Klinker Brick Winery, Kym’s Organic Spa, Leonard Photography, Lincoln Center, LoCA- The Wines of Lodi CA, Market Tavern, Mettler Family Vineyards, Micke Grove Zoo & Golf Links, Pure Form Training, Remedy Boutique, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Scooters, Spa 56, Stage 2 Performance Attire, The Stockton Thunder, Subway- Lodi, Theodora Boutique, Wine & Roses Hotel.Restaurant.Spa, Woodbridge Winery, Zin Bistro, Zuesters Apparel.
There is still time to be a part of this great cause…through the end of October, we are accepting donations that will go directly to the charity. The commemorative STOMP out Cancer wine glasses are also available for $10 donation. Please consider this important cause!
