Taste of Home Cooking School & Showcase Expo in Oxnard to Help FOOD Share, Nov. 4

$1 from every ticket purchased for Nov. 4 event will help feed the hungry in Ventura County, CA

(VENTURA COUNTY, CA) – The Taste of Home Cooking School & Showcase Expo in Oxnard on Nov. 4, 2009 will help feed the hungry. One-dollar of every ticket purchased will be donated to FOOD Share, Ventura County´s regional food bank. For each dollar FOOD Share receives, $7 worth of food can be provided to a family or individuals.

"Every dollar is a big deal during the holidays," said Bonnie Weigel, FOOD Share president and CEO. "At the Taste of Home Cooking School, attendees will be inspired to cook new recipes for their families and at the same time will be helping feed families throughout the FOOD Share community."

Brought to the community by the Ventura County Star and sponsored by Pacific Sales, tickets for the live cooking demonstrations at the Taste of Home Cooking & Showcase Expo are currently available for purchase. Ticket prices are $15, $20 and $25. Seats are limited. To purchase tickets, visit the Oxnard Performing Arts Center Box Office at 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, call (805) 486-2424 or visit www.vcstar.com/tasteofhome and click on "tickets" for complete ticket information and show highlights.

About FOOD Share

A major food bank distributing millions of pounds of food each year to those in need throughout Ventura County, FOOD Share collects and receives food year-round, distributing to more than 150 partner agencies throughout Ventura County.

Its Brown Bag and Snack Attack programs provide supplemental nutrition to nearly 2,000 low income seniors through 31 agencies and healthy nutritious after school snacks to approximately 2,400 children though 12 agencies countywide and provides food to more than 41,000 people each month. Information: (805) 983-7100 or www.foodshare.com.

About the Ventura County Star

The Ventura County Star is owned by the E.W. Scripps Co., a diverse media company based in Cincinnati that operates 14 daily newspapers, 10 broadcast television stations, the Scripps Howard News Service and United Media, the worldwide licensing and syndication home of Peanuts, Dilbert and more. Combined with the Star´s award-winning website, VenturaCountyStar.com, the Ventura County Star reaches a combined audience of 57% of Ventura County. For more information, visit www.vcstar.com.

About Taste of Home

For more information, visit tasteofhome.com.

Tina Vervoorn

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