The 7th annual Taste at the Point family and food event benefitting Breast Cancer Angels (BCA) will take place Saturday, April 30 from 11am to 3pm at Grace First Presbyterian Church, 3955 N. Studebaker Rd. The event will feature tastings from the following: Blackbird Café, Bundts on Melrose, Buono’s Authentic Pizzeria, The Dog House, Gladstone’s Long Beach, Glory Days Grill, Handy’s Smokehouse Delicacies, Long Beach Creamery, M’Dears, Mezza Mediterranean Grill, Original Roadhouse Grill and Side Yard Cafe.
Full Taste tickets are $20 and include samples from all 12 restaurants and a drink. Single Taste tickets are two dollars.
This year’s event will have new attractions: a healing garden (sponsored by Southland Physical Therapy, Day Wellness and Juice Plus), a car show and an exhibit by the Boat Builders from McBride High School (sponsored by Marina Shipyard.) McBride High School Engineering Students have been building a solar-powered boat that will be entered in the nation’s largest boat competition as part of Metropolitan Water District’s 14th annual Solar Cup. The students, along with instructor Fred Olmedo, will have their boat on display and will be on site to talk about the competition.
There will also be live entertainment from Smithfield Bargain, Corrina Carter and Kick it Up Dance Studios, and “Aunt Jean’s Kid’s Korner” will have a bouncy house, face painting and Mother’s Day arts and crafts project for kids. There will also be a special appearance by Holistic Revolutions, with Hula-Hoop activities.
Taste at the Point began in 2010 by Lynda DeWitt, who had been helped by BCA in 2002. After personally receiving BCA assistance, DeWitt wanted to give back to the organization, and for the last six years she has been organizing the event. To date, her events have raised over $140,000 for women in treatment for breast cancer, according to organizers.
More information on Taste at the Point is available at tasteatthepoint.org .
BCA is a nonprofit organization that provides financial, emotional, legal and spiritual assistance for families fighting breast cancer. Currently, BCA is supporting 110 families every month. To find more information on BCA, visit breastcancerangels.org .
