August 16, 2011

Senator Dianne Feinstein, host of this year’s annual Lake Tahoe Summit on August 16 at Homewood Mountain Resort, will personally present awards at the Summit to the winners of the Tahoe Fund Youth Art Contest underway in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The theme of the art contest for youths age 18 and under is “What I love most about life at Lake Tahoe!” Prizes will be awarded to the winning entrants in three categories: Painting/Drawing, Photography and Poetry.

Entries to the Youth Art Contest are being accepted through August 10 at the following Tahoe public libraries:

• South Lake Tahoe Public Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd. (530) 573-3185
• Incline Village Public Library, 845 Alder Ave. (775) 832-4130
• Tahoe City Public Library, 740 North Lake Blvd. (530) 583-3382
• Arts for the Schools, 10046 Church St., Truckee (530) 582-8278

Monday, August 15th

Thank you for your interest in supporting the Tahoe Fund and attending our August 15th event. We have had a phenomenal response to the event and are now sold out. If you have any questions, please contact us.

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Five of the most celebrated chefs from the Bay Area and Reno/Tahoe will showcase their talents at the Tahoe Fund benefit dinner, The Art of All Things, on Monday, August 15 at Lake Tahoe’s West Shore Café in Homewood. Mark Franz, Parke Ulrich, Emily Luchetti, Mark Estee and Rusty Johns will be sharing their culinary creations with Tahoe Fund supporters, including guest of honor Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Event festivities begin at 5:30 pm with a lakeside reception and art auction followed by wine-paired epicurean experience on the patio. Tickets are $300 per person; $200 is a tax deductible donation to the Tahoe Fund. View invite here.

Proceeds from the fundraising event will directly support the operations of the Tahoe Fund work in securing funding bike trails, lakefront parks, restoration projects, interpretive programs, and other amenities that people use and enjoy at the Lake.

Tickets for the Tahoe Fund Benefit Dinner on August 15 may be purchased by calling (775) 298-0035, or by emailing vkahn@tahoefund.org. Please reserve your tickets early, as seating is limited.

Tuesday, August 16th

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein will host the 15th annual Lake Tahoe Summit from 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 16 at California’s Homewood Mountain Resort. The public is welcome to the free event.

For the first time since President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore hosted the inaugural summit in 1997, the governors of both California and Nevada are expected to attend the annual public event. California Governor Jerry Brown and Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval are likely speakers along with Senators Feinstein, Harry Reid and Dean Heller, other high ranking federal officials, and local residents.

The theme of this year’s Lake Tahoe Summit will be Stewardship and Sustainability in Challenging Fiscal Times. In addition to presentations at the Summit, organizers are planning family-oriented events such as a Tahoe Basin youth art contest and interactive displays for children at the Summit.

The 1997 Presidential Summit galvanized public support to begin restoring Lake Tahoe, and Senator Feinstein then co-sponsored passage of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act in 2000, which has provided $300 million for Tahoe conservation projects.

The Tahoe Fund is pleased to be the organizing sponsor of the Lake Tahoe Summit. Other Summit sponsors include Homewood Mountain Resort, Tahoe City Public Utility District, Truckee North Tahoe Transportation Management Association, South Shore Transportation Management Association, Sustainable Community Advocates, Heavenly Mountain Resort, the League to Save Lake Tahoe and the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association.