Youngstown Area Grocers Association to host March 11 event

SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR | The Youngstown Area Grocers Association will host its 11th annual beer and wine tasting from 6 to 9 p.m. March 11 at Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. Proceeds will benefit the family and children’s program of the Ursuline Sisters HIV/AIDS Ministry in Youngstown as well as the Prince of Peace Center in Farrell, Pa. Tickets are $50 per person or $400 for a table of eight. There will be over 100 wines and 50 microbrews for guests to sample, as well as gourmet food and live entertainment during the event. There will also be a silent and a basket auction as well as a 50-50 raffle. To purchase tickets, call ministry co-director Brigid Kennedy at 330-792-7636 or email to bkennedy@ursulinesistersaids.org. Organizers of the event include, in front from left, Linda Titus, family and children program director and Sister Kathleen Minchin, Ministry co-director; and in back row, Kennedy and Larry Donofrio, YAGA president.