Auction lot dinner with a Cornhole tournament

To go to the Howell Mountain Vintners & Growers Association website, please click on this:

http://www.howellmountain.org/events.html

For the past several years, we have donated a dinner for 12, with games, to the live auction noted above.  When our guests arrive, they are treated to a variety of Piña Napa Valley wines as they socialize right in our winery cellar/tasting room. Then, they are served dinner right in our winery cellar/tasting room. Once dinner is over, the tables are cleared and we have a Cornhole Tournament right in our winery cellar/tasting room, as the dessert bar is brought out.

The Cornhole Tournaments have become a regular activity at many of our events. 

I've described the game and talked about it in 2 previous posts:

Cornhole Craze Expanding West!

http://pinanapavalley.blogspot.com/2009/08/cornhole-craze-expanding-west.html

AND

“We’re here for a good time”

http://pinanapavalley.blogspot.com/2009/08/were-here-for-good-time.html

We held the latest Auction lot dinner and Cornhole tournament on Saturday, May 22, 2010.  We must be doing something right, because many of the folks that contributed to the purchase of this auction lot, have been involved for the last 3 years. 

This is what this year's group looked like:

They are diverse, fun loving group with a common thread;

The Oakland Police Department.

The Cornhole Tournament winner this year was Gordy.

Not that he's competitive, but Kyle, last year's winner spent several minutes checking my math on the scoresheet after placing third.

And even though much wine was consumed,

we were not concerned when this group headed home.

Because these two gentlemen (James & Erik) loaded them all into their Escalade limos for the ride home.

James, the business owner, was formerly with the Oakland PD.

We thank them all for supporting the auction that benefits the

Howell Mountain Elementary School.