(Santa Barbara, CA) – Sansum Diabetes Research Institute is pleased to host its popular fundraiser, the 11thAnnual Taste of the Vine Auction, on Saturday, August 11, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the QAD, Inc. headquarters on the bluffs in Summerland. Event proceeds support medical research to prevent, treat, and cure diabetes.
Considered a favorite amongst local Santa Barbara residents, The Taste of the Vine Auction is the primary Sansum Diabetes Research Institute fundraiser for the prevention, treatment, and cure of diabetes. The event takes place on August 11th from 3:00 to 7:00 PM. (Photo: Sandy Shertzer)
The event features a spectacular view, music by Society Jazz, and a live auction with auctioneers John Palminteri and Gabe Saglie. Attendees will be able to partake in delectable food, fine wines and hand-crafted beer from 40 of the Central Coast’s best purveyors. There will be a silent auction with outstanding items including vacation packages and exceptional wines.
Rabobank, N.A. and Bialis Family Foundation are the Estate Sponsors. Other top sponsors to date include Nancy and Thomas S. Crawford, Jr., Alfred Mann Foundation, James and Amy Sloan, Montecito Bank Trust, Boyd Communication and Linda Boyd, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, the Inserra family, the Coeta Donald Barker Foundation, Angelina Trujillo M.D., Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories and the Henry W. Bull Foundation.
Tickets are $75 in advance and $85 at the door if not sold out. For more information call Pamme Mickelson Windhager at (805) 682-7638 ext. 210 or purchase tickets on-line at www.sansum.org.
About Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute is an internationally recognized research center devoted to the prevention, treatment and cure of diabetes. Dr. William D. Sansum, who brought renown to Santa Barbara in 1922 as the first physician in the U.S. to produce and administer life-saving insulin to patients with diabetes, founded the nonprofit organization in 1944. Today, under the leadership of Lois Jovanovi?, M.D., Sansum Diabetes Research Institute remains an extraordinary place of innovation, where diabetes research, nutrition, education and diabetes prevention have improved the lives of people worldwide who suffer from this serious disease.
The Institute has gained global acclaim for its work to develop an artificial pancreas, its success in developing protocols to increase the incidence of healthy babies born to women with diabetes, and its work with people with and at risk for type 2 diabetes. Physicians and researchers continue to develop new treatment protocols for people with diabetes, including new drugs and medical devices.
It is our intention to use our past and present accomplishments to guide us into the future – to tap into the energy and commitment that made Sansum Diabetes Research Institute what it is today – a worldwide leader in diabetes research, prevention, and treatment. For more information on Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, contact Sarah Ettman-Sterner at (805) 682-7638 or settman-sterner@sansum.org.
