Filling Up on Doing Good

Guests filled up on doing good at the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary’s 39th Annual Celebrity Chefs Tasting and Silent Auction at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center on Thursday, April 3.

This year’s event was co-chaired by Rita Cannon, Susie O’Quinn and Debbie Veale. Between browsing the broad selection of items in this year’s silent auction – ranging from furniture to clothing and beyond – guests enjoyed tastings from dishes created by 11 local celebrities. This year’s line-up of celebrity chefs and their dishes included:

• Scherer Construction Vice President and Partner Michael Biagini (Pineapple Casserole)
• Jacksonville History Center CEO Alan Bliss (Chicken and Yellow Rice)
• JaxPsychoGeo.com and JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival Creator, FSCJ South Campus English Professor and Writer Tim Gilmore (Koinonia Farm Pecan Schnecken)
• Downtown Vision, Inc. CEO Jake Gordon (Grandma Steinmetz Wisconsin “Green Stuff”)
• Hanania Automotive’s Debbie Hanania (Arabic Garden Salad)
• CBS47/Fox 30 Action News Jax Anchor Tenikka Hughes (Down-Home Strawberry Cake)
• RailPros President and CEO Kendall “Ken” Koff (Taco Soup)
• The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital President Kendra McCrary (Rigatoni with Kale, Italian Sausage and Beans)
• Salaam Club of Florida President Cynthia Myers (Batinjan – Eggplant Casserole – Syrian Rice)
• Salaam Club of Florida Vice President Kathy Williams
• Thigpen Heating and Cooling, Inc. President and Owner Joey Thigpen, Jr. (Pecan Pie Brownies)