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November 4, thirteen Colorado hospitality organizations and 630 industry professionals joined forces for the 21st Annual Serving Up Hope Luncheon. Their efforts will provide more than 96,000 meals for Food Bank of the Rockies’ Denver’s Table program. Serving Up Hope is sponsored by the Meetings Industry Council (MIC) of Colorado, a coalition of professional meetings industry-related organizations.
Chefs from local hotels and restaurants provided mouthwatering appetizers, entrées and desserts. Culinary awards were given to range New American West for Best Appetizer, The Renaissance Denver Hotel for Best Entrée, and Panzano for Best Dessert, The People’s Choice award for presentation went to Denver Marriott City Center.
The annual food drive competition between the thirteen MIC organizations also brought in 26,161 pounds of food in addition to the $24,000 raised by the luncheon. Awards for the most food donated per member were given to two organizations – Christian Meetings and Conventions Association (CMCA) for the organization with less than 125 members and Professional Convention Management Association Rocky Mountain Chapter (PCMA) for the organization with more than 125 members.
Thank you to all the attendees, organizations and culinary experts for making this a wonderful event possible and for feeding hope to our neighbors in need this holiday season!