Raising a glass to fight cancer, LIVESTRONG! - What are you drinking

There is nothing light-hearted about cancer. However, even the most serious subjects deserve a serious party. Sometimes gathering like-minded souls together to fight a shared villain is the right thing to do. This weekend we hosted our third annual Mellow Yellow Benefit to raise a glass, and raise money and awareness for the LIVESTRONG?Challenge for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

We set out to raise $5,000 by inviting people to attend our party and make a donation to?LIVESTRONG as their ticket to entry. We asked for donations of services and food and beverages to keep our costs down and to be able to donate all proceeds to the Foundation. I am moved by the outpouring of generosity I found every time I asked. To date we have raised $6,000!

Three Texas spirits companies ??Republic Tequila, Tito?s Handmade Vodka and Treaty Oak Distilling?Company??? gladly donated for a third year in a row. Heck, Republic Tequila also sent two beautiful bartenders and?Republic Spirit Blends to set up and staff a margarita bar! They made Twisted Margaritas. Here is the recipe:

Twisted Margarita

• 1 ? ounces Republic Tequila
• 1 ? ounces Republic Jalape?o-Lime Spirit Blend
• 1 ? ounces Republic Prickly Pear Spirit Blend
• Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice?Shake and pour into a rocks glass

Josh Hare, brewer at Hops & Grain, sent over 10 cases of beer on the eve of his brewery?s first anniversary.

Ed and Susan Auler of Fall Creek Vineyards donated wine for a second year in a row and came to the party to wish us well and enjoy the fun.?Miguel Lecuona of?Fredericksburg Wine Road 290?was a tour de force?gathering four cases of donated wine from seven Texas wineries and delivered them with a smile.

The house and yard looked glamorous and the food fast fantastic thanks to?Suzanne Court Catering & Events, who hustled favors to get donations of goods and services. Our photography sponsor,?Steve Rogers Photography, donated his time and talent to capture the fun in our LIVESTRONG?photo booth (the well lit photo booth pictures below are from Steve and the candids are fom me). Chris Brewer from the Lance Armstrong Foundation made the photo booth look official by loaning us an amazing LIVESTRONG?backdrop.

Much of the thanks for creating a memorable event yet again this year goes to Beautiful Wife. She was instrumental in converting our home in to a fun event venue.

Thank you to everyone who donated to the cause and who came to the event. You are making a difference in the lives of the more than 28 million people living with cancer. THANK YOU!?

Special thanks to all of our beverage sponsors:

Tagged as: 4.0 Cellars, Becker Vineyards, Chisolm Trail Winery, Craft Beer, Fall Creek Vineyards, Grape Creek Vineyards, Hilmy Wine, Hops & Grain, Livestrong, Rancho Ponte Vineyards, Republic Spirit Blends, Republic Tequila, Starlite Vodka, Texas spirits, Texas Wine, Tito's Handmade Vodka, Treaty Oak Rum, Waterloo Gin, William Chris Vineyards, Wine Road 290

Source: http://whatareyoudrinking.net/2012/10/raising-a-glass-to-fight-cancer-livestrong/

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