Richie's Alliance for Autism

“Taste" A spectacular Food & Wine event Presented By Maggie Valley Club
2025-04-30 17:00 - 21:00 UTC | Maggie Valley Club, 1819 Country Club Drive, Maggie Valley, NC, 28751, United States
Come join us for WNC’s Premier Culinary Event held on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at the beautiful Maggie Valley Club. “Taste” features top chefs, wineries, and brew masters, coming together to donate their time, talent and passion to help bring more awareness to Autism. Presented by Maggie Valley Club. The best of the bestbring bold flavors tothis premier food and wine festival, a delightful evening of gourmet food, wine, and local brews. Sample from many local restaurants and mingle with the area’s top culinary talent. Enjoy award-winning wines and beer from some of the best local breweries. Early arriving guests will enjoy Pol Roger Champagne tasting. Adding to the ambience will be the cool sounds of James Hammel and Friends, a quartet featuring jazz, pop, and renditions of artist like Tony Bennett, Michael Bublé & Frank Sinatra. Master of Ceremonies Allen Brasington will have guide us throughout the evening and will get everyone in the giving mood with a Live Auction. We will auction off wonderful donated gifts and packages that will help us support the Haywood County Schools Foundation. All the proceeds go to the Haywood County Schools Exceptional Children’sProgram. The program provides specially designed instruction to ensure that all children with disabilities, ages 3 through 21, have available to them a free appropriate public education. The program emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment and independent living. This will be the premier Foodie Event for Haywood County for 2023. Tickets are $100 per guest and are limited.

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2023 Participating Breweries, Restaurants and Wineries
Participating Restaurants:

Frankie’s Italian Trattoria
The Sweet Onion
Southern Porch
Birchwood Hall Southern Kitchen
Singletree Heritage Kitchen
Meadowlark HomeCraft Kitchen
Bosu’s wine shop
Dillsboro Chocolate Factory
Fancy Flour Baking Company
Sunshine & Sugar Bakeshop
Kristin’s Blissful Delight’s
The Cheesecake Mousse
BearWaters Brewing Company
Boojum Brewing CO.

THANK YOU TO OUR ALLIANCE SPONSORS

FOUNDER SPONSOR

PRESENTING SPONSOR
“Casino Royale” Autism Awareness Golf Tournament And
“Taste” a food and wine festival

MEDIA SPONSOR

DIAMOND SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSOR
Athens Distributing Co
Magnolia Concierge
High Country Furniture & Design
Frankie’s Italian Trattoria
John & Paula Gatents
Mike & Amy Beukema
Tammy’s Jewelry
J-Gabriel – The Art of Living
Coforge: Information technology company
Cheese Merchants
Precision Local
O.L. Products

GOLD SPONSOR
The Blue Rooster
The Sweet Onion
The Print Haus
High Country Style
The Hot Tub Store & More
Valley Cigar and Wine Co
Marilyn Bateman
Royal Caribbean International
Suncoast Arcad
Clyde’s Restaurant
Pierre & Terry Paquette

SILVER SPONSOR
Beth Brown Photography
BearWaters Brewing Company
Maggie’s Galley Seafood Restaurant
Angelo’s Family Pizza & Italian restaurant
Southern Porch
Bosu’s wine shop
Haywood Smoke House Wanyesville
Beach Mountain Diner
Kristin’s Blissful Delight’s

BRONZE SPONSOR
AmeriPride Linens
Kim Mulholland Photography
Performance Food Group
Dillsboro Chocolate Factory
Birchwood Hall Southern Kitchen
Smoky Mountain Roasters

FRIENDS OF RICHIES SPONSOR
The Station on Main
828 Market on Main
Copper Pot Wooden Spoon
Baldwin & Phillips Construction
The Cheesecake Mousse
Sunshine & Sugar Bakeshop
Fancy Flour Baking Company
Kevin & Carol Ginan
Robin Blu
Dillsboro Chocolate Factory
Smoky Mountain Dog Bakery
Patterson Concepts
Vandelay Stone Tops
Coffee Cup Cafe
Kanini’s Restaurant & Catering
The Classic Wineseller
Church Street Depot
Patton Allen Real Estate

A huge thanks to all of our Partners as well as all of the participating restaurants

A huge thanks to all of our Partners as well as all of the participants

Dine Out | Shop Out for Autism
2025-04-29 | Haywood County, Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Canton, Clyde, NC, United States
A community-wide fundraising event that brings together restaurants, shops, and consumers to help raise funds for and Autism awareness. Local restaurants and shops will donate 10% of their revenue. April is national Autism Awareness Month. Every year, organizations around the country celebrate throughout the month with unique fundraising and awareness-raising events. According to the Center for Disease Control,1 in 68 children have been identified withautism spectrum disorder (ASD). Evidence suggests that the prevalence rate in North Carolina is even higher than the national average, at 1 in 58. ASD is more common thanchildhood cancer, cystic fibrosis, and multiple sclerosis combined. Join Richie’s Alliance for Autism on April 18TH 2023, for a community-wide fundraising event that brings together consumers to help raise funds and awareness for ASD. During our Dine Out /Shop Out for Autism event, local restaurants, shops and breweries will donate 10% of revenue to the Haywood County School Foundation Exceptional Children’s department. the Haywood County Schools Foundation‘s ECP (Exceptional Children’s Program) provides specially designed instruction to ensure that all children with disabilities, ages 3 through 21, have available to them a free appropriate public education. The program emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment and independent living.

With a huge thanks to all of our Partners as well as all of the participating Businesses :
Our 2023 list of Participants as of today
Restaurants:

Frankie’s Italian Trattoria
The Sweet Onion
Maggie Valley Club
Valley Cigar and Wine Co
The Blue Rooster
Beach Mountain Diner
Angelo’s Family Pizza & Italian restaurant
Birchwood Hall Southern Kitchen
Southern Porch
Singletree Heritage Kitchen
Meadowlark HomeCraft Kitchen
Coffee Cup Cafe
Kanini’s Restaurant & Catering
Smoky Mountain Roasters
Papertown Coffee

Held on

Maggie’s Galley Seafood Restaurant held on 04/17/2023
Haywood SmokeHouse Wanyesville held on 04/19/2023
The Buttered Biscuit held on 04/19/2023
Clyde’s Restaurant held on 04/19/2023
Los Amigos Mexican Cuisine held on 04/22/2023

Shops:

Robin Blu
High Country Style
Tammy’s Jewelry
Bosu’s wine shop (Wine out for Autism)
Dillsboro Chocolate Factory
Smoky Mountain Dog Bakery
828 Market on Main

( check back often we add new businesses every day)
THANK YOU TO OUR ALLIANCE SPONSORS

FOUNDER SPONSOR

PRESENTING SPONSOR
“Casino Royale” Autism Awareness Golf Tournament And
“Taste” a food and wine festival

MEDIA SPONSOR

DIAMOND SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSOR
Athens Distributing Co
Magnolia Concierge
High Country Furniture & Design
Frankie’s Italian Trattoria
John & Paula Gatents
Mike & Amy Beukema
Tammy’s Jewelry
J-Gabriel – The Art of Living
Coforge: Information technology company
Cheese Merchants
Precision Local
O.L. Products

GOLD SPONSOR
The Blue Rooster
The Sweet Onion
The Print Haus
High Country Style
The Hot Tub Store & More
Valley Cigar and Wine Co
Marilyn Bateman
Royal Caribbean International
Suncoast Arcad
Clyde’s Restaurant
Pierre & Terry Paquette

SILVER SPONSOR
Beth Brown Photography
BearWaters Brewing Company
Maggie’s Galley Seafood Restaurant
Angelo’s Family Pizza & Italian restaurant
Southern Porch
Bosu’s wine shop
Haywood Smoke House Wanyesville
Beach Mountain Diner
Kristin’s Blissful Delight’s

BRONZE SPONSOR
AmeriPride Linens
Kim Mulholland Photography
Performance Food Group
Dillsboro Chocolate Factory
Birchwood Hall Southern Kitchen
Smoky Mountain Roasters

FRIENDS OF RICHIES SPONSOR
The Station on Main
828 Market on Main
Copper Pot Wooden Spoon
Baldwin & Phillips Construction
The Cheesecake Mousse
Sunshine & Sugar Bakeshop
Fancy Flour Baking Company
Kevin & Carol Ginan
Robin Blu
Dillsboro Chocolate Factory
Smoky Mountain Dog Bakery
Patterson Concepts
Vandelay Stone Tops
Coffee Cup Cafe
Kanini’s Restaurant & Catering
The Classic Wineseller
Church Street Depot
Patton Allen Real Estate

A huge thanks to all of our Partners as well as all of the participating restaurants

"Casino Royale" Autism Awareness Golf Tournament Presented By Maggie Valley Club
2025-04-28 08:00 - 15:00 | Maggie Valley Club, 1819 Country Club Drive, Maggie Valley, NC, 28751, United States
Presented by and hosted at the beautiful Maggie Valley Club , on Monday, April 17, 2023. The Casino Royal is an 18 hole Captain’s Choice style tournament. The Casino Royal theme adds to the fun as hole sponsors will challenge your competitive spirit with casino style games offering players an opportunity to “up their game”. ! Rounds are $600 per foursome and includes a buffet lunch at awards ceremony. Registration coffee and Continental breakfast will begin at 8:30 with shot gun start at 9:30 AM!!! All the proceeds go to the Haywood County Schools Exceptional Children’sProgram. The program provides specially designed instruction to ensure that all children with disabilities, ages 3 through 21, have available to them a free appropriate public education. The program emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment and independent living. GOLFERS WILL RECIVE A DISCOUNT FOR OUR TASTE EVENT HELD ON 4/19

** For more information or to be a sponsor, email Louis or Debbie Perrone at Louis@Frankiestrattoria.com

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Foursome:
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Single Player:
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THANK YOU TO OUR ALLIANCE SPONSORS

FOUNDER SPONSOR

PRESENTING SPONSOR
“Casino Royale” Autism Awareness Golf Tournament And
“Taste” a food and wine festival

MEDIA SPONSOR

DIAMOND SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSOR
Athens Distributing Co
Magnolia Concierge
High Country Furniture & Design
Frankie’s Italian Trattoria
John & Paula Gatents
Mike & Amy Beukema
Tammy’s Jewelry
J-Gabriel – The Art of Living
Coforge: Information technology company
Cheese Merchants
Precision Local
O.L. Products

GOLD SPONSOR
The Blue Rooster
The Sweet Onion
The Print Haus
High Country Style
The Hot Tub Store & More
Valley Cigar and Wine Co
Marilyn Bateman
Royal Caribbean International
Suncoast Arcad
Clyde’s Restaurant
Pierre & Terry Paquette

SILVER SPONSOR
Beth Brown Photography
BearWaters Brewing Company
Maggie’s Galley Seafood Restaurant
Angelo’s Family Pizza & Italian restaurant
Southern Porch
Bosu’s wine shop
Haywood Smoke House Wanyesville
Beach Mountain Diner
Kristin’s Blissful Delight’s

BRONZE SPONSOR
AmeriPride Linens
Kim Mulholland Photography
Performance Food Group
Dillsboro Chocolate Factory
Birchwood Hall Southern Kitchen
Smoky Mountain Roasters

FRIENDS OF RICHIES SPONSOR
The Station on Main
828 Market on Main
Copper Pot Wooden Spoon
Baldwin & Phillips Construction
The Cheesecake Mousse
Sunshine & Sugar Bakeshop
Fancy Flour Baking Company
Kevin & Carol Ginan
Robin Blu
Dillsboro Chocolate Factory
Smoky Mountain Dog Bakery
Patterson Concepts
Vandelay Stone Tops
Coffee Cup Cafe
Kanini’s Restaurant & Catering
The Classic Wineseller
Church Street Depot
Patton Allen Real Estate

A huge thanks to all of our Partners as well as all of the participating restaurants

ROYAL CARIBBEAN RAFFLE TICKETS
2022-04-18 | Maggie Valley Club, 1819 Country Club Drive, Maggie Valley, NC, 28751, United States
Thanks to our friends over at Royal Caribbean you will have a chance to win a brand a 5 day cruise for 2 ($1200 value) aboard any of their ships!! ! Tickets will $50 and only 100 tickets will be sold!!! That means it’s only 1 in 100 chance of winning and have gone on sale. The Drawing will take place on April 19th at the “TASTE” event presented And hosted by Maggie Valley Club , All 2023 all of our efforts will be to give assistance to the Haywood County Schools Foundation’s ECP (Exceptional Children’s Program). The Exceptional Children’s Program provides specially designed instruction to ensure that all children with disabilities, ages 3 through 21, have available to them a free appropriate public education. The program emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment and independent living. To help our efforts please purchase tickets to all events !!

“On behalf of Royal Caribbean International, we are pleased to confirm our contribution of a 3-5-night cruise for two people in oceanview stateroom onboard a Caribbean Itinerary Cruise. Upgrades to balcony staterooms are available; the cost is determined by sail date. Winner is responsible for taxes, fees and gratuities. Blackout dates apply: Easter/Holy Week sailings, Peak Summer June 15- August 15, Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Years sailings, This certificate is not valid on ships during their inaugural year or Cuba itineraries. Not valid on Wonder of the Seas. Certificate valid for new bookings only and must be redeemed through our Comp Cruise department. ©Royal Caribbean Group Ltd. Ships registered in the Bahamas. All bookings must be made no later than 7 days prior to sailing. The certificate expires April 30, 2024″
Get your chance for a raffle Ticket
$52.00Add to cart
THANK YOU TO OUR ALLIANCE SPONSORS
Founder sponsor

Presenting Sponsor
“Casino Royale” Autism Awareness Golf Tournament And
“Taste” a food and wine festival

DIAMOND SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSOR
Athens Distributing Co
Magnolia Concierge
High Country Furniture & Design
Frankie’s Italian Trattoria
John & Paula Gatents
Mike & Amy Beukema
Tammy’s Jewelry
J-Gabriel – The Art of Living
Coforge: Information technology company
Cheese Merchants
Precision Local
O.L. Products

GOLD SPONSOR
The Blue Rooster
Bosu’s wine shop
The Print Haus
High Country Style
The Hot Tub Store & More
Valley Cigar and Wine Co
Town of Maggie Valley
Marilyn Bateman
Royal Caribbean International
Suncoast Arcade
Clyde’s Restaurant

SILVER SPONSOR
Beth Brown Photography
Maggie’s Galley Seafood Restaurant
Southern Porch
Low Tide Calabash Style Seafood and Steakhouse
The Sweet Onion
Haywood Smoke House Wanyesville

BRONZE SPONSOR
The Buttered Biscuit
Angelo’s Family Pizza & Italian restaurant
AmeriPride Linens
Performance Food Group
828 Market on Main
Beach Mountain Diner
Dillsboro Chocolate Factory
Birchwood Hall Southern Kitchen
Smoky Mountain Roasters

FRIENDS OF RICHIES SPONSOR
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The Station on Main
Copper Pot Wooden Spoon
Baldwin & Phillips Construction
The Cheesecake Mousse
Fancy Flour Baking Company
Kevin & Carol Ginan
Robin Blu
Dillsboro Chocolate Factory
Smoky Mountain Dog Bakery
Patterson Concepts
Vandelay Stone Tops
Coffee Cup Cafe
Kanini’s Restaurant & Catering
The Classic Wineseller
Church Street Depot
Patton Allen Real Estate

A huge thanks to all of our Partners as well as all of the participating restaurants
