Becas Brunch & Fashion Show at La Leche, a Fabulous Event
Vallarta Theater
The first modern theater in the region, a vanguardist center of spectacles and house of Fandango, located downtown of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, with capacity for 960 people.
by Polly G. Vicars
On Wednesday, February 17, La Leche, the restaurant that is usually only open in the evening, was filled to capacity at 10:30 in the morning! Becas supporters were entranced with the all white venue that is in such contrast to the usual colorful Puerto Vallarta restaurant. Chef Alfonso Cadena, son of respected local Chef Nacho Cadena, simply wowed everyone with his menu of fresh squeezed orange juice, beautiful fruit plate with yogurt and basil, followed by quiche with bacon, scrambled eggs with spinach and fresh baked rolls. Everything was topped off with delicious sweet rolls and colorful mojitos.
From the garden through to the second dining to the front areas, happy attendees were chatting with each other, reading the latest Becas newsletter and buying raffle tickets. Becas Compadre Len Ambrose with his team of Richard Bendix and Carl Johnson set a goal of selling the most raffle tickets at any Becas event which they reached by netting a total of $15, 400 pesos! And the lucky buyers won many valuable prizes all donated by the great businesses of Puerto Vallarta.
Mary Ann Runaldue was also there in support of Becas. She and her Associación de Residentes Grand Venetian, A.C. held a raffle on New Year’s Eve and raised $10,000 pesos which she presented to us at the Brunch. How wonderful that the community keeps thinking of ways to make Becas Vallarta stronger and more solvent. Thank you Ingé and Mary Ann.
After the sumptuous brunch, with the genial and generous wait staff still pouring Mojitos, the guests were treated to a fashion show staged by Toody Walton with clothes and accessories from her fabulous Colección La Bohemia.
A huge thanks to all of the attendees, donors and to Nacho, Alfonso and Toody for a beautiful and lucrative event.
The next Becas Vallarta event is the March 11, 2010 Becas Ball at the Club Regina in the Marina. The Ball is considered by most Vallartenses as the social event of the year and tickets always go fast. The event starts at 6:30 with a complimentary Margarita Hour and music by Los Bambinos. Then at 8:00 a sit down dinner will be served with music for dining and dancing by Grupo Odisea from Ciudad Guzman. White and red wine will be on each table to complement the gourmet dinner. There will be no live auction, but an extensive silent auction of incredible items such as stays in exotic locals across Mexico to fine original paintings by Vallarta’s best artists to golf twosomes at Club Punta de Mita to dinners in 5 star restaurants. Ball tickets are only $850 pesos each and must be purchased in advance. A table for 10 can be reserved if you purchase at least six tickets. To make your reservations and get your tickets please call President Mariel de Fregoso at 221-0789 or me at 223-1371. Don’t wait too long or there will be no tickets left. So call us!