JC Holdway Spring Soirée

On the evening of May 3rd, Co-Chairs, Todd & Andrea Flanders, Laura Cole and Chef Joseph Lenn, hosted a Spring Soirée to benefit the Women’s Fund of East Tennessee. The JC Holdway event, presented by KaTom, featured a five-course dinner prepared by James Beard Award Winning Chef Joseph Lenn with wine pairings from Owner/Winemaker Guillaume Fabre of Clos Solène. A live auction closed out this spectacular event. Guests enjoyed wonderful food, wine and conversation.

The Women’s Fund would like to give a big thank you to our event sponsor KaTom; event host committee: Chef Joseph Lenn, Laura Cole and Todd and Andrea Flanders; and Stanton Webster of Post Modern Spirits, who sponsored cocktails and donated to the live auction; additional auction donors; A.J. Daves, Sondra Richardson (Oliver Hotel), Gay Lyons and Sommelier, Jason Drotar. Also, thank you to Guillaume Fabre of Clos Solène and Auctioneer, Rathead Riley. We are grateful for the support of our attendees to make access to post-secondary education a reality so every woman and girl can be self-sustaining.

Here are photos from the fabulous event…

 

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