Vino Cares: Neighborhood Wine Store Responds to CARE’s International Appeal for Funds to Haiti


Given the catastrophic devastation caused by this week’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti, Vino 100 Valencia will collect donations for CARE’s Haiti Relief Efforts beginning on Saturday, January 16 through the following Saturday, January 23 during normal business hours. Vino 100 is located at 28112 Newhall Ranch Road, Valencia, in the HighRidge Crossing Center at Copper Hill Drive, Valencia in the city of Santa Clarita.

CARE has worked in Haiti since 1954 with an office in now quake-damaged Port-au-Prince. Along with other relief organizations, CARE is responding to the humanitarian situation in this impoverished island nation deploying additional emergency team members. CARE has launched an international appeal for funds for Haiti that will support immediate emergency operations.

Donations may be made by cash or check made payable to CARE. One-hundred percent of funds collected will go directly to CARE earmarked for the Haiti Earthquake Relief effort. Tax-deductible forms will be available at Vino 100 for individuals requiring a receipt; all other monies will be sent to CARE as a donation from the “Santa Clarita Valley community.” CARE is organized under the laws of the District of Columbia, United States and is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization (EIN/tax ID number: 13-168-5039). For more information visit www.vino100valencia.com or phone (661) 294-6886.

ABOUT VINO 100 VALENCIA
Vino 100, a unique specialty wine store, is a locally owned and operated franchise offering boutique, handcrafted wines from small, artisan vineyards, as well as a large selection of wine gifts and accessories. Daily tastings, weekly specials, and monthly events give customers the opportunity to taste and enjoy special wines from around the world at affordable prices. Co-owners Lil Lepore and Shari Frazier opened the store in September 2006; Vino 100 Valencia received the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce nomination as Small Business of the Year (2007, 2008), and voted Best Wine Selection by the Los Angeles Daily News Readers’ Choice Awards (2008, 2009) and The Signal newspaper (2007, 2008, 2009). Lepore and Frazier were named 2008 Entrepreneurs of the Year by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. Vino 100 is located in the Highridge Crossing Center at 28112 Newhall Ranch Road in Valencia.
(661) 294-6886 | www.vino100valencia.com

ABOUT CARE
Working side by side with poor people in 72 countries, CARE helps empower communities to address the greatest threats to their survival. Women are at the heart of CARE’s efforts to improve health, education and economic development because experience shows that a woman’s achievements yield dramatic benefits for her entire family. CARE is also committed to providing lifesaving assistance during times of crisis, and helping rebuild safer, stronger communities afterward. | www.care.org