Dining for Your Community – Local partner restaurants supported local projects with some proceeds from feature meals
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The Conservation Auction was previously held as a virtual event in 2021 and 2022.
Patrons weren’t together in one hall during those years but they still enjoyed a dining experience and supported their community at the same time.
The Conservation Auction Committee hosted a Dining for Your Community program, in 2021 and 2022, in partnership with local participating restaurants.
The Dinner Committee invited you to ‘dine for your community’ in order to ‘support local projects one meal at a time.’
The 2022 #VirtualConservationDinner online auction took place on Thursday, March 31, 2022 and endedon Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 9 p.m.
During this online auction week, some generous restaurant partners offered feature meals, on specific dates, to raise money for the community.
Improving your community … one meal at a time!
Please continue reading to find out more! Support needed projects in your local communities while supporting local restaurants at the same time.
The Conservation Auction Committee would like to thank our past partners, in the Dine for Your Community program.
Thank you to:
- Eddington’s of Exeter
- Hessenland Inn
- Dublin’s Family Restaurant
- The Lake Hound
- The Lake House
- Robinson Fresh Café
Eddington’s of Exeter
Eddington’s of Exeter supports community projects through Dining for your Community
In 2022, Eddington’s of Exeter was a partner in the Dining for Your Community program.
Owner and restaurateur James Eddington generously donated 25 per cent of all proceeds from meals sold, at Eddington’s of Exeter casual fine dining restaurant, on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. The feature meal on April 6 was Local Pork Tenderloin with a seasonal maple brown butter, Hensall White Bean and Vegetable Succotash.
James is a former Culinary Feature Artist at the Conservation Dinner and has been a generous donor to this community cause for many years.
He worked with his chef to come up with a feature meal that included local ingredients and he says use of local food is not only fresh and delicious but it’s also good for the environment and that’s a good fit with the Virtual Conservation Dinner.
Eddington’s of Exeter is located at 527 Main Street South in Exeter, Ontario.
Hessenland Inn
Hessenland Inn and Schatz Winery, St. Joseph, offered the following fundraising entrées, in support of the #VirtualConservationDinner, between March 31, 2022 and April 2, 2022, from 12 noon to 7 p.m.:
1. Turkey Tenderloin; or
2. Vegetables Spaghettini
The Stuffed Turkey Tenderloin is stuffed with leeks; mushrooms; cranberries; and comes with root vegetable mash; and maple-glazed mixed vegetables.
Hessenland Inn donated $5, from each of these features sold, to the community projects of the Conservation Dinner.
Hessenland Inn and Schatz Winery is located near St. Joseph, on the beautiful shores of Lake Huron between Grand Bend and Bayfield.
Thank you, Hessenland Inn and Schatz Winery, for being a proud supporter of local community projects for youth, parks, recreation, and nature!
The Lake Hound restaurant of Grand Bend
The Lake Hound restaurant offered Pickerel Dinner – To Go in support of the community
The Lake Hound restaurant, of Grand Bend, supported needed local projects in their community through the Dining for Your Community program.
The Conservation Dinner Pickerel Dinner – To Go meal, in support of the #VirtualConservationDinner community projects, was available from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on March 31 and April 1, 2022.
The Lake Hound generously donate $3, from every meal sold, to the Conservation Dinner of Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation and Exeter Lions Club.
Thank you to The Lake Hound.
The Lake Hound is located at 135 Ontario Street South, Grand Bend, Ontario. Phone 519-238-6786 to order your Conservation Dinner Pickerel Dinner – To Go fundraising entrée.
The Lake Hound is located at 135 Ontario Street South, Grand Bend, Ontario.
Thank you, The Lake Hound of Grand Bend, for being a proud supporter of local community projects for youth, parks, recreation, and nature!
Robinson Fresh Café, Exeter
Robinson Fresh Café participated in the Dinning for your Community partnership in 2022.
Robinson Fresh Café generously donated $2 for each of the Grab & Go Entrees sold during the week of Thursday, March 31, 2022 until Thursday April 7, 2022.
It was a great time to stock up on some of these delicious meals for when you’re on the go and need a quick dinner!
Thank you, Robinson Fresh Café, for being a proud supporter of local community projects for youth, parks, recreation, and nature!
The Lake House of Bayfield
The Lake House of Bayfield
The Lake House of Bayfield, located in Bayfield ON, participated in the Dining for Your Community Partnership in 2022, and supported youth and conservation projects throughout the watershed.
The Lake House of Bayfield offered their Barbecue Box, which includes a half rack of smoked pork back ribs with whiskey BBQ sauce, 6 smoked chicken wings with special sauce, plus two sides.
The Lake House of Bayfield donated $3 from each Barbeque Box sold to the #VirtualConservationDinner.
This special meal was available on Thursday April 7, 2022 and Thursday April 14, 2022.
Thank you, Lake House of Bayfield, for being a proud supporter of local community projects for youth, parks, recreation, and nature!
Dublin’s Family Restaurant
Dublin’s Family Restaurant supported community in 2022
Dublin’s Family Restaurant, a restaurant partner in 2021, took part again in the Dining for Your Community partnership program, in 2022, in support of local projects.
Dublin’s Family Restaurant served a delicious Veal Parmesan with garlic bread, and donated $2 from each of these feature meals sold, to the #VirtualConservationDinner.
This fundraising meal was available from Tuesday, March 22, 2022 until Saturday, March 27, 2022.
Thank you, local restaurants!
Please support these businesses just as they are supporting their community.
You may find out more at abca.ca and conservationdinner.com or phone 519-235-2610 or toll-free 1-888-286-2610.