Counting Crows to Perform Epicurean Charity Concert

COUNTING CROWS TO PERFORM AT EPICUREAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION’S

11^th ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISING GALA AT M RESORT SPA & CASINO

M.E.N.U.S to Present an Array of Las Vegas’ Top Restaurants and Live Entertainment

WHAT:                                The Epicurean Charitable Foundation Las Vegas (ECF) will host the organization’s 11^th annual scholarship fundraiser, M.E.N.U.S. (Mentoring & Educating Nevada’s Upcoming Students), at the M Resort Spa & Casino’s upscale Villaggio Del Sole Pool and Entertainment Piazza.  The “dine around” will be followed with a live concert.

WHO:                                  More than 30 of Las Vegas’ top restaurants and the city’s leading chefs including Gordon Ramsay’s Steakhouse, Hubert Keller’s Fleur, Shawn McClain’s Sage, Carla Pellegrino’s Bratalian and more.

                                               Jim E. Rogers, a leader in philanthropic initiatives, will be honored for his dedication to education in the Las Vegas community.

                                               American rock band, Counting Crows, will perform live at the event.

WHEN:                                Friday, Sept. 28.Media check-in: 7:30 p.m.
Red Carpet Photo opportunity: 8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.  Performance Photo opportunity: 9 - 9:15 p.m.

                       

 WHERE:                             M Resort Spa & Casino’s Villaggio Del Sole Pool and Entertainment Piazza
12300 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Henderson, Nev. 89109

MEDIA:                                All media must RSVP to Rebeka Mora at Wicked Creative by Friday, Sept 28. Please call (915) 449-3419 or email Rebeka.Mora@wickedcreative.com.

ABOUT:                               ECF works to change the lives of Nevada’s students and positively impact the community, but couldn’t accomplish this without the generous contributions from donors including Southern Wine & Spirits, Wirtz Beverage Nevada, Diageo, Fiji Water, Coca-Cola, Johnson Brothers, MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment and more. Future donors can support ECF with a monetary or in-kind donation, matching a gift, gift and estate planning or become a scholarship or M.E.N.U.S sponsor. For more information please contact the Epicurean Charitable Foundation office at 702.932.5098 or visit the ECF website at www.ECFLV.org.

Comprised of more than 25 of Las Vegas’ top food and beverage executives, the Epicurean Charitable Foundation not only awards students with scholarship funds to attend any four-year accredited university of their choice, it also provides mentorship throughout each student’s college career and helps to place the students in internships and jobs.  2012 marked the eleventh year of the Epicurean Charitable Foundation and in its tenure the foundation has provided more than one million dollars to local scholars and also more than one million in charitable community grants to such organizations as Make-A-Wish Foundation, Lied Discovery Children’s Museum, UNLV Rebel Athletic Foundation, Nevada Blind Children's Foundation, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Latin Chamber of Commerce. The Epicurean Charitable Foundation Las Vegas can be reached at 702-932-5098 or by visiting www.ECFLV.org.Become a friend on Facebook:www.facebook.com/epicureanlv or follow ECFLV on Twitter: www.twitter.com/epicureanlv.