By Staff Reports
(Honolulu)- Les Dames d’Escoffier Hawaii Chapter is holding its second annual Holiday Gift Basket Sale to benefit their “Dames who Donate” Scholarship Fund. After the fantastic success of the sale of Cookie Baskets last year, the chapter is following up with another special Holiday Gift Basket this year. Gracious sponsors of the fundraiser include the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival and Matson Inc.
Each handmade basket will be adorned with an elegant holiday bow and ready to give as a gift to clients, a hard working assistant, your child’s teacher, dear friend, dedicated physician, or hostess gift at your next party and will contain an assortment of the following:
Honey, Big Island Bees
Handmade Nougat, Hawaiian Nougat Company
Coffee 7 oz. package, Hawaiian Paradise Coffee
Decorated Sugar Snowflake Cookie, Waipahu High School Culinary Academy
Macadamia Nut Snowball Cookies, Waipahu High School Culinary Academy
Tropical Tea Box, The Tea Chest
Gingerbread Cookies, Cake Works
Chinese Five Spice, Kaiulani Organic Spices
Marshmallows Assortment, Short n’ Sweet Bakery
Baskets are pre-sold and can ONLY be purchased through the LDEI Hawai website at https://www.ldeihawaii.org/fundraising-sale-holiday-gift-baskets/. We have a limited supply of 200 handmade holiday baskets and last year all baskets sold out very quickly. Basket purchase is non-refundable.
Price: $35 plus tax
Date of Pick up: Thursday, December 14, 2017
Time of Pick up: 7:00 am – 5:00 pm (choose your 2-hour window on the event page)
Location of Pick up: ChefZone: 2888 Ualena St, Honolulu, HI 96819
(Near the airport)
About Les Dames d’Escoffier International
LDEI is an international organization of women leaders who create a supportive culture in their communities to achieve excellence in the food, beverage, and hospitality professions. For more information visit http://www.ldei.org/.
The Hawaii Chapter of Les Dames d’ Escoffier International’s goal is to offer Scholarships for Education and Continuing Education Grants for Mentorships both locally and abroad, to Kama’aina female applicants who are pursuing careers in the food, fine beverage and hospitality industries. These awards range between $500 – $5000 and are based on financial need, achievement, experience, and potential for success in the culinary trade. The Mission of “Dames who Donate” is to promote and inspire local women to dream big and become leaders in their chosen field.