Food for body and soul!
As soon as longtime Open Hand volunteer Roger Smith was named chair of Party in the Kitchen, the organization’s annual fundraiser, he asked Anne Barge Clegg to be his co-chair. “Before I even said the words, Anne said, ‘Absolutely!'” says Smith, a preservationist best known for moving and restoring the historic Randolph Lucas Jones House with his partner Christopher Jones.
Clegg, founder of the Anne Barge line of bridal and evening gowns, and Smith became close while co-chairing A Family Affair, the annual fundraiser for the Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Emory University. Both were also supporters of Open Hand, the organization that has distributed more than 35 million meals over the past 35 years to people who are homebound, including seniors, people with disabilities or illness, and children and families.
The Party in the Kitchen will take place on September 26 at 7 p.m. at The Foundry at Puritan Mill. Clegg, Smith and co-chefs Peter Kaiser and Kevin Rathbun will welcome guests. Live music will be provided by the American Flyers and 26 of Atlanta’s best chefs will prepare the food. Unlike in years past, the guest party will take place on September 12 at Open Hand’s new West Midtown campus.
This year’s auction items include a week at the St. Regis Residence in Aspen, five nights at the Family Coppola Hideaways in Belize and a private dinner with a chef.
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