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NorWest Co-op Community Food Centre held its Sip and Savour wine-tasting and food-pairing fundraiser on Feb. 23 at the Upside Down Tree in Downtown Winnipeg. Funds from the event support NorWest programs, which strive to support the needs of low-income community members in the North End Inkster neighbourhood. The Upside Down Tree provides mentorship, connections and business expertise to help small charities. The event was presented by Paradigm Insurance and Upside Down Tree.

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NorWest Co-op Community Food Centre held its Sip and Savour wine-tasting and food-pairing fundraiser on Feb. 23 at the Upside Down Tree in Downtown Winnipeg. Funds from the event support NorWest programs, which strive to support the needs of low-income community members in the North End Inkster neighbourhood. The Upside Down Tree provides mentorship, connections and business expertise to help small charities. The event was presented by Paradigm Insurance and Upside Down Tree.

 

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From left: Doug Tiney, Dr. Pita Tingey, Paul Hogue (Frescolio staff member), Chantal Hogue (Frescolio store manager), Nancy Heinrichs (executive director of Norwest Co-op Community Food Centre) and Barry Greenberg.
From left: Doug Tiney, Dr. Pita Tingey, Paul Hogue (Frescolio staff member), Chantal Hogue (Frescolio store manager), Nancy Heinrichs (executive director of Norwest Co-op Community Food Centre) and Barry Greenberg.

 

From left: Norwest Co-op Community Food Centre staff members Stephanie Fulford (garden and food skills programmer), Abby Legaspi (cooking and food skills programmer) and Grant Mitchell (community chef) prepare food.
From left: Norwest Co-op Community Food Centre staff members Stephanie Fulford (garden and food skills programmer), Abby Legaspi (cooking and food skills programmer) and Grant Mitchell (community chef) prepare food.
From left: Kirby Gompf, Harvey Frankel (Norwest Co-op Community Food Centre board member), Sandra Loewen, Lisa Houtkooper (Klinic), Christine Thiessen (Winnipeg’s Creative Studio) and Dawn Busby (Klinic).
From left: Kirby Gompf, Harvey Frankel (Norwest Co-op Community Food Centre board member), Sandra Loewen, Lisa Houtkooper (Klinic), Christine Thiessen (Winnipeg’s Creative Studio) and Dawn Busby (Klinic).
Linda Lurvey of musical group Two by Two performs.
Linda Lurvey of musical group Two by Two performs.
From left: Wine hosts Jaime Kyle and Honoure Black, Cory Penner (from J and J Penner, general contractor of NorWest Co-op’s facility) and Lila Knox (director of Norwest Co-op Community Food Centre).
From left: Wine hosts Jaime Kyle and Honoure Black, Cory Penner (from J and J Penner, general contractor of NorWest Co-op’s facility) and Lila Knox (director of Norwest Co-op Community Food Centre).
From left: Nancy Heinrichs (executive director of Norwest Co-op Community Food Centre), Lila Knox (director of Norwest Co-op Community Food Centre), Lisa Stiver (Norwest Co-op board and advisory committee member), Carmyn Aleshka (Paradigm Insurance, Upside Down Tree and Norwest Co-op Community Food Centre committee member) and Rebecca Mollard (NorWest Co-op advisory committee member and clinical research and development officer at the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutriceuticals at the University of Manitoba).
From left: Nancy Heinrichs (executive director of Norwest Co-op Community Food Centre), Lila Knox (director of Norwest Co-op Community Food Centre), Lisa Stiver (Norwest Co-op board and advisory committee member), Carmyn Aleshka (Paradigm Insurance, Upside Down Tree and Norwest Co-op Community Food Centre committee member) and Rebecca Mollard (NorWest Co-op advisory committee member and clinical research and development officer at the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutriceuticals at the University of Manitoba).

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