Chef Fund Raiser

From the Desert Sun article published on 10/24/05.

Area chefs cook up cancer benefit

K Kaufmann
The Desert Sun
October 24, 2005

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Fifteen area chefs are teaming up to help La Quinta resident Karen Pendleton, who has a rare form of colon cancer, raise funds for an operation not covered by her insurance.
The event is scheduled for 5:30 to 9 p.m., Nov. 8, at Sammy's Woodfired Pizza at the Agua Caliente Casino, 32-250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage.

Led by Herve Glin of Sammy's Woodfired Pizza, top chefs from across the Coachella Valley will whip up a tapas-style dinner.

The event also will include a live auction, in which each chef will offer his or her services for a specially prepared dinner for eight, either at the chef's restaurant or at the winner's home.

Pendleton and her husband, Tom, have two sons, ages 4 and 7. She was diagnosed early this year with adenocarcinoma of the appendix, a rare form of cancer, and will be traveling to Washington, D.C. in November for the operation, which costs $35,000.

Pendleton's story, highlighted in a story in The Desert Sun on Sunday, has generated an outpouring of community support for her and her family.

The fund-raiser is being sponsored by four area business, Service Master of the Desert, Enviro Pure, Harmony Design and Universal Pest Management.

For more information: 202-6157.