Glancy Wine Education Foundation wraps Auction 2023, Seeking Pledges for Giving Tuesday November 28th

Supporting Diversity Through Granting Wine Education Scholarships

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., November 18, 2023 — The Glancy Wine Education Foundation (GWEF) raised $21,949 at the 12th Anniversary Celebration and Scholarship Auction with the San Francisco Wine School on November 11th. A lively event with a signature Somm Olympics component featuring past scholarship winner Tonya Pitts, Wine Director at One Market Restaurant in San Francisco and Wine Enthusiast's 2022 Wine Star Awards winner of Wine Director of the Year, vs. Cara Patricia, owner of the retail shop and wine bar DecantSF, was the brainchild of SF Wine School owners David Glancy MS and Kristin Campbell. The Silent Auction component was a driver for fundraising for GWEF which helps provide scholarships to wine & hospitality professionals from diverse communities demonstrating financial need.

For #GivingTuesday in 2023, the foundation is seeking additional support for its endeavors. 

2023 marks the third year of the Glancy Wine Education Foundation's founding and already it has an impressive report card, and big goals for 2024.   The foundation’s mission is to provide wine education scholarships to wine and hospitality professionals in need of assistance, with a focus on BIPOC and female candidates.  Since its founding in 2020, the organization has awarded 165 scholarships, with an average grant of $1500, totaling close to a quarter million dollars in grants.   Fifty-eight percent of the recipients are female, 42% male and 62% represent the BIPOC community with the balance being Caucasian.

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Professionals in need of financial aid are encouraged to apply for scholarships year-round at https://www.glancywineeducationfoundation.org/scholarships. Awards are made monthly.