Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County is hosting their Big Event Wine Tasting and Auction on Sunday, July 17 from 2 to 6 p.m.

For the first time, the event will be hosted at Embassy Suites and has new presenting sponsor, American Perspective Bank. The red carpet themed event will feature wine and food tasting with a dozen top local wineries and restaurants.

The auction includes trips, jewelry, and local hotel packages.  A special raffle will feature Hearts on Fire Diamonds donated by Kevin Main Jewelry. Admission is $45 and includes unlimited wine and food tasting as well as red carpet entertainment from Rich Ferguson, and Minds Eye Photography.  Scotty’s Crew, Trombone and Friends will play classic Hollywood tunes. 

Pouring wineries include Stephen Ross Wine Cellars, Nipa Cellars, Tolosa, Eberle, Baileyana, Niner Wine Estates, Phantom Rivers, Broglio, and Ortman Family Vinyards. All event proceeds will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County’s youth mentoring programs.

Sponsors include American Perspective Bank, Monarch Dunes, Charles Schwab, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Paso Robles Press, New Media Dimensions, Adamski Moroski Madden Cumberland & Green LLP, TekTegrity, Tolosa Press, PG&E, Q 104.5- The Greatest Hits, Discovery Dining, Charter Media, New Times, Atascadero News, , Carmel & Naccasha LLP, Central Coast Gastroenterology, Coast BMW Nissan, Coast Hills Federal Credit Union, Farm Credit West, Santa Barbara Bank and Trust, Mission Community Bank, RE Wacker and Associates, Promotion Plus, Hal Sweasey RE/MAX, and The Spice Hunter.

For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. Most children served by Big Brothers Big Sisters are in single-parent and low-income families or households where a parent is incarcerated. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”).

Big Brothers Big Sisters provides a system of ongoing evaluation and support that is proven by independent studies to help families by improving the odds that “Littles” will perform better in school,  avoid violence and illegal activities, and have stronger relationships with their parents and others. Big Brothers Big sisters of San Luis Obispo County has served more than 1,400 children since opening for service locally in 1995. Learn how you can positively impact a child’s life, donate or volunteer at www.slobigs.org.