Thank you to all of you that attended Winefest 2009! 

WINEFEST 2009 DATES: 

Prima Dinners - Thursday, June 11, 2009

Sips & the City - Friday, June 12, 2009

The Grand Tasting - Saturday, June 13, 2009

The Principal Financial Group presents
Vino in the Village - Saturday, September 19, 2009

Proceeds from Winefest Des Moines' events go to this initiative developed through the Bravo Greater Des Moines and the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines organizations.

Connecting Kids and Culture is designed to provide culturally-enriching educational oppotunities for elementary students in Polk and Dallas counties of Greater Des Moines.

The Connecting Kids and Culture program will fill a void created by dwindling funding for transportation to educational experiences outside the classroom.  In addition to providing transportation funding, this innovative program will directly align community-based arts and cultural experimental learning to core curriculum objectives and provide opportunities for educators to bring local arts and cultural experiences into their schools.

• More than 39,000 students will benefit from the Connecting Kids and Culture program including every Kindergarten-5th Grade student in Polk and Dallas counties (public, private, and parochial schools)
• The website (which is currently under development) www.connectingkidsandculture.org will help educators match cultural educational field experience opportunities with their curriculum objectives and learn how to access funding