DMC Foundation Newsroom

Miller's Place adult day care program gets reprieve

Miller's Place, which has been providing day care to disabled and medically fragile adults since 1999, will not close its doors.
Read more at the Modesto Bee website.

Wine Country Evening

Wine Country Evening was held on October 6, 2011. Guests enjoyed food, wine and a lovely silent auction. Thanks to the Modesto Kiwanis and the support of the community, much needed funds were raised for DMC Foundation and the health education programs we provide.

Culinary Clash IV Winner

Culinary Clash IV winner is Leroy Walker of Bistro 234!
Using the secret ingredient, venison, Chef Leroy (pictured in white below) created three delicious dishes to capture the favor of our judges and take home the Champion Trophy.

Chef John Surla won Best Pasta Dish and Best Entree!

Culinary Clash IV - Clash of the Champions

This years Culinary Clash was held on Thursday, April 28th at the Modesto Centre Plaza at 5:30pm.

Clash of the Champions

On Thursday, April 28, DMC Foundation will host the Fourth Annual Culinary Clash! Come watch three of our past champions compete on stage to win the title "Culinary Clash King!" Special guest, Martin Yan of Yan Can Cook, will reveal our secret ingredient and sit on the panel of expert judges. This delightfully entertaining event is something you won’t want to miss!

The Culinary Clash is the only "Iron-Chef" style competition in this region and it is quickly becoming a highly anticipated local event. Using a secret ingredient and a fully stocked pantry, provided by Sysco, three chefs will have one hour to prepare an appetizer, a pasta dish and a main entree for our judges to critique. At the end of the night, guests will know whose cuisine reigns supreme! Every year we invite dozens of local restaurants and wineries to participate as vendors, offering samples their delicious food and beverages for our guests.

Competing chefs are John Surla of Surla's, Bryan Ehrenholm of Pure Joy Bakery and The Lunch Pail and Leroy Walker of Bistro 234 in Turlock. The hugely popular local Chef John Surla won "People’s Choice Chef" at the Clash in 2009. Chef Bryan Ehrenholm, adored for his famous pies, took the Champion trophy last year and the talented Chef Leroy Walker took the crown at Culinary Clash II. Attendees will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite chef among this year’s contenders and crown one of them "Peoples’ Choice Chef." There will be raffles, demos, games and prizes to win along with an abundance of food and wine to enjoy.

This event is held downtown at the Modesto Centre Plaza. Doors will open at 5:30 to the general public. Tickets are $50 in advance or $60 at the door. But don’t wait…this event sells out! Tickets are available at DMC Foundation (730 McHenry Ave.) or on our web site (www.dmcf.org). Call (209) 527-3412 if you have any questions.

The Culinary Clash is DMC Foundation’s biggest fundraiser. Community participation is essential! Come, join us and have a good time while raising money to keep all of our programs going strong.

A special thanks to our sponsors:

Alzheimer's Aid Society
American Chevrolet
DiBuduo & DeFendis Insurance Agency, Inc.
Gianelli & Associates
Home Care Specialists
MID
Modesto Bee
Seegers Printing
Sundial Palms Assisted Living & Memory Care
Tanco, Inc.
Winton-Ireland, Strom & Green Insurance Agency

Alzheimer's Prevention Dr. to Speak at DMC Foundation

Dr. Edgerly of the Alzheimer's Association will offer her expertise, sharing her popular presentation, "Maintain Your Brain- Preventing the Onset of Alzheimer's". Presentation was held on Saturday morning, October 16 at 10.

Announcing the Healthcare Scholarship Winners!

The DMC Foundation has awarded twenty scholarships totaling almost $20,000 to local students pursuing a career in the medical field. The recipients range from high school seniors preparing to graduate and enter college to students going back to school after a twenty-five year hiatus!

We are pleased to announce the following recipients. Four of whom are not pictured.

2010 DMC Foundation Scholarship Winners

Here are our winners:

Korinne Baxter
Jacob Priester
Elizabeth Cortez-Toledo
Sara Richards
Linda Holmes
Micah Florece Domingo
Adriana Woodward
Heidi Harvey
Nancy Rivera
Dawn Garcia

Kylee Reeser
Akashdeep Sandhu
Jillian Ramos
Sydney Chartrand
Ian Peltier
Oksana Petrechko
Elena Gonzalez
Elizabeth Tejeda
Melissa Ramage-Stephens
Ronit Lyon

DMC Foundation Cookbook Information

DMC Foundation Cookbook

DMC Foundation is proud to offer a treasured collection of recipes from many outstanding cooks. This attractive cookbook makes an ideal gift or keepsake! These cookbooks are available now, please contact Sally Bosh to order yours today. Call (209) 527-3412

Culinary Clash III

On Thursday, March 25, 2010, Chef Bryan Ehrenholm took home the Culinary Clash Champion trophy! Ehrenholm is the owner and Executive Chef of Pure Joy Bakery and The Lunch Pail at 501 Bangs Avenue, Modesto.

Chef Ehrenhom has twelve years of culinary experience. His education includes Columbia College’s Culinary Arts program and continuing education courses at the Culinary Institute of America. He has worked at Mallard’s, as the Food & Beverage Manager of Aramark, Florentines Italian Food Corp., as the Food & Beverage Director at Marriott Hotel Corp., and was a Culinary Manager at William-Sonoma Inc.

Ehrenholm has received numerous awards including Food Network’s Best Pies in America in which twelve of his pies have been named. He also competed in the Pie Bake-Off sponsored by the Pie Council of America wherein he was a winner for four consecutive years.

Thomas Truax

DMC Foundation is excited abou the appointment of Thomas Truax as our new Executive Director. "Tom understands our vision and mission, has superior leadership skills and has demonstrated a desire to lead us through these difficult economic times," said John Peltier, DMC Foundation Board President. "Through Tom's leadership, our goal is to not only maintain our health education and service programs, but to expand their reach so that we can better serve the ever-increasing needs of our community."

"DMC Foundation, through its many services, touches the lives of many. I am honored to be part of such a great team," said Truax. "For the most part of my adult career, I have been fortunate to serve populations that are at risk. At this time in my life, I can think of no other place where I belong more than with DMC Foundation." Tom joins DMC Foundation with a strong background in non-profit executive administration, fund development and marketing.

The Endless Beach Party.
Saturday, October 3, 2009. Click here to see photos from the Endless Summer Beach Party

PRESS RELEASES

Tom Truax - July 2009 - He is stepping up and taking the reigns as the new leader for the Foundation.

Miller's Place New Van - Thank you!
Your donation made the new van possible. Credit Bureau Foundation, Area Agency on Aging, Piciullo Foundation, Oakdale Kiwanis, Anthem Blue Cross, Downtown Rotary, Board Members, Staff, Miller's Place family members and many others.

Note: We also have a large conference room available for rent. Those interested can call 209-527-3412 for information.

DMC Foundation - 730 McHenry Avenue, Modesto, CA 95350
Monday through Thursday: 8:00am to 5:00pm, Friday: 8:00am to 3:00pm
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Fax: (209) 527-1512
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