January 31, 2014 at 1:12 p.m.
Printpack donates $1,000 to Taste of Chocolate event
Printpack donates $1,000 to Taste of Chocolate event
Snickers bars are no longer a Taste of Chocolate staple, but Printpack remains the sponsor and for the seventh annual event this year the company will be continuing one of its traditions - the Golden Ticket drawing where one lucky winner will receive $1,000 in downtown bucks.
On Thursday, Printpack's Rhinelander plant manager Pat Marquardt presented Maggie Steffen, executive director of Downtown Rhinelander Inc. (DRI), with a $1,000 check to be used for the Golden Ticket drawing. The winner of the drawing will receive that money in the form of $25 certificates that can be used at downtown businesses.
Steffen said DRI appreciates the donation because it's money that will end up being spent directly in the downtown.
"They do a ton in the community," Steffen said of Printpack. "The fact that they want to help us shows that they recognize the importance of a healthy downtown. We appreciate that they do this for us."
There are 33 businesses participating in this year's Taste of Chocolate which is scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7. The Golden Ticket drawing will occur at 8:15 p.m. at Hext Theatre. Tickets are $5 and available at Trig's, Northern Coffee Haus and the Rhinelander Cafe & Pub. Every ticket purchaser is entered into the drawing and also gets some sort of "taste of chocolate" at each participating business. Last year, nearly 480 tickets were sold, Steffen said.
Kyle Rogers may be reached at [email protected].
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