In a record shattering year, the fourth annual International Women鈥檚 Day Dinner raised $13,192 for various charities in the Okanagan.

The Paisley Notebook鈥檚 Aman Dosanj brought together Okanagan chefs and winemakers for the fundraiser on March 8 to share food and personal experiences about the benefits of supporting equality and mental health charity initiatives.

鈥淭his dinner has never been simply a dinner; it鈥檚 driven by community and kindness and that feeds into everything we do,鈥� said Dosanj.

鈥淎nd yes, the line-up is all-female and also celebrates International Women鈥檚 Day, but it鈥檚 not a 鈥榣ook at us, we鈥檙e female and we鈥檙e cooking鈥� type thing, it鈥檚 鈥榯his is what we do, this is how we do it, and we鈥檙e going to do a lot of good in our local community.鈥欌��

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Since 20017, the Paisley Notebook has raised over $60,000 for local charities which this year included Foundry 91大黄鸭 and Penticton, South Okanagan Women in Need Society and Slow Food Canada.

The 2020 dinner, hosted at Liquidity Bistro and Wines, set the record for the most money raised, beating the 2019 amount by almost $3,000.

鈥淩estaurant life has a bad rep for all sorts of unfairness, but my events are there to show people that there is another way; it鈥檚 just not standardized in a package for people to easily understand and you can say it鈥檚 always a bit of an adventure,鈥� said Dosanj.

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