The annual Junior Class fundraiser, A Taste of Lower Me¬rion, was held on February 21st, from 5-8 PM. Organized by the junior class, TOLM was made up of food stations provided by various restaurants from around the township.
Photo by Madeline Burger
“This year’s theme was ‘There’s No Place Like Home,’” said Shelly Marine, one of two 11th Grade Representatives. “The main purpose of the event was to bring the community together to bring the culinary delights of the area as the backdrop for an evening of fun, food and entertainment to support the ABC House – A Better Chance House in Ardmore, the Lower Merion Township Scholarship Fund, and the Class of 2011.”
TOLM was almost completely run by students, who were divided into committees.
“Students who volunteered to help with the ATOLM were divided into different committees based on their interests,” said junior class president Shira Barlas.
The event was not possible without sponsors and food vendors, who provid¬ed A Taste of Lower Merion with food and fundraising opportu¬nities.
“Finding vendors for the various food stations was also a process,” said Marine. “Of course having a fundraiser of this magnitude in this economy has been a challenge. We have gone out to get restaurants/caterers to be vendors and we had a great presenting sponsor – Infiniti Motors in Ardmore.”
Vendors this year included Whole Foods, Primo Hoagies, Milkboy Coffee, Shangri-La Inn, Sang Kee Asian Bistro and many more local restaurants. This year LM junior Nick Normile was one of the vendors at A Taste of Lower Merion. His passion for cooking and connection to the school inspired his involve¬ment.
“I wanted to be a vendor because I thought it would be a good way to support the school,” said Normile.
This year’s event was full of firsts. Since TOLM was not held last year, this was the first time in two years that it occurred. This was also the first time that it was held in the Cafeteria.
Ian Cohn
