Local groups benefit from $100,000 raised

The 19th annual A Taste for Charity and silent auction raised more than $100,000 for local organizations, including $12,000 to benefit the Laguna Food Pantry, organizers said.

The event is put on in May by the Charitable Assistance Fund, a nonprofit created by the Laguna Board of Realtors.

The pantry provides free fresh groceries to low-income households. It is open from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays through Fridays at 20652 Laguna Canyon Road.

For more information or to volunteer, call (949) 497-7121 or visit https://www.lagunafoodpantry.org.

Other beneficiaries of the charity event include Community Service Programs Youth Project, First Thursday’s Art Walk, Laguna Beach Community Clinic, Laguna Beach Seniors, No Square Theater and The Artists Fund at the Festival of Arts.

—Alicia Lopez

Twitter: @ALopezCityEd