Annual Silent Auction

 

Info about our upcoming 2025 Silent Auction COMING SOON!

 

 

AWSEF Les Sperling Fruit Wine Award

The Les Sopurling Fruit Wine Award recognizes both the American Wine Society (AWS) amateur wine contest Best of Show winner for the fruit wine category and our own Les Sperling, who during his distinguished AWS/AWSEF membership won countless Best of Show Amateur Fruit Wine awards and was a charter member of the AWSEF. This award is unique to AWSEF and is designed to highlight the Foundation’s citizenship in the greater AWS community.

2024 - Tim Traxler, Bellefonte, PA for his 2022 Red Raspberry Wine

2023 - David Flegle, Indiana, PA for his 2022 Apple Wine

2022 - Luke Capotosto, Cranston, RI for his NV Raspberry/Strawberry Wine

2021 - Mike Athanas of Hyde Park, NY for his 2020 Raspberry Ambrosia Wine

2020 - Donnie and Betty Nettles for their 2019 Lime Wine

2019 - Marion L. Krauss

2018 - Luke Capotosto

2017 - Marion L. Krauss

2016 - Robert P. Szaro

2015 - Dean Dietrick

2014 - Terry Britton  

Charitable Giving Options

Any time of year, especially at year's end, there are personal income tax planning issues that can be considered. Among these is the opportunity to gift appreciated assets (e.g., stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate) to qualifying organizations, such as the American Wine Society Educational Foundation. Such gifts are normally tax deductible to the donor at full market value.

The AWSEF has three fund types established to support both operation of the Board of Trustees and to provide scholarships. These funds are;

• the General Fund that supports Board operation,
• the Endowment Fund that provides Foundation scholarships into perpetuity, and
• Special Scholarship Funds that bear the name of an individual, group or corporation.

As a tax-qualified 501(c)(3) organization, the AWSEF welcomes charitable gifts. Contributions should be tax deductible but to be sure please check with a tax advisor.  Our Donor Contribution form is here.

The AWSEF requests that those who are considering year-end charitable gifts remember AWSEF in their planning. Please contact your personal financial advisor or one of the AWSEF Trustees named below for additional information.

 

 

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