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Functions involving the drinking, purchasing, and/or tasting of wine are held frequently around Salmon Arm and are often associated with fundraising. Running such an event involves many considerations, including licensing.
On the February 13th I will be working at the Chocolate and Diamonds Gala for Mara Station Retreat Centre and I would say that one of the most confusing aspects of arranging this thing is the liquor licensing. It's all worked out, but not without some confusion.
The lady who is serving wine is named Lynn, from Recline Ridge, and you couldn't ask for a better person to work with. Patient? Her name should be in the dictionary under the word. Licensing is different for every event she goes to because some are hosted in places which already serve alcohol or which have licenses for such events. Then there are special events where organizers need to get one-night licenses, try to predict the amount of wine to be sold, find out how much will be on the premises (opened or not, doesn't matter). Lynn has her serve-it-right certification (which says that she knows not to hold your wine glass on the inside or sneeze in it) but was not a member of our organization, which meant that even if she has a liquor license it wouldn't matter. Then we were going to get a license for the Mara Station Retreat Society, until Ginny, the Executive Director, had the fabulous idea of making Lynn a member. Genius. Now all I know is that the matter is 'in hand' as they say.
So, the main thing is that one can still come to our fundraiser, win a diamond pendant to give as a gift to that special someone (or mom), purchase something for the wine cellar knowing your money is spent on good wine for an even better cause, and go home happy. Put it this way: if you plan on running an event involving wine, never assume anything, don't put me in charge, and book Lynn.

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