Semi-Formal Attire
5:00 PM: Cocktails, Hors d'oeuvres, Silent Auction
6:00 PM: Welcome, Dinner, Dessert, Wine Pairing
7:00 PM: Champions Club Award, Video
7:15 PM: Live Auction
7:40 PM: Youth Ambassador Q&A, Paddle Raise
8:00 PM: Chat with the Pros
Jay Wilson will emcee the 2016 Champions4Kids Gala. He is the Sports Director at WISC TV in Madison. He’s been a fixture on local sports television for the past 35 years. Jay graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Broadcast Journalism and started his career at WKOW TV in 1980. In 2008, he became Sports Director at WISC TV. He also works as reporter and play by play announcer for Big Ten Network. Wilson has been inducted into both the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association and the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Halls of Fame.
Hors d'oeuvres
Brandied Fig & Goat Cheese Phyllo
Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts
Mushrooms Stuffed with Herbs & Cheese
Dinner
First Course
Apple, Pecan & Bleu Cheese Salad
Mesclun greens, iceberg lettuce, bell peppers, cherry tomato, sliced apples, toasted pecans and crumbled bleu cheese with a lemon-honey poppy seed dressing
Second Course
Filet Mignon
Choice 8 oz Angus filet with Bordelaise sauce & haystack onion, dauphinoise potatoes and asparagus-carrot bundle
Vegetable Phyllo (V)
Third Course
Dark Chocolate Cake
Whipped cream & berries
Executive Chef
Gabor Bencze
Evening Schedule
Emcee Jay Wilson
Dinner Menu
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