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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