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Share Our Strength(R) and Ojai Valley Inn & Spa Kick-Off Partnership With the Celebrity Chef Classic

Thu Nov 5, 2009 8:10am EST
Share Our Strength(R) and Ojai Valley Inn & Spa Kick-Off Partnership With the
Celebrity Chef Classic


LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Share Our Strength®, the nation's leading
organization working to end childhood hunger, kicks off a partnership with
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa by introducing the Inn's inaugural Celebrity Chef
Classic on November 13 - 14, 2009. The collaboration will support Share Our
Strength's mission to end childhood hunger in America by 2015.

The Celebrity Chef Classic, which is part of Ojai Valley Inn & Spa's Arts &
Leisure series, will afford participants the opportunity to play golf at one
of America's premier championship courses alongside some of the most talented
chefs in the country, who also will be preparing some of their signature
dishes at the event. This year's chefs include Todd Gray
(www.equinoxrestaurant.com); Budi Kazali (www.ballardinn.com); Ming Tsai
(www.ming.com); Jamie West, Executive Chef at Ojai Valley Inn & Spa; and Alan
Wong (www.alanwongs.com).

"We are proud to partner with Share Our Strength, the beneficiary of our event
as well as our Arts & Leisure program, and are committed to assisting their
efforts which ensure that no child goes hungry in America." - Janis Clapoff,
Managing Director of Ojai Valley Inn & Spa

Ojai Valley Inn & Spa's Arts & Leisure series features artists, authors and
culinary professionals. Curated for guests and the community, it also includes
exclusive fashion, beauty and wellness events, offering rare and immersive
experiences that enhance the vast and distinctive interests of passionate
living. To learn more, please visit: http://www.ojairesort.com/arts_intro.php.

About Share Our Strength
Share Our Strength® is the leading national organization working to make sure
no kid in America grows up hungry. They weave together a net of community
groups, activists and food programs to catch children at risk of hunger and
ensure they have nutritious food where they live, learn and play. Visit:
www.strength.org.

About Ojai Valley Inn & Spa
Since 1923, guests have retreated to Ojai Valley Inn & Spa as their landscape
for escape, home to the world-renowned Spa Ojai, the Artist's Cottage and
Apothecary and championship golf course. Located 35 minutes south of Santa
Barbara, Ojai Valley Inn & Spa is approximately 90 minutes north of Los
Angeles. Visit: www.ojairesort.com.

SOURCE  Ojai Valley Inn & Spa

Margie Fleming Glennon, Share Our Strength, mglennon@strength.org,
+1-202-478-6549, or Joy Limanon, Parasol West, for Ojai Valley Inn & Spa,
jlimanon@parasolmarketing.com, +1-310-433-8747



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