LAKEPORT, Calif. – The third annual A Taste of Italy dinner to benefit Hospice Services of Lake County will take place on Monday, May 20.

The event will take place at Park Place restaurant, located at 50 Third St. in Lakeport.

Three seatings are available at 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

The three course gourmet Italian meal will include an antipasto platter, Tuscan soup or a classic Caesar salad and a choice of Osso Buco De Maiale, Pollo Marsala, Scampi Fra Diavolo or a vegetarian pasta dish as a main course. Dessert and coffee or tea are included in the price of dinner. Locally produced wines from local wineries will be offered for purchase.

The dinner price also includes a chance to win a one week stay at a luxury condo resort on the Lahaina coast on Maui, Hawaii. The condo sleeps four and is handicap and child friendly. It has a gourmet kitchen, large living and sitting area and a lanai overlooking the beach.

Proceeds will help support the Wings of Hope family bereavement camps and the school bereavement programs on school campuses for students coping with the loss of a loved one.

Dinner tickets cost $60 in advance and include dinner and a chance to win the Hawaiian condo stay. Raffle tickets may be purchased separately for $25 each. The drawing will take place on May 20 during the 8 p.m. dinner seating. The winner does not need to be present to win.

To purchase tickets and to find out more information contact Freda at Hospice Services of Lake County, 263-6222. See pictures of the resort at http://www.lakecountyhospice.org/about/news-details.asp?id=17 .