LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Senior Center is putting on its Surf and Turf Crab Feed on Saturday, Feb. 23, with the event to benefit the center’s expanding outreach and services to county seniors.

The dinner will be held at the center, located at 527 Konocti Ave.

The bar opens at 4:30 p.m. and the food hits tables at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets cost $60 and are for sale online in the Facebook event, The Meals on Wheels Thrift Store of Lakeport and the senior center.

The dinner includes cooked and cracked crab, prime rib, roasted rosemary potatoes, bacon pasta carbonara, tossed salad vinaigrette and house-baked focaccia bread served family style to each table of eight.

There will be a live auction of Lake County wines, tasting adventures donated by Thorn Hill Vineyards, Laujor Estate Winery and Six Sigma Ranch and Winery with many other great items with a silent auction of desserts to top the evening off.

Center officials said this fundraiser is a vital source of income to support the 500 meals the center serves daily.

It distributes Meals on Wheels to 270 homebound seniors and caters congregate lunches to the Lakeport, Kelseyville and Lucerne senior activity centers. Next month, Upper Lake will begin hosting these catered congregate lunches at their senior center.

Lakeport was granted the responsibility for providing its services to the seniors in the north Lake County region that extends from Buckingham up to Blue Lakes and over to Glenhaven starting in July.

Funding from grants and local governments leave a shortfall of $250,000 each year to keep these services going.

The Meals on Wheels Thrift Store has driven the ability of Lakeport Senior Center to keep up with the growing needs of the community but is not enough.

Lakeport Catering is a recent opportunity to support the center by using them for any catering needs and offers a great event space at the Lakeport Senior Center. Experience what Lakeport Catering, Chef Jon Hork and the crew can offer while supporting the center’s efforts that are vital to hundreds in our communities.

For more information call 707-263-4218.