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The sixth Dining with Diakon – Greater Capital Region was a resounding success! While final totals are still being tabulated, the event is believed to have raised more than $192,000 including gift-in-kind contributions to benefit the Diakon Wilderness Center, which serves at-risk youths from across Pennsylvania.
Congratulations to Greg Rhodes for raising the highest amount in the chef challenge!
The following guest chefs lent their culinary skills to make the sixth annual Dining with Diakon an evening to remember. Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries extends hearty thanks to all of its guest chefs for their pivotal role in helping to raise these needed funds. Clicking the chef's name opens a recipe for their culinary creation!
- Flora Posteraro, abc27 News
- Terry Harris, McKonly & Asbury, LLP
- Mike McDonald, KPMG, LLP
- Joe Wagman, Wagman Construction
- George Nahodil, Members 1st
- Tom Trite, CCRx, Inc.
- Tama Carey, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries
- Les Brant, BNY Mellon
- Jeff Vrabel, ParenteBeard LLC
- Bob Dolan, Conrad Siegel Actuaries
- Brandon Kelbaugh, Diakon Wilderness Center Flight Program participant
- Greg Rhodes, R&L Construction Co.

The guest chef whose recipe resulted in the highest number of fund-raising votes was Greg Rhodes of R&L Construction Co. He succeeded 2009 defending chef champion Terry Harris. Pictured are the 2010 guest chefs and their sous-chefs from Morrison Senior Dining.
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Greg Rhodes, 2010 chef challenge winner, left, with Mark Pile, Diakon president/CEO. |
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Diakon thanks the major sponsors of Dining with Diakon 2010 – Greater Capital Region for their vital support. Click here to view our sponsors and their Web sites.
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The recent Dining with Diakon is one of three such events held annually by Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries. For information on the 2009 Dining with Diakon – Eastern Pennsylvania event, click here.
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For photos of the 2009 Central Pennsylvania event, click here.
Want to know what everyone enjoyed and make Dining with Diakon dishes yourself? Recipes from the 2009 Dining with Diakon – Greater Capital Region are available below. Just click the chef’s name to download a PDF version of the recipe (the links open new browser windows).
Recipes from the 2008 event also remain available:
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