On November 5, 2009, the Omni Parker House will host a very special wine tasting and silent auction to raise funds for the American Heart Association.  The event, appropriately named “Off The Beaten Path” will feature a very uncommon selection of red and white wines, including a Principi di Butera, Insolia, from Sicily and a Zeta Z Monastrell, Alicante 2006 from Spain.  “The wines I chose for this tasting will surprise people.  They are not as well known as they should be and will impress even the most educated palette”, said Frank Weber, the hotel’s Director of Wine and Spirits.  The wines represent a variety of locations and are all reasonably priced on the retail market for those oenophiles looking to enhance their wine knowledge and collection.  A flavorful selection of hors d’eourves has also been chosen to accompany each wine. 

 “Off The Beaten Path” will be hosted in the Omni Parker House’s elegant rooftop ballroom from 6:00pm – 8:00pm.  Tickets will be available for sale to the general public at $75.00.  Donated silent auction items will be available during the event, including trips to Omni properties and other New England locations.  A portion of the ticket sales and all silent auction proceeds will be donated to the American Heart Association in memory of former Omni Hotels General Manager, Dick Mason.  For more information and to purchase tickets contact Jaime Sikorski or Kali Horton at 617-227-8600 or visit: http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/BostonParkerHouse/Exclusive/AHAFundraiser.aspx. 

The American Heart Association is a valued partner of Omni Hotel’s.  To enhance their partnership, Omni created a Nationwide Heart Walk Team to help fight heart disease and stroke by participating in the American Heart Association’s Start! Heart Walk in various cities around the country.  The Boston Start! Heart Walk is being held on Saturday September 12, 2009.  The Omni Parker House has been diligently raising funds by hosting associate bake sales, raffles, sponsorships within the Omni Parker House’s baseball team games and by individual Start! Heart Walk team member fundraising efforts on the American Heart Association website.  Omni Hotels expects to raise $100,000 for the association by the end of the year.