Storm Aid, a non-profit group based in Schenectady, will host a dinner called “See the Light, A Season of Hope,” on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Van Curler Room at Schenectady County Community College.

Food will be prepared and served by students and faculty in SCCC’s School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism. The menu will feature hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, salad, pasta, carving stations and a “make your own sundae” station.

Entertainment will be provided by Al Santoro and Friends; there will be a silent auction and a cash bar will be available.  New York State Assemblyman James Tedisco will serve as Honorary Chairman of the event.

Tickets are $50 per person, and proceeds from the dinner will benefit victims of Hurricane Irene in Schoharie, Schenectady, Greene and Montgomery Counties.

Guests are asked to RSVP in advance to one of the following Storm Aid officers: Janice Thompson, Founder/President, 518-372-0035; Diane DeMeo, Vice President, 518-372-0642; Cheryl James, Treasurer, 518-895-2468.

For more information about the dinner, please contact Janice Thompson.