Outgoing Vice-Mayor, Dave Trinkle announced this week his plan to host a Dinner in the Dark to benefit New Vision, a non-profit organization that provides support to the visually impaired in the Roanoke region. Guests’ senses will be challenged and heightened as they dine completely in the dark to simulate the experience of a visually impaired person. As an added twist, servers will be wearing state-of-the-art night vision goggles provided by the Roanoke based Harris Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer of Generation 3 vision intensifier technology.
“The office of the vice-mayor changes every two years, so the dinner is a fun way to celebrate the rotating position,” said Trinkle. “It is also a chance to develop a new tradition in Roanoke where the outgoing vice-mayor hosts a farewell event to benefit an area charity. Vice-Mayor Elect Anita Price has already accepted the challenge to carry the torch when her term is up in 2018.”
The event will take place Thursday July 21. To ensure elegant food and complete darkness, the dinner will be held in the AKA Room under the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center. Guests are asked to gather in the Pine Room by 6pm where they will be escorted to their tables in the underground space. There are fewer than 100 tickets available at $80 per, which includes dinner and wine. Interested parties are encouraged to secure their reservations early at: DinnerInTheDarkRoanoke@gmail.com.
Sponsors for the event include the City of Roanoke, Harris Corp., Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, The Fork Restaurants, and Vistar Eye Center.
