NEW VIENNA — Around 300 people attended the 10th Annual Dinner in the Fields farm-to-fork event — the biggest and yearly fundraiser for the Clinton County Leadership Institute — Friday evening at Hillyard Farm, owned by Craig and Becky Strafford on Bernard Road.
Guests enjoyed a hearty home-cooked dinner made with all local foods, prepared onsite, featuring music all evening, games, a homemade pie auction and more.
“Dinner in the Fields is our biggest fundraiser for the support and operation of the Clinton County Leadership Institute,” CCLI Board of Directors President Kelly Hopkins told the News Journal Monday. “I wish to express my sincerest thank you to our host farm family, the Straffords, to our guests for the evening, and to the amazing volunteers!
“A special thank you to Diane Murphy for her creative ideas and hard work in months leading up to our 10th anniversary Dinner in the Fields,” he said, adding, “See you all next year!”
“This year’s DIF event was so well attended by so many supportive Clinton Countians and their families and friends,” said Dauna Armstrong, President of the Leadership Clinton Governance Board. “CCLI greatly appreciates their continued support. The host family and extended family were so enthusiastic about the dinner and so proud to share some of the family’s and farm’s history. It was a delightful evening.”