Stark CEO Todd Vande Hel and head trainer Nick Peralta; Devon Wortmann, real estate agent for Arbor Real Estate and Joe Stapleton, President, Spinnaker Investment Group

“Cheers for Literacy”

Stark CEO Todd Vande Hel and head trainer Nick Peralta; Devon Wortmann, real estate agent for Arbor Real Estate and Joe Stapleton, President, Spinnaker Investment Group

In yet another bartender fundraising challenge for The Literacy Project, two teams met at The Winery Restaurant & Wine Bar in Newport Beach along with 150 friends and family to make some money for the nonprofit’s goal of helping at-risk children read through its renowned reading program. Team Newport Beach Foundation with Devon Wortmann and Joe Stapleton won the battle by a slight margin over Team Stark with Todd Vande Hei and Nice Peralta. Between the two teams, more than $3,700 was raised in tip donations. The Stark duo served up its signature cocktail, dubbed “Vodka ToddNick,” while the Newport Beach Foundation twosome went with a “MargaREADa.” LiteracyProj.org