The Fifth Annual Taste of Rutherford County was a huge success. Primary Care and Hope Clinic CEO Lisa Terry reports that more than $56,000 was earned for the clinic. Approximately forty restaurants and vendors took part in the Saturday, August 20th afternoon event in the Belk parking lot of The Avenue Murfreesboro. 

Restaurants and food vendors included: Bar-B-Cutie, Blue Agave, Chili’s, Chuy’s, Coca-Cola, DET Distributing, Donut Country, Edible Arrangements, Embassy Suites/Gateway Grille, Entenmann’s, Fanatics Sports Bar, Five Senses, Fulin’s Asian Cuisine, Funky Munky Shaved Ice, Genghis Grill, Gigi’s Cupcakes, Goodness Gracious Catering & Café, Hooters, Longhorn Steakhouse, Jason’s Deli, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, McAlister’s Deli, Mimi’s Café, Mi Tierra Mexican Restaurant, Newk’s Express Café, Office Depot, Papa Murphy’s Pizza, Pisghetti’s Greek and Italian Café, Papa John’s Pizza, Publix Super Markets, Puleo’s Grille, Purity Dairies, Reddy Ice, Sam’s Sports Grill, Smoothie King, Stones River Total Beverage, Sun Drop, The Chop House and Which Wich Superior Sandwiches.

Event attendees sampled the wide variety of culinary creations and cast their votes for top honors in categories including: ‘Best Appetizer/ Salad’, ‘Best Entrée’, Best Dessert’, ‘Best Booth’ and ‘Best Kids zone Activity’.  Restaurants receiving awards are:

Best Appetizer/ Salad

First place: Jason’s Deli

Finalists:  Puleo’s Grille and Chuy’s

Best Entrée

First Place: The Chop House

Finalists: Fulin’s Asian Cuisine and Jason’s Deli

Best Dessert

First Place: Gigi’s Cupcakes

Finalists: Donut Country and Purity

Best Booth

First Place: Hooters

Finalists: Gateway Grill-Embassy Suites and Jason’s Deli 

Best Kids Zone Activity

First Place: Inflatables by Space Walk

Finalists: Fire Truck by Fire Truck Promotions and Shaved Ice by Funky Munky 

 “We’re grateful to the sponsors, restaurants and thousands of attendees who helped to make this year’s event such a great success,” said June Bilbo, Taste of Stones River Committee Chair. “All proceeds will benefit the Primary Care and Hope Clinic in Murfreesboro. “

Event sponsors include: Coke, Middle Tennessee Medical Center, World Outreach Church, Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of Tennessee Community Trust, Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, Pinnacle Bank, The Avenue Murfreesboro, Publix Super Markets Riverview Family Chiropractic and Anti- Aging Body and Face Medical Cosmetic Center.

The Primary Care and Hope Clinic is a non-profit healthcare clinic that provides quality, affordable family health services for medically uninsured, underserved, Medicare and Medicaid families in Rutherford County and the surrounding area.  

“As the need for uninsured medical services continues to rise, the Primary Care and Hope Clinic relies even more on donations and support from the community,” said Lisa Terry, Primary Care and Hope Clinic CEO.  “The funds raised through the Taste of Stones River will help us continue to provide medical care to uninsured and underserved families and will also help us meet the growing demand for additional services.”

Additional services currently provided by the Primary Care and Hope Clinic include: expanded pediatric outreach through the Mobile Health Unit, operation of a satellite clinic, Hope II, in the Franklin Heights Housing Authority, Behavioral Health counseling, Diabetes counseling and education and Breast Cancer education and screening. 

To find out more about Taste of Stones River visit www.tasteofstonesriver.org.  To learn more about the Primary Care and Hope Clinic call (615)893-9390 or visit www.hopeclnc.org