ESSAE's Annual Holiday Party & Silent Auction brings the Buffalo Wing King to Albany

ALBANY, NY (11/15/2011)(readMedia)-- On December 8th at The Desmond Hotel & Conference Center, The Empire State Society of Association Executives, Inc. will celebrate the holidays with its many members and friends from across NYS and the Buffalo Wing King, Drew Cerza. The Buffalo CVB and partner Buffalo properties will sponsor a night of holiday spirits (complete with buffalo wings), and a silent auction to raise money for the Meals on Wheels Association of America.

The Meals On Wheels Association of America is the oldest and largest national organization composed of and representing local, community-based Senior Nutrition Programs in all 50 U.S. states, as well as the U.S. Territories. Programs provide well over one million meals, some serve meals at congregate locations like senior centers, some programs deliver meals directly to the homes of seniors whose mobility is limited. These local programs are MOWAA Members.

The "Wing King", Drew Cerza, will be on hand to greet attendees and offer chicken wing tips. Cerza has been featured on many national shows, including several appearances on the Today Show, CBS Morning Show, The View, Live with Regis and Kelly, and several Food Network shows, including Emeril Live, as well as Travel Channel Shows. One of his "claims-to-fame"is beating Food Network Star Bobby Flay in a "Chicken Wing Throwdown". Cerza is also the Founder of the National Buffalo Wing Festival, which just held its 10th annual event this past Labor Day Weekend and drew over 85,000 people. Drew Cerza and Buffalo News columnist Donn Esmonde originated the Buffalo Wing Festival based on a line from a 2001 movie, Osmosis Jones, in which Bill Murrays character refers to the festival before it even existed. A CNN story followed, and the rest is history....a decade filled with 660,000 people, 3.7 million wings, and over $220,000 raised for local charities.

Registration can be found on the ESSAE webpage including the list of auction items, rooming information and sponsor links.

Coined the "Association for Associations," ESSAE is a 550-member statewide not-for-profit association based in Albany, N.Y. dedicated to serving the professional needs of those who work for, or otherwise serve, trade, business and professional associations in New York State. ESSAE provides a method for the exchange of ideas among the professional staff of associations and encourages high professional standards in the management of associations.