MALTA, N.Y. — The Malta Business and Professional Association continues to plan their 8th Annual Taste of Malta on Tuesday, Jul. 19, 2016, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Hudson Valley Community College’s TEC-SMART, 345 Hermes Rd., Malta. While the final restaurant list isn’t complete, attendees can expect to sample items from Campagna Restaurant, Jimmy’s Pizza and Pasta, Dock Brown’s Lakeside Tavern, Dunning Street Station, Lake Ridge, Panza’s Restaurant, Leah’s Cakery and many more! As in the past, there will once again be a cash bar offering wine, beer and soda to attendees. Other activities at this year’s event include the very well-received Dinner For A Year Raffle which includes gift certificates from 12 local eateries being awarded to one lucky winner! Last year’s winner, Stephanie Landy, recently shared that they have been “having a blast with their gift cards from the 2015 Taste of Malta! They said. “It has been just amazing and we still have 2 more to go! We are looking forward to this year’s event!” The ever popular Gift Basket raffle table will return with some great new raffle items as will local talent, Walt Adams, who will be Emceeing this year’s event. Proceeds from the event support the Ballston Spa Partnership for Innovation in Education Fund. Through business and individual sponsorships and donations, entrance fees to the event, and funds raised from raffles held at the event, we have been able to give over $13,000 to the fund which supports several Ballston Spa Central School District’s most innovative initiatives, including the Clean Technologies and Sustainable Industries Early College in High School (Clean Tech ECHS) held at the HVCC’s TEC-SMART facility in Malta. For the most up-to-date event information visit http://MaltaBPA.com/TOM. HVCC’S TEC-SMART campus is located at 345 Hermes Road in Malta east off Exit 12 of the Adirondack Northway.