the taste of Madison is just a little more than 3 weeks away and this will be the 42nd year for the Labor Day weekend festival today vendors spent the day preparing at the annual Taste of taste event that's where they sample their food for local judges to taste and raid ahead of taste of Madison so Taste of Madison is a nonprofit entity we work with 5 to 600 different volunteers to come out to the event we donate back to all of their Charities on average Taste of medicine donates around $78,000 per bun um today we donated over $2.4 million right back into D County so you're not only coming out and having fun at the event you're doing good for our community more than 90 restaurants are participating in Taste of Madison this year that's the most in the events history this year's Taste of Madison is August 31st and September 1st around the Capital Square wkw is a proud sponsor will be there with our booth and prize wheel like always where everyone leaves a winner