Sugar Bowl Resort will kick off its annual dining series at Donner Summit’s Lake Mary on July 18.

There will be 13 dinners on the shores of private Lake Mary, with a portion of each evening’s proceeds benefiting different local nonprofits.

Chef Alan Davis serves French-inspired California cuisine paired with a wide selection of wines, and creative homemade desserts.

Dinners are from 5:30-9pm. Reservations are highly recommended.

Lake Mary is located next to Sugar Bowl Resort.

Dinner dates and no-profit partners are as follows:

July 18: Donner Summit Historical Society

July 20: Truckee Trails Foundation

July 23: Truckee Donner Land Trust

July 25: Mountain Area Preservation

July 26: Donner Summit Area Association

July 30: Gateway Mountain Center

Aug. 3: Tahoe Food Hub

Aug. 10: Arts for the Schools

Aug. 24: Sugar Bowl Academy

Aug. 31: Excellence in Education

Sept. 1: Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe

Sept. 7: Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue

Sept. 14: Sierra Avalanche Center

To make reservations, call 530.426.7002.