Food For Free's Annual Party Under the Harvest Moon Fundraiser
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| Dates: | Friday, October 18, 2019 - Friday, October 18, 2019 |
| Hours: | 6-10pm |
| Ages: | Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $$ see below |
| Category: | Fundraisers |
Joined by dozens of area restaurants, entertainers and more, the event seeks to raise more than $90,000 for the non-profit, with every dollar spent on tickets, auction bids, and donations going directly towards making healthy, nutritious food more accessible to those in need throughout Greater Boston.
Party attendees will enjoy beer, wine, nibbles, and desserts donated from Bisq, Buenas Maxi Kiosko, Cambridge Brewing Company, Cafe Luna, Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, Dave's Fresh Pasta, Effie's Homemade, Harvard University Dining Services, Henrietta's Table, iCater, Insomnia Cookies, La Brasa, La Fábrica, Mainely Burgers, Manoa Poke, Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub, Nubar, Porter Square Wines, Q's Nuts, Royal East Restaurant, Russell House Tavern, Sofra Bakery & Cafe, Something Savory Catering, Spindler Confections, Trina's Starlight Lounge, Viale and Whole Heart Provisions.
Car Talk’s Ray Magliozzi and the Comedy Studio’s Rick Jenkins will lead the evening as emcees along with Food For Free’s Executive Director Sasha Purpura.
Irish folk band The Lindsays will perform a mix of contemporary songs, old ballads, and Irish traditional jigs.
The event will honor David Davidson and Crista Martin, both of Harvard University Dining Services, for their leadership in expanding food rescue on the Harvard campus.
Auction items include a private in home three course dinner for eight prepared by Chef Martin Breslin and Chef Akeish Hayde of Harvard Dining Services, two round trip plane tickets from Boston to Martha’s Vineyard on Cape Air, one month of fencing lessons for two at Boston Fencing Club, assorted cheese and charcuterie gift basket from Jasper Hill Farms, a private oyster shucking lesson and feast for 4 people with East Boston Oysters Company.
Tickets are $75 and the event is open to the public.
As one of the nation’s first food rescue programs, Food For Free feeds more than 30,000 people annually in Boston and beyond distributing food to more than 100 programs in Arlington, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Lynn, Medford, Revere, Somerville and Watertown.
More information and tickets can be found at https://foodforfree.org/harvest-moon.
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$75
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142 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA, 02142 map
http://web.mit.edu/facilities/transportation/parking/visitors/public_parking.html
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