Community Food Bank of Grand Junction
Launches First Annual Hunger Action Month Fundraiser
The Community Food Bank of Grand Junction is excited to partner with Colorado State University Western Campus - Orchard Mesa Research Center - to launch their first Annual Harvest Celebration Fundraiser on Friday, September 29th, 2023 in alignment with Hunger Action Month this September.
The fundraiser will include a Harvest Happy Hour from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm, followed by a Harvest Farm Dinner from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Enchanting soundscapes will be provided throughout the evening by Liat and The Sirens. The event will feature an exclusive local foods menu prepared by Chef Wayne Smith at CMU Tech Culinary Program and Chef Kaye Davis from Early Morning Orchard. Dinner will also include unique wine pairings from local winemaker Joe Flynn at Periphery Cellars.
Come enjoy an evening filled with live music, local food bites and refreshments, program demonstrations, farm tours, fantastic door prizes and more!
The event is featuring a wide array of local food systems partners to provide delicious chef-prepared apps and dinner menu from food access sponsors helping to fight hunger in our community: Early Morning Orchard, Lazy 3x Ranch, Kulina Lani Organic Sourdough, Blaine’s Farm Store, Grand Valley Micro Farms, Orchard Mesa Greenhouse, and GroFresh 365!!
Happy Hour libations will include fall themed batch cocktails and local beer generously sponsored by our long-time friends at Basecamp Beer Works. Food systems door prizes will be sponsored by Early Morning Orchard, CSU Research Station, and Seeds Trust! Thanks to our generous sponsors, 100% of the proceeds from this event will go to the Community Food Bank of Grand Junction.
The funds will be used to offset food procurement costs as the need for nutritious food access and food pantry services is greater than ever – with the Community Food Bank currently providing food for over 6,000 unique Grand Valley community members and distributing an average of 80,000+ pounds of free nutritious groceries to those in need every month.
Many thanks to all our amazing event sponsors for helping make this inaugural event possible!!!
Cultivator Sponsors
Alpine Bank
PNCI Construction
Bank of the San Juans
SCL Health St. Mary’s - now Intermountain Healthcare
Soil Sponsors
CMU Tech
Primary Care Partners
Community Resource Network by QHN
Atlasta Solar Center
Sprouts Sponsors
First Presbyterian Church
Hoskin Farina & Kampf PC
Grand Mesa CPAs
GROWL Agency
Carville’s Auto Mart
GroFresh 365
Orchard Mesa Greenhouse
Kulina Lani Organic Sourdough
Grand Valley MicroFarms
Seeds Trust
Basecamp Beer Works
Periphery Cellars
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