Community Corner
Updated Giving Back to Lemont Music Event and Fundraiser Info!!
Once again the Lemont community unites to take care of it's own, this time recreating an event uniting a Village and to do so safely apart
Updated Raffle Information:
If 2020 has taught us anything it is that we need to be able to not only recreate the wheel, but to also learn how to reinvent how to roll with it.
Giving Back to Lemont has been a collaborative effort between businesses, musicians, and the community to raise funds and collect food for both of our Lemont Food Pantries, this effort was to enter it's 8th straight year scheduled for the beginning of August.
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The concert, as it was, will not happen this year, however, the team behind GBTL refused to miss a year of raising support for our Lemont Food pantries.
Giving Back to Lemont 2020 (@givingbacktolemont) will not only occur in person, but will be an event that will still offer hours of music, entertainment, and a chance for a community to support it's very essential food pantries. The event will be streamed through YouTube and Facebook and simulcast at Corner Stone Tavern, Tap House Grill, and Hughie McClafferty's. Customers can enjoy dinner out and participate in viewing the first ever live/taped local event. Anyone can view the broadcast by following the YouTube Channel or the Giving Back to Lemont Facebook page. @givingbacktolemont will be the free ticket to 4 hours of entertainment!
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Twelve Lemont businesses have joined in to be "support locations" for the Giving Back to Lemont event. You will be able to drop off monetary donations to our support locations throughout town: Bottles; Canal Pub; Corner Stone Tavern; Digs on Canal; Gelsosomo's Pizzeria; Hughie McClafferty's Irish Pub; Next Mex; Nick's Tavern; Pollyanna; Tap House Grill; Tom's Place; and Wooden Paddle. Bins for "gold item" food donations will be at most of these locations as well.
Many of the businesses are currently selling raffle tickets to help create even more revenue for our Food Pantries.
*Nick's Tavern is offering a chance to win a $50 Nick's Tavern Gift Certificate $1 tickets can be purchased at Nick's. The Raffle will be drawn at 8pm on Aug. 29th during the broadcast. Winner need not be present.
*Pollyanna Brewing Company is selling $5 raffle tickets for a Gift Basket that includes: a 10 person VIP brewery tour; one growler and fill certificate; two flights of beer; and a tee shirt of your choice. Raffle will be drawn at 8:30pm on Sat. Aug 29th. Winner need not be present.
*Tap House Grill has announced they will have a $200 value Gift Basket with liquor and certificates for $5 tickets that can be purchased at Tap House Grill. The Raffle will be drawn at 9pm on Aug. 29th during the broadcast. Winner need not be present.
*Hughie McClafferty's Irish Pub is offering multiple ways to support @givingbacktolemont with fun opportunities to win and get extra money back! Visit Hughie's on Sat. Aug 29th from 5:30-9:30pm and purchase gift cards of any increment and Hughie's will donate that same amount to @givingbacktolemont for our Lemont Food Pantries! ($10 gift card for you, $10 donated to the pantries!) Hughie's will also have raffles and strip cards during the event time of 5:30-9:30pm. Raffle tickets are currently available for sale and winner does not have to be present to win raffle prizes.
*Hayes Auto Repair has donated 5 oil changes to be raffled off and will be prizes raffled off at Hughie McClafferty's on Saturday Aug. 29th.
Credit card or PayPal donations can be made through the Hope and Friendship Foundation website www.hopeandfriendshipfoundation.com
All donations of funds and food will all be equally split between both of our Lemont Food Pantries (Bethany Lutheran Food Pantry and Lemont United Methodist Food Pantry.
Mark your calendar now for Saturday August 29th, 5:30-9:30pm and plan on joining in on the fun with us from wherever you decide to tune in!!!
Channel 6 has announced they will rebroadcast the entire event for even another opportunity to enjoy the entertainment and to participate in donating to this local fundraising event.
Thank you for joining us in our effort to support this vital resource in our community. @givingbacktolemont
Just another example of Lemont being #OneVillageUnited
Don't forget to "Like" the "Giving Back to Lemont" Facebook Page and the @givingbacktolemont YouTube Channel now to keep up on more raffle announcements and updates on the event.
Any questions can be directed to info@hopeandfriendshipfoundation.com
