Seasons 52 Hosts Holiday Food and Wine Tasting for Grassroots

Seasons 52 at The Mall in Columbia is hosting a Holiday Food and Wine Tasting for women on Monday, Nov. 26, from 5-7 p.m., to benefit Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center. The event will include an update by Executive Director Ayesha Holmes on Grassroots shelter services and suicide prevention efforts.

The fundraiser will feature Seasons 52 holiday specialties. Decanter Fine Wines will provide a variety of holiday wines for sampling.

Proceeds from the event will be donated to Grassroots. Tickets are $65. Sponsor tickets are $100 each. Attendance is limited to 75 women. Register at http://www.grassrootscrisis.org/events/womenleaders/

Grassroots provides the county’s only emergency shelter and 24-hour crisis intervention services. Professional crisis counselors staff Grassroots’ 24-hour hotline; see walk-in clients in need of immediate counseling; and operate the Mobile Crisis Team, which responds with the police to community emergencies. Grassroots also manages the county's emergency shelter for men, women and families who are homeless and serves as the single point of entry for the Coordinated System of Homeless Services. In addition, Grassroots operates the Day Resource Center in the Leola Dorsey Community Resource Center and manages the Cold Weather Shelter during the winter months. For information, visit www.grassrootscrisis.org