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Enjoy Fine Food & Drink While Supporting the Cleveland Foodbank

Join the Cleveland Foodbank for its premier Harvest for Hunger event. Sample some of the finest food & drink in the area while supporting the Foodbank.

Mark your calendar for the Cleveland Foodbank’s premier event, Market at the Foodbank.

It will take place on Sunday, April 14, from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Foodbank. The event benefits the annual Harvest for Hunger campaign, a 21-county food and funds drive, coordinated by the Cleveland Foodbank and is presented by Charter One and RBS Citizens Ohio & Michigan and Family Heritage, a Torchmark Company.

One in five children in our six-county service area is at risk of hunger. Each dollar donated to the Cleveland Foodbank provides four meals.

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The event will take place in the Cleveland Foodbank’s 110,000 square-foot community food distribution center, giving guests and donors the opportunity to see how their contributions make the Foodbank’s mission possible. About 1,000 guests will spend the evening sampling superb cuisine and delicious wines from 50 of Cleveland’s premier restaurants and beverage purveyors.

There will also be a silent auction & chance raffle, including fabulous restaurant and unique entertainment packages. Enjoy live entertainment and an opportunity to attend one of Cleveland’s most talked about parties while helping support local hunger relief efforts.  

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A pre-sale general admission ticket to the benefit, $85 per person in March, entitles you to the wide array of find food and drink. General admission tickets in April and purchased the day of the event are $100. Or treat yourself by purchasing a VIP ticket at $175 per person.  This ticket gives you entrance into an exclusive VIP reception from 5-6 p.m. that will include first-look at the auction, hand passed hors d’oeuvres and an address by Anne Goodman, President and CEO.

Tickets to Market at the Foodbank may be purchased online at www.cleveland.com/marketatfoodbank or by calling 216-738-2046.

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