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All Faiths Food Bank hosts inaugural Autumn Harvest dinner

The nonprofit held a family-style dinner fundraiser Sept. 28 at its Benderson Family Campus.


  • By Niki Kottmann
  • | 12:29 p.m. September 29, 2018
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All Faiths Food Bank hosted a fresh fundraiser Sept. 28 at its Benderson Family Campus.

Autumn Harvest is the nonprofit’s latest fall campaign, which aims to provide more fresh produce to residents in need in Sarasota and DeSoto counties. The inaugural campaign fundraiser kicked off with a cocktail hour featuring live music, followed by a farm-to-table style dinner by Jeremy Hammond-Chambers of Innovative Dining.

Unlike most local fundraisers, the dinner was served community style, creating the opportunity for guests to get to know each other better as they passed dishes to their neighbors at two long tables set in the food bank warehouse.

Event hosts Jeremy Hammond-Chambers, Joe Feldman, Brandon McAllister, Mike Marraccini, Bart Lowther and Danny Gibbons
Event hosts Jeremy Hammond-Chambers, Joe Feldman, Brandon McAllister, Mike Marraccini, Bart Lowther and Danny Gibbons
Stephanie Grosskreutz, Marcy and Michael Klein, Mary Ann and John Meyer
Stephanie Grosskreutz, Marcy and Michael Klein, Mary Ann and John Meyer
Mark Pritchett and Nelle Miller
Mark Pritchett and Nelle Miller
A live band performed for guests during cocktail hour.
A live band performed for guests during cocktail hour.
Marc and Donna Jonas
Marc and Donna Jonas
Gary Hackenberg and Donna Kesten
Gary Hackenberg and Donna Kesten
Jack and Maureen Higgins
Jack and Maureen Higgins
Bill Knapp, Jim Diggs and Wayne Hughes
Bill Knapp, Jim Diggs and Wayne Hughes
Jules Price, Denise Couturier and David Klein
Jules Price, Denise Couturier and David Klein
Joanne Powers and Hermione Gilpin
Joanne Powers and Hermione Gilpin
The dinner was held inside the All Faiths Food Bank warehouse.
The dinner was held inside the All Faiths Food Bank warehouse.
The dinner was served community style.
The dinner was served community style.
Chris Reed and Janice Delaney
Chris Reed and Janice Delaney
Robert Frimmel and Kimberly Tocci
Robert Frimmel and Kimberly Tocci
Jon Herz-Midler, Colleen Reinert and Mike Ziebell
Jon Herz-Midler, Colleen Reinert and Mike Ziebell
Murray Devine, Nelle Miller, Terri Vitale, Donna Koffman and Katie Schwabach
Murray Devine, Nelle Miller, Terri Vitale, Donna Koffman and Katie Schwabach

 

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