About This Event
Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels (YMOW) presents its spring fundraiser – Meals on Heels:Gatsby in the Garden. This glamorous evening celebrates the style of the 1920s while showcasing the flavors and colors of spring through a collection of live demonstrations. Learn to craft a spring cocktail, cook up a seasonal treat or create a one-of-a-kind floral arrangement, all while enjoying food, drinks and the knowledge that you’re helping to provide meals for your most vulnerable neighbors in Ypsilanti.
Attire for the evening is black and gold or business casual.
The night will include:
- Craft beers
- Wine
- Hearty but healthy appetizers featuring seasonal ingredients
- Live music by Event Jazz, led by Rob Crozier
- Wine and whiskey pull
- Silent auction of rare whiskeys
Enjoy live Farmers Market-themed demonstrations by:
- Master Mixologist Eric Farrell, co-owner of The Bar at 327 Braun Court
- Chef Julie Wiess of Zingerman’s Delicatessen
- Floral artist Hyojin Bae
Sponsorships are available.
Download a sponsorship packet here, or for more information, contact YMOW Development Manager Sally Ruterbusch at (734) 497-9669, Ext. 7, or sally@ymow.org.
Tickets are $75 before April 15, $90 after April 15. Purchase tickets at www.ymow.org.
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Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels provides nutritious meals and social contact for the homebound elderly, ill and disabled in eastern Washtenaw County to enable them to enjoy healthier, safer, and more independent lives.
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