Friendship Gardens, Atherton Market and the Queen City Mobile Market are hosting a fundraising event on Saturday, March 15th, 2014, from 5pm to 8pm, that is inexpensive and for a great cause. March Match-ness will raise money to kickstart a new program that will match funds for nutrition benefits recipients at local food markets.
Through the new program, Charlotte residents receiving supplemental nutrition assistance (or SNAP, formally food stamps) will be able to get double value for each dollar they spend on fruits and vegetables at three local food outlets: Atherton Market, Queen City Mobile Market, and Friendship Gardens To Go.
This program is a win/win. More members of our community will have access to fresh, healthful food, and it will also bring business to local farms.
The fundraiser, which will take place at Atherton Market, 2104 South Boulevard, will just cost $5 to attend. Admission will include free tastings from local chefs. Entertainment for the evening will be provided by local musician Katie Oates and the organization Playing For Others, a program for teens who explore and discover themselves and giving through personal development, community service and the arts. There will also be a free photo booth.
Interested in volunteering? Volunteers get in for free. Email athertonmarket@gmail.com
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