Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry 30th Anniversary Gala

Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry celebrates 30 years of service at Thanksgiving Gala

The Aurora AreaInterfaith Food Pantry proudly marks 30 years of service to the community this year.  To celebrate this milestone, the Pantry has planned a 30th Anniversary Thanksgiving Gala to be held on the evening of Saturday, November 5, 2011, at Piper’s Banquets in Aurora. Tickets are $75 a person; $750 for a table of ten.  The Gala will feature an elegant dinner and dancing, Pantry historic presentation and Gala program, and silent and live
auctions.

Founded in 1981, the Pantry is one of the longest standing social service agencies in the community.  Over the past three decades, the Pantry has helped thousands of individuals and families in need in the Aurora area by providing emergency food and nutritional assistance in a humanitarian and compassionate manner.  In 2010, the Pantry distributed 1,000,000 pounds of food to those who would otherwise have had to go hungry.  The Pantry currently provides food for more than 9,000 children and adults each month, with an average of 40 new families registering each week to receive assistance.  

The Pantry invites members of the community to join in the celebration.  Individuals may reserve their Gala tickets now by calling the Pantry at 630.897.2127 or by registering and paying online at www.aurorafoodpantry.org. 

Businesses, organizations and others may also support the Gala:

• Through an event sponsorship at levels up to $5,000, which offer a variety of advertising benefits, including Gala
tickets;

• By purchasing an ad in the souvenir program book, or;

• By donating raffle, silent and live auction items.  

Call the Pantry for details and event order forms or go online to purchase tickets, a sponsorship, or an ad in the program book.  Click “DONATE” on the Pantry website and follow instruc­tions. To be included in the program book, sponsorships and ads must be submitted and prepaid by October 28th. Raffle and auction items must be received by October 24th. For those unable to attend the gala, donations may also be made to the Pantry online at www.aurorafoodpantry.org.

The proceeds of this event will be used to continue the Pantry’s food distribution programs and help
put an end to hunger and the devastating effects it has on those who experience it, as well as on our community as a whole.

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The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to assist
individuals and families in need with emergency food and nutritional assistance in a humanitarian and compassionate
manner.