Fundraiser Features Dinner, Raffle Options |
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Dining for Good provides opportunities to support Saving Grace through attending an intimate dinner on Monday, October 4, at Dante, purchasing raffle tickets and making a “Menu for Good” donation online. The dinner, which has limited seating with reservation times between 5 and 8 p.m., features a gourmet meal prepared by Dante Chef Nick Strawhecker. It also includes a surprise curated from “rescued food” and a special take-home dessert.
Go to our events page to make a dinner reservation (subject to availability), donate and/or find out about other ways to take part in this fall fundraising event, including a raffle for these great prizes:
- Dante Wood-Fired Oven Certificate – Entitles the winner to a private event with the Dante Wood-Fired Oven, a $1,000 value. This unique experience was donated by Dante.
- Build a Bar - Everything you need to host a gathering and serve craft cocktails. This prize was donated by the Saving Grace Board of Directors and volunteers.
- Omaha Steaks Basket - Includes an Omaha Steaks gift card, a Bubbly Tart gift card, a Great Harvest Bread gift card, a set of steak knives, grilling set, and a bottle of wine. This basket was donated by Omaha Steaks and Saving Grace committee members.
You do not have to attend the dinner to purchase raffle tickets and win these prizes.
Special thanks to our event sponsors:
- Gold plate – CHI Health
- Silver plate – Denise A. Hill and Pinnacle Bank
- Bronze plate - Access Bank, FNBO, FNIC, Kutak Rock, Physician’s Mutual and The Premiere Advisory Group LLC
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Join Saving Grace for These Upcoming Events |
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October 2 - Food Day Omaha
Visit Food Day Omaha at the Old Market Farmers’ Market between 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Stop by Saving Grace’s booth to take part in fun activities.
October 22 – Soil 2 Sustenance Food Justice Seminar
The second presentation in the Food Justice series focuses on zero waste and creating a closed loop eco system in organizations. Speakers are Beth Ostdiek Smith of Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue and Brent Crampton of Hillside Solutions. It takes place at 8:30 a.m. at UNO’s Community Engagement Center. Watch for registration information.
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October 26 – Food for Thought: A Rescued Food Experience
Wasted food is a global problem we can all help reduce. The October 26 Food for Thought presentation features Creighton University’s sustainability efforts and how students are leading the way. It takes place at 5 p.m. on Creighton’s campus and will be livestreamed on Facebook. There’s no charge to attend, but registration is required. Register now.
November 18 – Omaha Hunger Experience
The third annual Omaha Hunger Experience, presented by Saving Grace and the Stephen Center, will bring home the discussion of hunger. Participants will receive a gourmet meal suitable for four, along with one meal representing what someone experiencing poverty may eat. Registrants will pick up their take-home meal kits, which include information and conversation starters, at American National Bank’s 90th and Dodge location. Watch Saving Grace’s event page for more information.
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Office Manager Joins Staff
Adrienne Carpenter has joined Saving Grace as administrative office manager. She has previous experience in social media management and office administration, and she has an arts and graphic design background.
“I am thrilled to begin a new journey in the nonprofit sector where my past experience can benefit the community,” she says. “Saving Grace is stocked with strong, hard-working people who want to be part of the solution to ending food waste, and I am looking forward to being part of that crusade.”
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Soil 2 Sustenance Group Focuses on Food Justice |
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Saving Grace is part of the Soil 2 Sustenance group of nonprofits focused on promoting sustainability and equity in our food systems. The first presentation in the group’s Food Justice series was hosted by Saving Grace on August 13. Speaker was Dr. Rebecca de Souza, professor of communication at the University of Minnesota Duluth and author of the book “Feeding the Other.”
“Food has meaning, food has cultural and emotional significance, and food communicates value to people,” de Souza said. “Food allows people to feel like they belong and have a place in society, and it allows them to nourish their families.”
Shown in above photo: Partner agencies participated in a veggie grill-out to conclude the August event.
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Saving Grace in the Community |
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Driver Tim unloads nutritious fresh food at Together. |
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Judy Rydberg, director of field and logistics, and Beth Ostdiek Smith, CEO, display jackfruit that was part of a donation Saving Grace picked up from an industry food show at CHI Health Center. |
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Volunteers Nick and Erik represent Saving Grace at the Papillion Farmers’ Market. |
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