Fight2Feed Lake County Fundraiser + Bellaru Celebration

1480 Old Deerfield Road,Highland Park IL 60035

27 June, 2021

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Fight2Feed will host its first Lake County Fundraiser at the F2F Lake County Food Hub Partner Bellaru Catering Parking Lot. Enjoy a Sunday Funday with Fight2Feed + Bellaru on June 27th, 2021 as we host our first fundraiser together to raise money for operations to help us continue our work as the Lake County Food Hub. Fight2Feed was founded in March 2014 as 100% volunteer run and managed to this day. With our expansion to Lake County since the Pandemic, we share over 50,000 pounds of food a week. In Lake County alone, Fight2Feed has rescued and shared with Bellaru, over 1,000,000 pounds of food since November 2020 . As we pivot we are looking at increased food needs in many of our community. From private and independent donations we have been able expand our work and now we are in need of more support to continue our Fight2Feed Lake County Program. Join us Sunday June 27, our event line up has something for everyone! Food Stations Provided by Fight2Feed + Culinary Fight Club Chefs Silent AuctionsRaffle DrawingFood Experience by Bellaru Catering, Nina's Empanadas + Mis Dos MagosBeverage Stations : Beer, Wine and Soft DrinksOpening Band | 11:30am -12:30pm will be Derrick ProcellThe Second Act | 1:00pm - 3:30pm The Shelter Dogs Band Culinary Fight Club - Pre Season | 12pm-1pm The Black Box Face Off Challenge ABOUT BELLARU CATERING: In March 2020 when the pandemic hit, we lost 100% of our business overnight. BellaRu Catering went from a full-service catering company to a team dedicated to feeding the underserved, senior and homeless communities in Lake County and beyond. We were awarded a number of grants to help our grassroots efforts. We partnered with nonprofit organizations and religious groups to get the word out and set up reliable weekly distribution points throughout Lake County. Initially, our goal was to feed 1000 families, but by September, we were providing 2700 families a week with fresh meat & produce which were culturally relevant. We hired 20 part-time furloughed food service staff to help with the organization & distribution to every corner of Lake County. In 2020 we served 31,764 families a total of 897,957 meals. Join us for a day of fun and celebration of the Fight2Feed Lake County Food Hub and the Bellaru 4 Year Anniversary !