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SUMMARY:Food for the Hungry - Snowflake Gala 2025
DESCRIPTION:PRESS RELEASE\n\nContact Olivia Greenich Stern\n\nFood For The Hungry Digital Content & Marketing Director\n\n(330) 260-4059\n\ncontact @foodforthehungrycares.org\n\nDec 1\, 2025\n\n\n\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE \n\nHEADLINE: Enjoy an evening of glamour and giving at Food For The Hungry's Snowflake Gala.\n\n\n\nMOUNT VERNON\, OH   On Saturday\, December 13\, Food For The Hungry will host its 15th Annual Snowflake Gala in support of its 2025 Drive Goal of $340\,000.\n\n\n\nStep onto the red carpet for an unforgettable evening of glamour and giving. Cocktail hour begins at 6 PM. A stylish reception and gourmet dinner thoughtfully prepared by the talented Stuart Washington and the Knox County Career Center Culinary Arts lab will be served at 7 PM. Then\, raise a paddle during an exciting live auction   all proceeds will directly benefit families and individuals in Knox County. As the evening unfolds\, guests will enjoy live entertainment by the sensational Knox Community Jazztet and MTV Arts. The Gala will be held at the Lowry Center\, 221 Duff St\, Gambier\, OH 43022\, which will be transformed into an elegant venue for the occasion. \n\nThis year's gala honors Bruce Jacklin\, foremost advocate for the arts in the Knox County community\, with the William A. Stroud Jr. Award for Public Service. Co-Hosts for the event are his longtime theatrical colleagues Kelly Yerxa Lauth and Leah Stone Miller.\n\n\n\nTickets for the 2025 Snowflake Gala are priced at $100 per person with net proceeds benefiting Food For The Hungry. Tickets may be reserved by visiting www.FoodForTheHungryCares.org/snowflakegala\, which offers online payment options. Tickets must be purchased by Friday\, December 5\, 2025. All net proceeds and donations from the Fund-a-Cause auction benefit families and individuals in need in Knox County.\n\n\n\nIf you or your company would like to sponsor a dinner table ($1\,000 for eight people) or support the Gala in some other way\, please contact Snowflake Gala Committee Member Aubrey Matkovick at matkovick1@kenyon.edu or (740) 427-5857.\n\n All sponsors will be recognized in the program for the Gala. If you are unable to attend the 2025 Snowflake Gala but still wish to support Food For The Hungry\, please consider making a contribution either online at www.FoodForTheHungryCares.org or via the U.S. mail to Food For The Hungry c/o Wilging\, Roush & Parsons CPAs\, 1684 Venture Drive\, Suite B. Mount Vernon\, OH 43050.\n\n \n\nAnyone can support Food For The Hungry by donating online or at one of the collection points throughout Knox County on Friday\, December 12. Visit www.FoodForTheHungryCares.org for collection points\, continued opportunities to donate and volunteer\, and find more information about upcoming events.\n\n \n\nTo view the Food For The Hungry Live Broadcast from the Memorial Theater at Knox Memorial on December 12 from 9:00 AM 5:00 PM\, visit www.mvnu.tv or the Food For The Hungry of Knox County YouTube channel. The broadcast can also be heard live on 100.9 FM\, 93.7 HD2 WMVO\, the WMVO listening APP\, and WMVO.com. Live updates will also be available throughout the day on 90.9 FM WNZR and 93.7 The Super Q.\n\n \n\nFood For The Hungry  Working Together To Care For Our Neighbors. \n\n###
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">PRESS RELEASE</span></span></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">Contact Olivia Greenich Stern<br />\nFood For The Hungry Digital Content &amp\; Marketing Director<br />\n(330) 260-4059<br />\ncontact @foodforthehungrycares.org</span></span></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">Dec 1\, 2025</span></span></strong><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </span></span></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">HEADLINE: Enjoy an evening of glamour and giving at Food For The Hungry&rsquo\;s Snowflake Gala.</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">MOUNT VERNON\, OH &mdash\; On Saturday\, December 13\, Food For The Hungry will host its 15th Annual Snowflake Gala in support of its 2025 Drive Goal of $340\,000.</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">Step onto the red carpet for an unforgettable evening of glamour and giving. Cocktail hour begins at 6 PM. A stylish reception and gourmet dinner thoughtfully prepared by the talented Stuart Washington and the Knox County Career Center Culinary Arts lab will be served at 7 PM. Then\, raise a paddle during an exciting live auction &mdash\; all proceeds will directly benefit families and individuals in Knox County. As the evening unfolds\, guests will enjoy live entertainment by the sensational Knox Community Jazztet and MTV Arts. The Gala will be held at the Lowry Center\, 221 Duff St\, Gambier\, OH 43022\, which will be transformed into an elegant venue for the occasion. </span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">This year&rsquo\;s gala honors Bruce Jacklin\, foremost advocate for the arts in the Knox County community\, with the William A. Stroud Jr. Award for Public Service. Co-Hosts for the event are his longtime theatrical colleagues Kelly Yerxa Lauth and Leah Stone Miller.</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">Tickets for the 2025 Snowflake Gala are priced at $100 per person with net proceeds benefiting Food For The Hungry. Tickets may be reserved by visiting </span></span></span><span style="color:black\;"><a href="https://www.foodforthehungrycares.org/snowflakegala"><span style="color:#1155CC\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">www.FoodForTheHungryCares.org/snowflakegala</span></span></span></a></span><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">\, which offers online payment options.<strong> Tickets must be purchased by Friday\, December 5\, 2025.</strong> All net proceeds and donations from the Fund-a-Cause auction benefit families and individuals in need in Knox County.</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">If you or your company would like to sponsor a dinner table ($1\,000 for eight people) or support the Gala in some other way\, please contact Snowflake Gala Committee Member Aubrey Matkovick at matkovick1@kenyon.edu or (740) 427-5857.</span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">&nbsp\;All sponsors will be recognized in the program for the Gala. If you are unable to attend the 2025 Snowflake Gala but still wish to support Food For The Hungry\, please consider making a contribution either online at </span></span><a href="http://www.foodforthehungrycares.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">www.FoodForTheHungryCares.org</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;"> or via the U.S. mail to Food For The Hungry c/o Wilging\, Roush &amp\; Parsons CPAs\, 1684 Venture Drive\, Suite B. Mount Vernon\, OH 43050.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">Anyone can support Food For The Hungry by donating online or at one of the collection points throughout Knox County on Friday\, December 12. Visit www.FoodForTheHungryCares.org for collection points\, continued opportunities to donate and volunteer\, and find more information about upcoming events.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="background:white\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">To view the Food For The Hungry Live Broadcast from the Memorial Theater at Knox Memorial on December </span></span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">12 from 9:00 AM&ndash\;5:00 PM<span style="background:white\;">\, visit </span></span></span><a href="http://www.mvnu.tv/"><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#1155CC\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">www.mvnu.tv</span></span></span></span></a><span style="background:white\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;"> or the Food For The Hungry of Knox County YouTube channel. The broadcast can also be heard live on 100.9 FM\, 93.7 HD2 WMVO\, the WMVO listening APP\, and WMVO.com<strong><span style="color:#222222\;">. </span></strong>Live updates will also be available throughout the day on 90.9 FM WNZR and 93.7 The Super Q.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><em><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">Food For The Hungry &mdash\;Working Together To Care For Our Neighbors. </span></span></em></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt\;">###</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Kenyon College Lowry Center - 221 Duff Street\, Gambier\, Ohio
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