Blue Jeans Ball
Posted by ryan / Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
The Capital Area Food Bank’s Eighth Annual Blue Jeans Ball is on April 10 at 6 p.m. Hosted by the Wardman Park Marriot Hotel in NW DC, everyone is encouraged to “come as they are” to this fundraiser. There’s no need to get dressed up for this event, so pull out your favorite pair of jeans and have yourself a good ole time.
Over forty of the area’s finest chefs will be preparing their specialty dishes, and the music group Elastic Waistband is scheduled to perform. Dozens of unique products and experiences can be bid on in the the silent auction. Some of the bigger ticket items will be saved for the live one.
Special guest appearances include First Lady Michelle Obama and Mayor Vincent Gray. News Anchor Jennifer Donelan is the Mistress of Ceremony and TV personality Paul Wharton is an Honorary Ambassador Against Hunger.
The underlying reason for all this is to raise awareness of the prevalence of hunger throughout the metropolitan area. It’s one thing to know about the problem, but it’s quite another to do something about it. The CAFB has been the solution for over three decades now, but they need our continuous help and financial support in order to do so.
Tickets were $150, but have recently sold out unfortunately. The good news is that each ticket sold could potentially feed a family of four for two weeks, or one hundred fifty people in one day! Plan ahead to attend next year. Sounds like it’d be worth it!
-Ryan Robertson
(image: CAFB)
Tags: Blue Jeans Ball, CAFB, Elastic Waistband, food, fun, Jennifer Donelan, Michelle Obama, Paul Wharton, Vincent Gray