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Join us for our retro "Yacht Rock Party" featuring Blue Stone Circle with DJ Scott Messina, LIVE on Thursday evening, October 3 at the Tap Room at Dubsdread. Grab your captain's hat, sport coat, and shades, and prepare to sail back to the smooth sounds of the late 70s/early 80s with Blue Stone Circle who will set a course for awesomeness, then kick things into high gear as the night goes on with your favorite classics and today's hits. A high-energy band of talented local musicians, BSC has been a local favorite at Disney and Universal Studios, where they have performed as a mainstay at Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville. And DJ Scott Messina is an innovative performer and producer with his own following! Get tickets now! Tickets are just $50 each,…

Feed the Need returns October 3, 2019! Mark your calendar and stay tuned for more news! Feed the Need is a great way to make a significant impact in helping those less fortunate in our community, all while enjoying an evening full of delicious food, wine, music, dancing and incredible auction items. There are a variety of different sponsorship levels available to support this worthy event. Click on "Sponsorship Opportunities" from the “Links” sidebar or "About Us" from the top menu to review the various ways you can contribute and attend Feed the Need. We’re also on the hunt for unique and attractive auction items! Perhaps you or your business would be generous to donate a gift certificate or merchandise to help raise funds through Feed the Need's auction? Sponsorship…

The 18th annual Feed the Need party took place on October 4 at the Tap Room at Dubsdread. Presented this year by Tom & Donna Page, Feed the Need raised more than $50,000 to help eliminate hunger among local children and their struggling families through the Christian Service Center's Love Pantry in-school food cabinet program. The silent auction was conducted for the first time on a mobile platform, allowing attendees, as well as people across the nation, to place competing bids and win unique items right from their phones. Auctioneer Benjamin Farrell got the crowd into the cause, who contributed $2,000 for the Love Pantry on the spot with “Text to Donate”! Thank you to Tom & Donna Page, all of our amazing sponsors, guests, Love Pantry volunteers, and especially to…

BOGO Day Tickets are back and only available for purchase on Thursday, August 30, 2018! Our annual, one day only, BOGO Day officially kicks off ticket sales for this signature event. For every regular ticket purchase ($75 each), receive an additional ticket for free. It's a great day to save on tickets for couples and groups. This year's focus is on the Love Pantry, an essential food cabinet program removing childhood hunger in our public schools. So join us for the best party in College Park at the Tap Room on October 4, 2018. Eat, drink, dance, and make a difference at Feed the Need! Click here to get your BOGO tickets on Aug. 30!

How do you “make a difference” at Feed the Need? This year, proceeds from ticket sales and auction purchases will directly benefit the Love Pantry: Children who are hungry can’t learn. It’s that simple. One of the core programs of the Christian Service Center, the Love Pantry program places an emergency food supply directly into Orange County and Seminole County Public Schools at no cost to the schools. Each Love Pantry school is provided with a cabinet stocked with 23 common food items and 8 basic hygiene items, then, restocked weekly by volunteers throughout the semester. Unlike other programs that provide food for the child to take home over the weekend, the Love Pantry provides an immediate food supply at the schools all week long to meet needs for the…

To help raise proceeds for the Salvation Army Orlando's hurricane relief efforts, Feed the Need is excited to announce a Raffle Prize Giveaway the night of the big party. Help make a difference to those struggling in our community... and have a chance to win your choice of three awesome getaways- Ultimate Pro Sports, Napa Valley & Railway, or a show in Las Vegas! But you have to be present to enter and win. Raffle tickets are just $40 each and guests can buy multiple raffles to increase their chances. See you at Feed the Need in just one week!  Winner gets to choose: Napa Valley Backroads & Railways - View the vineyards from vintage 1915-1917 Pullman Dining rail cars, with Gourmet Meal, Chauffeur Luxury Sedan Service, 3-Night Stay for Two…

In the wake of devastation caused by Hurricane Irma, Feed the Need is stepping up to help those affected. The Feed the Need Committee, a group of Orlando-area professionals who work together organizing the event, has decided to designate $5,000 of the upcoming event’s proceeds to the Salvation Army of Orlando for hurricane relief to Central Florida residents who are struggling to recover. Held annually since 2001, Feed the Need is a fundraising event supporting the Christian Service Center for Central Florida, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to combating hunger and preventing homelessness in our community. Net proceeds from Feed the Need directly support hurting families and individuals who come to the Christian Service Center in their time of greatest need and crisis. “We were all affected in one way…