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Fill the Bowls fundraiser set for Feb. 22 in Aurora

Some of the donations dropped off for the food drive Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, at the Stage Coach Theatre in Dekalb. The food collected will be assembled into dinner boxes to provide local families with a Thanksgiving meal.

The Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry will hold a Fill the Bowls fundraiser to support the pantry’s programs (Mark Busch)

By Kate Santillan

The Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora will hold a Fill the Bowls fundraiser to support the pantry’s programs.

The fundraiser will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 22 at Two Brothers Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway in Aurora.

The event features a drawdown, silent auctions, live music and various soups, savory bites and sweet sampling from over 20 local restaurants. The annual Spirit Awards also will be held.

Sponsorships and restaurant spaces are available. To participate in the fundraiser, call 331-257-8216.

Tickets cost $75 for adults, $40 for children ages six to 12, and is free for children ages five and under. To buy tickets, visit eventbrite.com/e/fill-the-bowls-tickets or mariewilkinsonfoodpantry.org.

The Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry was founded in the 1950s by its namesake, a social and civil right activist, to offer special programs to nourish students, seniors, veterans and individuals with disabilities and to help raise the community’s life quality.

For more information, please visit mariewilkinsonfoodpantry.org.

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