Gumbo Gala
Gumbo Gala 2012
Saturday, June 23, 2012
11am-2pm
Sloss Furnaces
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Gumbo Gala Will Raise $40,000 To Support Episcopal Place Residents
40 teams will compete for gumbo awards;
2,000 attendees will enjoy gumbo, live music and help 148 seniors and disabled adults
Professional and backyard teams will gather at Sloss Furnaces on June 23 to compete for the bragging rights to Birmingham's Best Gumbo. 40 teams will cook and serve gumbo as 2,000 event attendees enjoy New Orleans-style music and other entertainment.
Proceeds from the event will be used to help pay for vital support services at Episcopal Place, an affordable housing community for seniors and disabled adults who live on restricted incomes. Services such as van transportation to medical appointments, grocery stores, banks, and shopping centers, resident activities, subsidized noon meals and housekeeping, health screenings, and worship and pastoral care, help residents live independently and for as long as possible in Episcopal Place’s affordable housing community.
“This event was started six years ago in honor of several residents who came to live at Episcopal Place after surviving Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans,” said Tim Blanton, executive director of Episcopal Place. “Thanks to great support from the community, Gumbo Gala has grown into a lively event with great gumbo and entertainment, and all proceeds go to support a worthwhile cause.”
The 2012 Business Sponsors for the event are: Presenting Sponsor - Riverchase Flooring, Inc., Mudbug Sponsors - St. Martins-in-the-Pines, Pelham Financial Group; File’ Sponsors – Borland Benefield, PC, Regions;
Gumbo teams are: Backyard Chefs Amateur Division - Snap Fitness, Team Ennis, St. Mary’s on-the-Highlands, Church of the Ascension, SPM, LLC, Butt Patrol, All Saints’ Wednesday Morning Sinners sponsored by Robbie D. Wood, Inc., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Showtunes Theatre Group, Professional Division – Jubilee Joe’s and St. Martin’s-in-the-Pines ~ as of 2/2/2012
About Episcopal Place: Episcopal Place consists of 141 apartment homes in two HUD-subsidized facilities. The non-profit’s mission is to provide affordable housing and support services for seniors and disabled adults living on restricted incomes. Episcopal Place is unique when compared to other HUD facilities due to its array of Supportive Services, which help residents to live and age with independence and dignity.
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Thank you for supporting this event and helping our residents live life to the fullest, build new relationships, and live healthy lives by connecting to community health and support services.
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