Healthy Foods, Healthy Futures

Join First Lady Trudi Inslee, educators, local farmers, gardeners and other supporters and partners of the Thurston County Food Bank to raise money for the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Capital Campaign. 

You'll tour the Mansion Food Garden, hear more about the work the Food Bank does to get produce in the hands of low income children in our community and have a chance to win gardening baskets, local produce or a basket of goodies directly from the Mansion Garden.

Tickets are $50 per person and children are welcome.  

All kids in attendence will have the opportunity to join a group photo with the First Lady and will receive a copy of the photo following the event! 

NOW YOUR DONATION GOES EVEN FURTHER!

One of our generous donor families has offered to MATCH up to $10,000 in contributions made in association with this event. 

Can't make it to the event but want to contribute? Click the blue "donate" button and enter HFHF in the designation field. 

If you have purchased more than one ticket, please enter the names of other attendees in the comments below or call Kelsey at the Food Bank at (360)352-8597 to register. All attendees must be registered by name.

Photo ID will be REQUIRED to enter the mansion.

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Raffle Prizes include:

A basket of produce from the Governor's Mansion Food Garden

Gardening kits from Eastside Farm and Garden Supply and the Olympia Food Coop

Grand Prize = A CSA share (a box of produce per week for 18 weeks during the 2015 growing season) from Helsing Junction Farm!!

Event Schedule:

5:30 - Guests arrive at the Mansion Gate and check-in with the State Patrol - Adults MUST have photo ID to enter the Mansion.

5:30-6:15 - Enjoy a selection of hot and cold appetizers featuring ingredients made or grown locally, coffee, tea and Lattin's apple cider.

6:15 - A short program begins in the living room. Children in attendance can join the South Sound Reading Foundation for "Storytime" in the Mansion Library.

6:35 - Raffle winners are announced

6:40 - Head out to take a walk through the Mansion Food Garden. Children in attendance will have the chance to take a group photo with First Lady Trudi Inslee. 

7:00 - Event ends.