​Bluewater Area Tastefest
Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
at Fellowship Baptist Church in East China Twp.
30 local businesses for 3 good causes

Join us for an evening of family, friends, fun, and of course, the best food and drinks in the Bluewater area! We'll be featuring good tasty eats and sweet treats from the Bluewater area's finest eateries, including:
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* The Sweet Tooth of Marine City * Roasted, with Perks
* The Original Marine City Fish Company * The Little Bar
* Delicious Delights Cupcakes * Anita's Place
* The Riviera * Granola by Cindy
* Tastefully Simple * The Corner Grocery
* Creative Cookie Solutions * Algonac Flaming Grill
* Fran's Favorites * VG's Marine City
* Sweet Memories by Mary * Azar's Market
* Achatz Catering & Soups
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for kids 12 and under. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Mothers Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) and Downriver Helping Hands.
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Tickets are a family-friendly $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under. Tickets are on sale now at Roasted, GT Graphics, and Fellowship Baptist Church (where the event takes place!).

We're asking that each person who attends bring a non-perishable canned food item to help restock Helping Hands' food pantry. For each canned good you bring (up to ONE PER PERSON), you'll get a free raffle ticket!

We'll be operating our raffle like an auction. Buy raffle tickets and put them in the bin for the item you want to bid on. One ticket will be drawn for each item, and the ticket holder is the winner! Hint: put multiple tickets into the bin for the item you want most!

Here's a list of the items we'll be auctioning:
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* Plane ride, donated by Marine City Aviation
* Family Fun Basket (by Fellowship)
* Movie Lovers' Basket (donated by Riverside Cinema, featuring $20 in gift certificates, 2 DVDs, and loads of goodies!)
* Tea Lover's Basket
* Scrapbooking Basket
* Car Care Basket (donated by the Hill family, featuring an oil change @ Hill's Service Center)
* Car Care Basket (donated by Karen Jolicoeur, featuring a gift certificate for an oil change at Mobil 1 Express in Fort Gratiot and free car washes at Buff's in Port Huron and May's in Marysville)
* Small Car Care Basket (donated by Dave Reinke, $20 value)
* RV-Camping Basket (donated by KOA and the Blanchard Family)
* I Love Michigan goodies (donated by The Mitten State, featuring two t-shirts and cute stickers)
* $20 in gift cards to Boston's Pizza, Stony Creek Roadhouse, McRae's Big River Grille, or Bobby Mac's Bayside
* Pizza Party in Algonac goodie box (featuring free pizzas at Kay's Restaurant and Club Capri in Algonac)
* Runner's Basket (featuring a $15 RoadID gift certificate)
... and many more goodies (we'll post an updated list soon)!
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... and many more goodies (we'll post an updated list soon)!
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We'll be presenting three wonderful awards to the restaurants who participate, too... the Best of Show, People's Choice, and Peer Choice. Our judges will be James Relken (he'll also be our emcee for the night), Fellowship's own Pastor Dave, State Rep Dan Lauwers, Marine City Commissioner Ray Skotarcyzk, and Maritime Days President Melisa Blanchard.
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Delicious food, great company, cool raffle items, and the chance to help your local community... what more could you ask for on a Saturday night?!
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Tickets are on sale NOW! and ... we'll post updates as we have them... til then, mark your calendars and save the date!
(This event is hosted by Maritime Days & Fellowship Baptist Church)

For more information, or to find out how your business can participate, call Jennifer @ 586.879.7529.