Historical October 1985 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
A ride in a 1937 Rolls Royce and a gourmet picnic are just two of the items to be auctioned off at the 12th annual Mustard Seed Festival’s Dinner-Auction, Friday, November 1.
The $12.50 ticket cost includes a gourmet dinner, and a pre-dinner party and silent auction, as well as the main auction.
A festival, boutique and flea market offering exotic plants, Christmas gifts, foods and entertainment will be held the following weekend, Friday, November 8, and Saturday Nov. 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at First Unitarian Church, 5007 Waterman Blvd.
The dinner auction, to be held at Second Presbyterian Church, 4501 Westminster Place, will begin at 6:30 p.m.
This year’s festival will include seven booths: household rummage, clothing rummage, boutique rummage, plants, bakery goods, books and records, and arts and crafts. Donations are welcome; except for baked goods, items may be brought to First Unitarian Church on Sunday, Nov. 3, beginning at noon; or Monday through Thursday, Nov. 4-7, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Bakery items may be brought to the church on Thursday, Nov. 7, on Friday, Nov. 8 in the morning or Saturday, Nov. 9 in the morning. Very limited storage is available for advance donations. Proceeds of the festival and dinner auction go to support programs sponsored by the Joint Community Ministries, an ecumenical, non-profit organization supported by the First Unitarian Church, Pilgrim Congregational Church, Second Presbyterian Church, Trinity Episcopal Church, Union Avenue Christian Church, and Westminster Presbyterian Church.
The organization develops and operates social programs to assist area residents. Activities have included group and individual tutoring, a preschool, a toddlers group, a senior citizens luncheon and fellowship program, free summer day camp, and neighborhood Christmas store.
In the past year, Joint Community Ministries has assumed a coordinating role for the Faith Action Council on Employment, which provides a total support system for job-hunters and employers, including job readiness training, on-the-job training, and follow-up consultations after employee placement. Other ventures include coordination of a city-wide weatherization program and development of a combined youth employment and home-owner home-improvement project.
Please make a point of attending the Mustard Seed Festival, a really fun event for a really good cause.
For dinner tickets, information or to make a donation call either Dave Blum or Renni Shuter, at 367-6100.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, October 1985.
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Original source: SD_Times1985_10.pdf, printed page(s) 7; PDF page(s) 7.
