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Hope Launched Fundraiser
Introducing: Hope Launched — A Gala for the Women of the Gathering Markit, October 21 @ 6PM.
This isn’t your average fundraising event. Hope Launched is a celebration of dignity, resilience, and the power of community.
How You Can Help
Our goal has always been to offer a hand up, not a handout — walking alongside families and supporting with access to affordable food and so much more.
Here’s how you can help us make this night unforgettable and turn shame into hope.
Sponsor a Woman (or a Whole Table)
$100 covers the cost for one woman to attend
$600 sponsors a full table of 6 women
Each Guest is investing too — she’ll pay $10 for her seat. Why? Because having skin in the game matters. This isn’t about charity. It’s about partnership, dignity, and shared ownership of her own journey forward.
Cook in the Kitchen with Chef Niko
Join Chef Niko from Greek Islands in preparing a stunning 3-course meal for our guests. Learn some new skills, laugh a lot, and take part in a beautiful act of service.
Serve with Style
Not into cooking? Be one of our 10 volunteer servers! Bring joy, warmth, and exceptional service to the table.
Stock a GRIT Bag (formerly known as a “swag bag”)
Another hands-on way to partner with us:
Contribute to our GRIT Bags —
Gifts of Resilience, Inspiration & Thoughtfulness.
These are small but meaningful bags filled with items that pamper, inspire, and honor each woman.
Donation Options
You won’t be sitting at a fancy table.
You won’t walk away with a tote bag, pens and stuff you don’t need.
But you will walk away with the deep joy of knowing you launched hope in someone’s life.
This is Hope Launched.
And we can’t do it without you.
Ready to join us? Make a donation to serve with us or purchase a table.
Click the GRIT bags button to support with any amount.
*Information will follow if you choose to be a Server or a Kitchen Helper.