Final call for tickets to Community Cooperative's Becoming Cosmopolitan: 'Mad About Hunger' fu

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Nov. 1, 2024 - PRLog -- A limited number of tickets are still available to Community Cooperative's popular annual fall fundraiser, Becoming Cosmopolitan: Mad About Hunger, on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m. at The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon in Fort Myers.

Several vendors, sponsors and entertainment are lined up for the event. Vendors include Daffodil Thread Co., House of Scout, Duckberry, and Kendra Scott. Guests will enjoy a silent auction, "Imagination Captivation" – which includes a living hedge wall and a Red Queen on stilts –, a raffle and showcase activities, line dancing, a photo booth, and a 360° photo booth.

Sponsors include FineMark National Bank & Trust as Presenting Sponsor; Friends of Kevin Ruane as Queen of Hearts Sponsor; Lee County Sheriff's Office and Custom Packaging & Products as Mad Hatter Sponsors; Amazon, Generator Supercenter, Waste Pro, Florida Power & Light, StateFarm, and Dermani MedSpa as the Cheshire Cat Underwriting Sponsors; Seminole Indian Casino Immokalee, Lipman, Scanlon, Sam Galloway Ford, and Suncoast Beverage Company as Painting the Roses Red Sponsors; Better Buildings, Inc., LCEC, Aloia, Rolan, Lubell & Morgan, The Keyes Company/Shane Spring, Waterside Aesthetic Dentistry, and Siesta Pebble as White Rabbit Sponsors; and Franzese Plumbing, Interstate Batteries, and The Cedar Chest Fine Jewelry as Friends of Alice Sponsors.

In-kind sponsors include Florida Weekly as the media sponsor; Flower Path as the décor sponsor; Lady Cakes as the dessert sponsor; Presstige Printing as the print sponsor; Broadway Palm as the entertainment sponsor; G3 Catering as the catering sponsor; and The Ranch as the venue sponsor.

At the event, more than 300 guests will venture down the rabbit hole for an absolutely maddening evening featuring a mad tea party and treats, cocktails that will make you big and small, an imaginative silent auction, and a wondrously good time – all while raising money to support Community Cooperative's mission of ending hunger and homelessness in Southwest Florida. The public will be able to bid on auction items available during the event.

Tickets are $250 for VIP, with general admission $150. Visit CommunityCooperative.com/Events/Becoming-Cosmopolitan-Mad-About-Hunger/ to purchase tickets. Closer to the event, the link for auction items will be added.

Sponsorships, as well as donations for silent and live auctions, are needed. Contact Jade@CommunityCooperative.com or call 239-332-7687 ext. 101 for more information.