05/24/2026
The second annual Pasta for Plants dinner that Plume graciously hosted for us Thursday night was more than a fundraiser.
It was an evening of moments that deepened the relationships this project has forged. We wish we could have paused to take more photos of all the excitement!
People didn’t just attend. They arrived with great pride.
The constant flow of dinner guests all evening, both inside the restaurant and on the patio (where we fired up the heaters), will help us cover many of the remaining expenses for this year’s flowers—and give us a running start toward related expenses for supplies and equipment upkeep.
We wholeheartedly thank everyone who took time to join us for this event.
🙏🏼 🙏🏼 For the exceptional food, drinks and hospitality—and 100% of the proceeds from the dinner special—we thank Lia Pennacchi and Chase Williams of Plume.
🙏🏼 For the remarkable playlist (and redirection of all tips to our cause), we thank Pat Liddell.
People showed up for the planning and setup, too, giving of their talents, their know-how, their creativity, and their energy.
🙏🏼 For help days and hours before, we thank Cyndie Hall, Julie Huber, Holli Connell, Bader Ghareeb, Ismael Ghareeb, Frank Wedig and Jeanne Gropp-Wedig.
The 14 gift baskets that drew lots of attention also gave our project a boost. Congratulations to the lucky winners, three of whom are pictured here.
🙏🏼 For donations to the gift baskets, we thank Rob Ziewacz, Theresa Sinks, Kevin Ballard and John Wessel, Kegel’s Bicycle Store, The GOAT, Mulligan’s, The Norwegian, The Olympic Tavern, Possessions, Rooted, and Winnie Nutter.
🙏🏼 And for a small and local source of bits and bobs to pull gift baskets together, we thank The Scrap Jar.
The flags you see at the center of Veterans Memorial Circle this Memorial Day weekend are part of a donation by one of our setup volunteers.
We are grateful for so much!
