🎉 You're Invited to Sponsor Our Annual Event: Pasta for a Purpose 🍝

Basic Needs is thrilled to host our annual fundraising celebration, Pasta for a Purpose — an Italian buffet extravaganza featuring delicious food 🍽️, a silent auction 🎁, a Thrift Jewelry Pop-Up Shop 💍, and more! It’s an evening of community, generosity, and impact you won’t want to miss.

We’re reaching out to invite you to become an event sponsor 🤝 and help us make a lasting difference.

📅 Wednesday, November 4, 2026 | 📍 Tinucci’s Restaurant, Newport, Minnesota

💡 Why Sponsor?

Providing free food to those in need isn’t free — we need your help! 💛 Every dollar raised through sponsorships goes directly to support our free Food Market 🥕, ensuring individuals and families in our community have barrier-free access to nutritious food.

Sponsorship Package (Download here) | Event Flyer (Download here)

🍝 Pasta for a Purpose – Sponsorship Levels

Your support helps feed our community through the Basic Needs Food Market, providing free, nutritious food to families in need.

🔵 Platinum Event Sponsor – $5,000

⭐ Supports 40,000 pounds of food for the community

🟡 Gold Sponsor – $2,500

⭐ Supports 20,000 pounds of food for the community

⚪ Silver Sponsor – $1,000

⭐ Supports 8,000 pounds of food for the community

🟠 Bronze Sponsor – $500

⭐ Supports 4,000 pounds of food for the community

🟤 Copper Sponsor – $250

⭐ Supports 2,000 pounds of food for the community

Want to do more? Let us build a custom partnership package that fits your goals. Contact Opey Peñaloag at openaloga@basicneedsmn.com or 208-353-3844.

Every dollar sponsors real impact: food, housing, dignity, and a path forward.

🙏 Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors!

🤝 Special Thanks

To Tinucci’s and the Saint Paul Park Lions Club for their generous in-kind donations that help make this event possible.

2026 Pasta for a Purpose Sponsorship

Basic Needs Food Market Fundraiser

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