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🦃 What to expect at the 2026 Friendsgiving Dinner 🌈

An LGBTQ+ Friendsgiving Dinner & Celebration

📅 Date: Saturday, November 21, 2026

🕖 Time: Doors open at 5:00 PM and silent basket auction starts immediately. Dinner starts at 6:00 PM. Raffle drawings will be at 7:30 PM with festivities ending at 8:00 PM.

📍 Location: Quality Inn, 1225 N. Dixie Hwy, Monroe, MI

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-friendly & All Ages Welcome | 🎉 Games, music, & gratitude | 💬 Good vibes, delicious food, and chosen family feels

🦃 Donate a Dinner to Someone Who Needs It! 🌈

Did you want to spread Friendsgiving love to those who might not be able to afford tickets? You can! 🌈🍽️

Just click the donation link and make a donation for any amount but leave a little note that you'd like to 'pay it forward' by sponsoring someone else's dinner. Then, anything you donate on THIS page will go into a lottery for a person or family who would like to attend but can't afford it.

🦃 How to get a Free Sponsored Friendsgiving Meal! 🌈

To enter the lottery to possibly get free tickets from generous donors is easy. Just email your full name, address, phone number with the heading 'Friendsgiving Lottery' to embracemonroe@gmail.com. 🌈 That's it! By providing your information, we will automatically enter you into our contacts list but you can opt out of our newsletter and text updates upon the first receipt. But we hope you'd stick around because you'll learn lots of neat stuff about Embrace like upcoming events or how you might be able to help the LGBTQ+ community of Monroe. If we have a meal for you, we'll advise you via the info you provide us so double check to make sure everything is correct prior to hitting that 'send' button. 💌

🥂 Celebrate Chosen Family 💖

Join Embrace Monroe for a night of food, laughter, gratitude, and queer joy. Whether you’re flying solo, bringing your crew, or meeting new friends for the first time—this table is set for you. And please remember, the only fundraising for this event will be via the raffles and silent auction baskets so make sure to bring some extra funds that night if you'd like to participate (but don't worry, there are free games and activities to enjoy too!).

Our Friendsgiving Dinner is a full holiday meal (with a vegan & gluten-free option upon request), community-led entertainment, and heartfelt connection.

🎟️ Ticket Information

$15 Adults | $10 Students (6-17 yrs old) | Five years and under is free
Includes full buffet dinner, dessert bar, and drinks.
All proceeds support Embrace Monroe’s year-round LGBTQ+ programming and our quest for a community center.

🍂 What to Expect 💖

🥘 Buffet holiday meal (with a vegan & gluten-free option)
🎨 DIY art projects
📸 Photo booth with props and flair
🎟️ Fundraising Raffles (baskets, 50/50, Beaks & Tailfeathers game so please bring your one dollar bills to take part!)

💬 Let’s Gather With Pride

Come as you are. Bring who you love. Share a meal with those who see you. And if you can't make it, consider a donation to make someone else's holiday season a little brighter.

🎟️ Reserve your seat now—space is limited!

For questions or to inquire about volunteer or sponsorship opportunities, email us at embracemonroe@gmail.com

Hosted with love by Embrace Monroe — creating safe, celebratory spaces for our LGBTQ+ family across Monroe County

Friendsgiving 2026 for Embrace Monroe

Family friendly LGBTQ+ & Allies Fundraiser where blood makes you related but love, loyalty and trust make you family...