2025 Fashion for a Cause Gala (SOLD OUT)

Join us for a night of fun, food and fashion to support the Basic Needs Food Market. In addition to the fashion show, there will be a wine wall, silent auction, entertainment and more! Your $100 ticket purchase will make a difference in offering food to those in need.

Click here for the Event Program!

Click here for the Gala Activities Guide!

What to expect:

Host/Emcee Grandma Marcy Grams
Fashion Show Runway
Live Act of Art
Music, Entertainment, & Games
Auctions
Jewelry and Things Boutique

A decadent meal will be served at your table by River Oaks staff. The meal options include:

Your choice of one of three meal options:
- Hanger steak, roasted root vegetables, roasted red potatoes
- Roasted Chicken with Parmesan Cream Sauce, Roasted Root Vegetables, Wild Rice Pilaf
- Vegetarian Risotto with roasted root vegetables and red sauce
Your meal will be served with the following:
- Dinner rolls and butter
- Salads served first, mixed green salads with Ranch and French Dressings options

Featuring Host & Emcee, Grandma Marcy Grams

Ambitious, Ambiguous, Aging Artist….four words that begin to describe many American creatives! Grandma Marcy Grams relates and with her dynamic personality that radiates warmth and humor, she has an engaging story to share for young women who may feel trapped in the throes of life, middle-aged women who are hanging on to youthfulness and mature women who may need a bit of encouragement to keep living! Grandma Marcy is living life to the fullest and is sharing insightful, life-wisdom in a real, yet humble and humorous way. Grandma Marcy is a D-list actress since 2000, former fitness instructor, jack-of-no-trade, and a minister, married forty years, mother of four, and grandmother of eight. Let’s laugh, learn and live!

Are you ready to explore the chic, unique, and utterly fabulous? We invite you to the intersection where fashion meets philanthropy at our upcoming Jewelry and Thing Boutique Fashion Show. This isn't just any fashion show; it's a vibrant celebration of style, sustainability, and community support. By securing your tickets today, you're not just promising yourself an evening of incredible thrift shop finds transformed into runway-ready looks, but also contributing directly to a heartwarming cause.

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About Basic Needs Inc. of South Washington County

Basic Needs is a non-profit organization established in 1996 to aid individuals and families in need within our community. Our first step was opening a community-based thrift store, where the general public donates their gently used goods for resale, which helps support programs to help the community and offers affordable shopping. From money earned at the Thrift Shop, Basic Needs created a voucher system so that individuals experiencing poverty can receive emergency access to needed supplies.

In 2022, Basic Needs began providing barrier-free access to food in the community through stocked free food shelves. A team of volunteers and staff work together to ensure those in our community have what they need; when they need it. In 2023 we opened the Basic Needs Food Market, which offers barrier free access to free food rescue from the community.

Our driving goal is to uplift those who have encountered hardship by providing barrier-free access to basic needs to build a stronger community focused on equity, inclusion, and sustainability. Programs include:

Nutritious and fresh food market
Affordable and high-quality thrift shop
Emergency Voucher Program & social services referral network

30th Anniversary Gala

By BASIC NEEDS INC OF SOUTH WASHINGTON COUNTY

30th Anniversary Gala

30 Years of Community, Compassion, and Change