EAT IN!

2020 On April 25, Freedom a la Cart hosted Eat In! Columbus, an evening of interactive programs, a silent auction, delicious food and drink, and meaningful connections which attracted more than 330 attendees and raised $124,000, making it the highest net profit fundraising event to-date. Known in prior years as Eat Up! Columbus, the annually sold-out event is the organization’s sole fundraiser and an essential source of funding the organization’s mission to employ and support the survivors of human trafficking.

Eat Up! 2019 emcee and auctioneer, Amelia Jeffers with Jonathan Gilchrist.

Blythe Coones and Jim Micciulla at Eat Up! 2019.

Eat In! 2020 guests were surprised with a visit by Freedom a la Cart supporter and ice cream maven Jeni Britton Bauer.

Cynthia Graber and Jill Westerfield, Eat Up! 2019.

Gianfranco & Kait Casassa, Eat Up! 2019.

Roo Dirrig, Laura Jones, and Dawn Larzelere at Eat Up! 2019

More than 300 guests helped to raise over $120,000 for Freedom a la Cart through Eat In! 2020.

Eat Up! 2019 guests Nicole Bromley, Gwen England, and Mary O'Brien.

From Eat Up! 2019, Freedom a la Cart Executive Director Paula Haines & Board President Kate Finley.

Lindsay Dunn & Quinn Schmiege Nyhan at Eat Up! 2019.

Eat In! 2020 guests were treated to at-home beverages and bites to enjoy during the program.