2025 Annual Banquet

Join us December 7th at FareStart for an elegant evening with delicious food for a combination Annual Banquet and holiday event. 
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We’ll start with a social hour at 5:00 pm, followed by a dinner buffet at 6:00 pm.
Additional details:

• FareStart is at 2004 Westlake
  
• Free parking is available at the Amazon Doppler Parking Garage, located at the 7th and Westlake intersection across from FareStart
• FareStart’s main floor and mezzanine dining spaces are ADA accessible
• This year, our Mature Friends Toys for Tots collection   will be conducted as part of the Annual Dinner, so consider bringing a new, unwrapped toy to help bring joy to a child’s holiday
• This event is offered at $85/person -- no increase from the 2024 Annual Banquet

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Snappy attire is not required – but encouraged!  ​

An important part of the evening will be a presentation to honor our many volunteers, including a special award for   Volunteer of the Year!   To nominate a volunteer for this special recognition, please email the name and reason to [email protected].

A little bit about why we chose FareStart …  
FareStart is a James Beard Award-winning model for social change that dates back to 1992. Their concept helps people gain the job and self-empowerment skills to overcome poverty, and offers the community a pleasant dining experience, and generates revenue to support the FareStart program. Their innovative, entrepreneurial approach has provided nearly 15,000 youth and adults with job training and provided 19 million meals to local nonprofits, shelters, respite centers, youth and adult daycare centers and schools.

BANQUET REGISTRATION -- Click below to register and pay for the banquet. Deadline is November 23.

Mature Friends Annual Banquet

$85.00

Join us at FareStart in downtown Seattle for our Annual Banquet and holiday celebration.


If you are reserving for two people, please be sure to update the quantity to 2.

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