FORT MYERS, Fla. - s4story -- Tickets are still available for Community Cooperative's 23^rd annual Sam Galloway, Jr. & Friends Soup Kitchen Benefit on Thursday, March 5 from 5:30 to 9 p.m., a signature fundraising event supporting hunger relief in the community.

Each year, local restaurants prepare and serve a southern-style dinner to several hundred guests at the event held in the service garages of Sam Galloway Ford in Fort Myers. Approximately 200 volunteers and 20 area restaurants help make the evening a success with more than 750 attendees while supporting its mission of ending hunger and homelessness in Southwest Florida.

All funds raised during the event will support Community Cooperative's impactful programs, including Meals on Wheels of Southwest Florida, Sam's Community Cafe & Kitchen, Community Market, Mobile Food Pantries, Social Services & Educational Resource Centers and Growing Healthy Kids & Families Program.

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"Our community's generosity is truly what makes our work possible," said Stefanie Ink Edwards, CEO of Community Cooperative. "When joining us for this annual fundraising event, you become part of the solution—supporting meals for our neighbors, expanding emergency food and resource access and sustaining programs that help people regain stability during their most challenging moments."

Individual tickets cost $250. There are also two table sponsorship levels available, including Soup Spoon Table Sponsorship for 8 people for $2,500 and Soup Bowl Table Sponsorship for 10 people for $5,000. The event will take place at Sam Galloway Ford, located at 1800 Boy Scout Drive in Fort Myers.

To purchase a ticket or reserve a table for the event, visit CommunityCooperative.com.

About Community Cooperative

Since 1984, Community Cooperative has worked to effectively eliminate hunger and homelessness in Southwest Florida while simultaneously inspiring and supporting sustained positive change in its clients by delivering innovative food, education, and social service programs. With a dedicated team of volunteers, board of directors and staff, Community Cooperative stays committed to its core responsibility to collect and distribute resources through a strong and viable network of community partners. Community Cooperative is an exemplary steward of the resources entrusted to it and serves clients with compassion and integrity. Through collaboration and ongoing education, Community Cooperative supports and strengthens those whose lives have been affected by hunger and homelessness, ensuring that they have access to the resources necessary to transform their lives with dignity. For information, visit CommunityCooperative.com.

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