Holy Cross Ministries to host annual fundraiser

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SALT LAKE CITY — Holy Cross Ministries is holding its Autumn Harvest Benefit at a new location this year. The venue for the Nov. 10 event is the Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House at the University of Utah; in the past it was held in Summit County.

“We wanted to move it to Salt Lake because we have a lot of donors and supporters and sponsors in Salt Lake, and we wanted to make it more convenient for them,” said Andy Cier, HCM’s director of development and communications.

 Transportation is available for those coming from Summit or Wasatch counties for a $25 fee. Pickup/drop off will be at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church’s parking lot at 1505 White Pine Canyon Road, Park City.

At the benefit, Latin American-inspired cuisine and beverages will be served to pay tribute to HCM’s clients, 85 percent of whom are Latino, Cier said.

“We want people to realize if there are 20 people responsible for getting food to your table, 19 of them are probably immigrants,” he said. “Our food supply chain in this country is almost completely reliant on immigrant labor.”

The program will include speakers who will highlight the success of HCM’s clients. There will also be silent and live auctions that will feature a variety of goods and services, including dinner at Monarca, a new Mexican immigrant-owned restaurant in downtown Salt Lake City.

The Autumn Harvest Benefit is HCM’s primary annual fundraising event. “The funds raised will be used to help all of our programs and to expand our work, along with our new economic opportunity pilot program, which helps clients start up new businesses,” Cier said.

Holy Cross Ministries offers health outreach, counseling, early childhood education, and economic and legal services for disadvantaged families in Salt Lake, Summit and Wasatch counties.

The Autumn Harvest Benefit started nine years ago as a farewell dinner for Holy Cross Sister Suzanne Brennan, the organization’s first executive director and president.

WHAT: Holy Cross Ministries Autumn Harvest Benefit

WHEN: Thursday, November 10, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

WHERE: Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House at the University of Utah, 155 Central Campus Dr., SLC

COST: Tickets are $150; table sponsorships are available.

To reserve tickets, visit hcmutah.org or autumnharvest.party.