Milwaukee loves itself a food-related raffle for a good cause. In the wake of our second annual Meatless Raffle, which took place at Cactus Club yesterday and raised money for Kinship Community Food Center, another Bay View business a block away will raffle off some tasty eats to bring in funds for a worthy organization.
On Thursday, March 12, Goodkind (2457 S. Wentworth Ave., 414-763-4706) will host a “MKE 2 MN” meat and cheese raffle in an effort to extend support to Minneapolis restaurants that have been adversely impacted by ICE occupation in the city. The fundraising event—which is taking place on a night the restaurant is typically closed—is organized by Goodkind co-owner Katie Rose, a frequent Twin Cities visitor who says “Minneapolis is very near and dear” to her.
From 5-9 p.m. this Thursday, Goodkind will extend some support to Twin Cities restaurants in a way most any Wisconsin or Minnesota resident can get behind: raffling off meat and cheese. They’ll be selling raffle tickets and giving proceeds to The Salt Cure Restaurant Recovery Fund, a collective of Minnesotans striving to offer financial support to independent restaurants and food service industry professionals affected by federal occupation.
Raffle tickets will cost $5 each. Raffle hauls and other items available on a prize wheel include goods from Blakesville Creamery, Fortune Gourmet, Hometown Sausage Kitchen, Hill Valley Dairy, Kettle Range Meat Co., Landmark Creamery, Odd Duck, Underground Meats, Uplands Cheese, Sweet Smoke Barbecue, Groppi’s Market, Chef Elena Terry, The Vanguard, Goodkind, and more. Though Goodkind’s kitchen won’t be open, they’ll be serving drinks (including Grain Belt beer Rose is stocking specifically for this event) and Sweet Smoke Barbecue will be set up outside during the event.
“This is not sustainable. This industry is tough enough,” Rose says in a press release. “So often, restaurants and bars are the first folks to help in a crisis, so we need to show up. Food is community. I might live in Milwaukee, but these are our neighbors and my heart breaks for these small businesses.”
Those who wish to support The Salt Cure Restaurant Recovery Fund directly can do so by donating HERE, or you can just make your way to Goodkind this Thursday night to help Minneapolis restaurants and possibly win some meat and cheese in the process.
