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Ladies' Night Out Tuesday features food, wine and shopping to benefit Food for Thought

Event Date: 
December 4, 2012 - 4:00pm

Food for Thought in Carson City will hold its fifth Ladies' Night Out: An evening of Food, Wine and Shopping on Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 4 to 8 p.m.
This night is designed for ladies wanting to take in a unique Christmas and holiday shopping experience, while at the same time helping feed local children in the community.

Food For Thought is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing healthy food to hungry children in Carson City, Silver Springs and parts of Douglas County. Each Friday, Food for Thought provides a healthy bag of food to local hungry children allowing them to eat on the weekends and to arrive at school on Monday nourished and ready to learn. The organization is helping provide food to more than 760 children each week during the school year. Follow them on Facebook here.

For $15 participants can taste wine, enjoy tasty appetizers and find great bargains at Carson Mall, including many local businesses who will set up booths. Go here for more information, call (775) 885-7770 or simply just show up at the south end of Carson Mall, across from Joanne's, beginning at 4 p.m. The event runs to 8 p.m. Bring your girlfriends and make it a ladies' night out for a good cause.

Participating businesses include:
Arbonne, Avon, Beauty Society, Bridger Mountain, Campies Lavendar Patch, Capriotti and Barker’s Everything Store, Carol McQuirk’s Bird Feeders and Lighted Bottles, Carrie Reynolds’ Handmande Cards and Bags, Carson City Confections, Colleen Wipfli’s Handmade Goat Milk Soap, Dream Dinners, Earth Goddess, Emily Brown’s Handmade Jewelry, Lotion and Scrubs, Especially For you, Food For ThoughtH2O at Home, Heart Rock Herb & Spice Co., Highland Soapworks, Jamberry Nails, Harbeck’s woven/knitted scarves and headbands, Laura Fisher Jewelry, LeTournesol de Provence, Longaberger, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Miche Bags, My Three Wishes Shop, Nancy Kochsmeier’s Homemade Jewelry, One of a Kind Stuff, Pampered Chef, PartyLite, Picasso & Wine, Poppa’s T-Shirts, Premier Design, Rising Star Art, Salt City Candles, Scentsy Wickless Candles, Sculptures By Connie, Silpada Jewelry, Simply You Jewelry, That Girl Jewelry, Thirty One, Tupperware, Tussler Rubs and Sauces, Wild Tree, and Wine Shop at Home.

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