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   The Longville Area Women of Today invite women from throughout our community to A Toast to Giving, an evening of community, connection and celebration on Saturday, August 22, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Karma Gallery & Wine Bar on Main Street in Longville.

   This year’s event comes with something extra to celebrate: the soft opening of Karma’s long-awaited new bar. The new bar area, along with changes throughout the gallery, will give this fund raiser a more spacious setting with plenty of room to visit, mingle and enjoy the evening.

    Guests will find tables in the new bar area, additional tables throughout the main gallery, a designated charcuterie bar, and considerably more open space throughout Karma. It’s a fresh new setting for an event that is all about celebrating community and bringing women together.

   This is more than a night out. It is an opportunity to celebrate the people who support the Longville Area Women of Today and make it possible for the organization to give back in meaningful ways throughout the greater Longville community.

   The evening will also include five free cards for rounds of Plant Bingo, door prizes, multiple 50/50 raffles, and raffles featuring an exciting assortment of baskets and prizes. Guests will enjoy a charcuterie cup, dessert, and one complimentary glass of wine, beer, craft cocktail or mocktail.  There’s also an exciting “self-dispensing” wine machine!

   Bring your cash for raffle tickets.  Here are some of the prizes: 

   • Longville Shopping Spree, valued at $575

   • Designer purses including Coach, Sak, Michael Kors

   • Chocolate martini basket

   • Bourbon basket

   • Jewelry valued over $300

   • Stained Glass

   • Oil Painting by Tom Kutschied

   • Designer Wallets

   • Handmade Wooden Candle Holders and Boxes

   • AND much more!

   Live music will add to the evening as guests catch up with friends, meet new ones and enjoy the newly expanded atmosphere at Karma.

   Tickets are $50, with proceeds supporting local causes through the work of the Longville Area Women of Today. Last year’s event sold out, so don’t wait to get your ticket! Tickets are available at Karma and by calling Phyllis Eck at 218-536-0354.

   Come raise a glass, enjoy Karma’s new bar, try your luck at Plant Bingo and the raffles, and spend an evening celebrating what can happen when a community comes together to give.

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