Eat well while doing good tonight at Taste of Texarkana

Things are about to get tasty in the Twin Cities.

Harvest Regional Food Bank's 27th annual Taste of Texarkana takes place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight at the Four States Fairgrounds. More than 40 food and beverage vendors will provide delicious samples of their signature dishes.

In addition to enjoying a night of food and fun, attendees are also helping a great cause.

"This is one of two events we have each year to raise money for our hunger relief programs we provide all year round," said Camille Wrinkle, Harvest executive director. "Those programs include providing food for approximately 75 pantries in a 10-county area as well as providing weekend food to children, serving senior food boxes and holding mobile pantries in areas where there is no local pantry."

Harvest Regional Food Bank fills a great need in this region.

"Last year we provided approximately 3 million meals and we serve an area where one in six are considered food insecure and one in four of those are children under the age of 18. Food insecurity is not what people always think it is.

"Many of those we serve are considered working poor that simply fallen on hard times and need a hunger relief box so they can use their resources for other necessities like winter clothes for their children or medicines for seniors. So many people live paycheck to paycheck and it only takes one life event such as an accident or loss of a job to put a family in a situation where they're struggling providing groceries for the family and other things they need," Wrinkle said.

VIP tickets are $50 and include reserved seating, entertainment and other perks. VIP tables are also available. Adult tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door, and children 6 to 12 are $10 both in advance and at the door. Children 5 and under are free.

Tickets may be purchased online at harvestregionalfoodbank.org or at TEXAR on Jefferson Avenue, TEXAR Main Branch on Richmond Road, Julie's Deli, Dot's Ace Hardware, Heavenly Sweets of Ashdown, Ark., Super 1, Harvest Regional Food Bank or at the event. For more information, call 870-774-1398.

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