It's Time to PARTY!
Please join us for food, fun, and festivities at the Sixth Annual Plates with Purpose Event on September 27, 2025 at Serafresca at the IC in Stamford, CT. Guests will be treated to a culinary adventure designed by elite chefs, including Chef Luke Venner of Elm, Chef Tyler Anderson of Millwrights Restaurant, Chef Prasad Chirnomula of Chef Prasad Indian Kitchen & Market, and Chef Hannah Gorman of Revel with DinnerThyme ! Enjoy specialty cocktails, and a not-to-be-missed silent auction, while dancing the night away.
Filling in the Blanks is a non-profit organization that fills the weekend meal gap for children who qualify for the free or reduced school meal programs. By providing a bag filled with healthy food for the weekend, children experience increased academic achievement and a greater increase of success.
Our mission at FITB is simple yet profound: to provide weekend meals to children facing food insecurity. Through our weekend meal program and school-based pantries, we currently support 10,000 children weekly across Fairfield, Westchester and Putnam Counties. Additionally, we've recently launched The Fresh Food on the Move Mobile Pantry, which has already distributed over 1 million pounds of food to local families in need, primarily in Bridgeport, Norwalk and Stamford. With the demand for our services steadily rising and less than 1% of our food being donated, events like Plates with Purpose are vital in sustaining our programs.
The evening will help raise funds to support Filling in the Blanks' mission to fight childhood hunger in local communities. We are excited to see everyone at Plates with Purpose 2025!
Plates with Purpose Gala 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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2025 Philanthropist of the Year: Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes is an award-winning television creator, producer, author, and CEO of global media company Shondaland. She is the first woman to create three television dramas-"Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice," and "Scandal"-that achieved the 100-episode milestone. For five seasons, Shondaland shows dominated ABC's Thursday night lineup, creating the powerful TGIT brand.
In 2017, Rhimes shifted the entertainment industry's business model by leaving network television for an exclusive Netflix partnership. "Bridgerton," her first Netflix series, became a worldwide franchise with seasons holding three of Netflix's top ten English-language spots. She also created "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story," "Inventing Anna," and executive produced "The Residence" and documentaries "Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker" and "Black Barbie."
Rhimes is a New York Times best-selling author for her memoir "Year of Yes' ' and has built multi-platform partnerships with such leading brands as Dove, Peloton, St. John, Masterclass, Microsoft and Mattel.
She founded The Rhimes Foundation supporting arts, education, and activism, and serves on boards including the American Film Institute, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Dartmouth College, Lincoln Center, and Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. She also serves on special committees for the USC Film Council and Obama Foundation.
A three-time TIME 100 honoree, Rhimes has been appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire as well as inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
EVENT DETAILS
September 19, 2025
Silent Auction goes live
September 27, 2025
Plates with Purpose Gala 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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