Once again Grow Food Northampton is co-sponsoring a terrific benefit dance party to support our region’s local food security. The Full-Belly, Benefit Dance Party was created four years ago to capture the incredible outpouring of support and community involvement during the Obama campaign and turn that attention to our local community.

The sponsors of this event are local farmers, educators, and food purveyors who recognize the importance of strengthening food security, both at the immediate level, through the work of Amherst and Northampton Survival Centers, and through the Kestrel Trust’s long term efforts to protect local farmland. Those who attended last year’s event at the Northampton Center for the Arts can attest that we had one walloping good time dancing the night away — and we raised over $4,000! This year The No-No’s will once again provide us with toe tapping dance tunes, our co-sponsors will provide us with snacks, and Valley Malt will provide us with a cash bar featuring local libations. There will be great gifts raffled off during the night and we will do our best to raise as much money for our recipients as possible.

So please join us March 23rd at the JCA Social Hall (742 Main St, Amherst) from 8pm – midnight as we dance to some great music and raise money for a pressing cause. Here is the full page flyer, and here is the Facebook event page – please share this on your wall and invite all of your friends. Feel free to pass this along to your friends and family.