MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Feed the Soul, a public event initiated in 2008 by MIFA (Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association), is slated to return by popular demand Oct. 8.
The event, presented by SunTrust, will be 6-10 p.m. As a celebration of the nonprofit organization’s 47 years of uniting the community through service, it will be held at The Warehouse at 36 East G.E. Patterson — inside the eclectic South Main district venue and on its surrounding exterior patio and grounds.
Feed the Soul is expected to draw a sell-out crowd of 1,000 for a casual evening of food, friends and music. Live entertainment will include singer Tameka “Big Baby” Goodman, The Soul Therapy Band and DJ Stan “The Bellringer” Bell of radio station V101 playing favorite tunes.
Other activities include rum and bourbon tastings in the MIFA Cave, oxygen bars with multiple flavors and a raffle featuring prizes from a variety of area merchants.
General admission is $45, and tickets may be purchased online at www.mifa.org or by calling (901) 529-4569.
The event’s Rhythm & Blues Sponsor is AutoZone. ServiceMaster is the Jump & Jive Sponsor, and Brown Missionary Baptist Church serves as the Hallelujah Sponsor.
Sponsors at the Funk level include NexAir, Southland Park Gaming & Racing and State Systems, Inc. Soul Sponsors are Caring Companions, Cummins Inc., Fred’s, Inc., Gerber/Taylor Management Co., MLGW, NewSouth Capital Management and UnitedHealthCare.
Rock ‘n’ Roll sponsors are Thomas P. Chu, M.D., Church of the Holy Communion, DHG, LLP, Emily Woodside and Bill Falvey, Kele, Inc., Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance, FedEx Solutions, Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, Smith & Nephew, Travel Leaders/Poplar Ave. and Yuletide Solutions.
MIFA was founded in 1968 following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the organization continues to bring people of all faiths and races together to unite the community through service. MIFA serves over 50,000 people annually through high-impact programs which sustain the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis.
