Culinary Cabaret raises nearly $200K for Holland Community Health Center

Mitchell Boatman, The Holland Sentinel
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HOLLAND — An annual fundraiser supporting the Holland Community Health Center returned to an in-person format this year and saw great success, raising nearly $200,000.

The Holland Hospital Culinary Cabaret was held Thursday, March 2, in-person for the first time since 2020. Around 450 guests and volunteers came together at The Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville for the night to support HCHC.

The annual Holland Hospital Culinary Cabaret returned to an in-person format this year and raised more than $196,000 for the Holland Community Health Center.
The annual Holland Hospital Culinary Cabaret returned to an in-person format this year and raised more than $196,000 for the Holland Community Health Center.

Guests were able to sample food and drink from various local restaurants and participate in silent and live auctions for items donated by sponsors, local businesses and private donors.

In total, $196,581 was raised for the Holland Community Health Center. For more than 25 years, the center has provided primary healthcare services for uninsured and underinsured individuals and families in the greater Holland area.

Holland Hospital Fund Development Coordinator Colleen Perdok thanked the community for its generosity in supporting the event and HCHC.

The annual Holland Hospital Culinary Cabaret returned to an in-person format this year and raised more than $196,000 for the Holland Community Health Center.
The annual Holland Hospital Culinary Cabaret returned to an in-person format this year and raised more than $196,000 for the Holland Community Health Center.

“Culinary Cabaret is Holland Community Health Center’s largest fundraiser of the year,” she said. “All of the proceeds from this event go directly to caring for patients living right here in West Michigan. The resources and services HCHC provides to the community are made possible because of the generous donors and sponsors who support us every year.”

Holland Community Health Center is funded entirely by Holland Hospital. It offers primary care services to over 5,900 people annually. Those seeking care come from Holland, Fennville, Saugatuck, West Olive and the surrounding area, with 70 percent falling in low-income or federal poverty levels.

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HCHC is a “full-service, nonprofit facility that reaches across language, cultural, and financial barriers to deliver comprehensive, affordable healthcare services.”

Last year, in a virtual format, Culinary Cabaret raised $124,000. The last in-person event in 2020 raised $215,000.

— Contact reporter Mitchell Boatman at mboatman@hollandsentinel.com. Follow him on Twitter @SentinelMitch.

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