FALL FESTIVAL 2017
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Dishing it out
Restaurants donate specialties to Civitans Taste Fest
No matter what visitors to the Fall
Festival might have a taste for Friday
evening, they are sure to find it at the
annual Civitans TasteFest.
This year, more than 21 restaurants
will offer some of their finest menu
items, all to benefit the work of the
Plymouth Canton Civitan Club. The
event, which has become the tradition-
al opening of the Fall Festival, will
once again take place in a huge 40 by
120-foot tent erected in the landscaped
and manicured lower parking lot at
Station 885 restaurant in Old Village
from6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8.
Rob Costanza, owner of 885, has
been helping the Civitans organize the
Taste Fest for five years and donates
heavily to the organization.
“They do so much good in this com-
munity,” Costanza said. “Really, this is
such a good cause and these restau-
rants every year just knock themselves
out with the dishes they bring.”
Costanza has also booked one of his
favorite bands for the evening, Paul
Hicks and the Classics, and will have
them continue on after the Taste Fest
so people can enjoy the music and bar
service until 11 p.m. in the outdoor
patio-like atmosphere created by
Serene Surroundings Landscape
Group.
The cost for the Taste Fest which
offers unlimited access to the menu
items of all 21 restaurants is $15 for
adults, $5 for children ages 5-10 and
those 4 and younger are admitted at no
cost withan adult.
Participants include Bahama
Breeze, b.d.'s Mongolian Grill, Beyond
Borders-Latin Street Food, Busch's
Fresh Food Market, Cupcake Station,
Detroit Jamz, Edible Arrangements,
Grand Traverse Pie Company, Happy's
Pizza & Ribs, Jamerican Grill, Jimmy
John's Sandwich Shop, LaBistecca
Italian Grille, Rocky's of Northville,
Rusty Bucket, Scramblers, Station 885,
Tony Sacco's Coal Oven Pizza, Vintner's
Canton Winery, Westborn Market, Wok
AsianBistro ofNorthville andZoup!
“We're really proud to be sponsor-
ing this event. These restaurants and
food and drink establishments donate
all the food, as well as donate the time
to prepare and serve. We are so thank-
ful to them,” said Civitan Kathy
Turnquist who helps organize the
event.
All the funds made at the Taste Fest
are used for the efforts of the
Plymouth-Canton Civitan Club, which
is celebrating 45 years of service to the
community this year. The club donates
to Special Olympics; provides scholar-
ships; donates to The Devoted Barn a
facility for abused animals; donates
groceries to less fortunate families for
Thanksgiving and Christmas; helps
fund Multiple Sclerosis research;
donates to Cooke School for special
needs students, provides sanitizing
products for elementary schools and
helps provide holiday gifts for 125 chil-
dren in foster care.
Civitans fund the cleaning of Ford
Road between Lilley and Canton
Center, provide flowers for Kellogg
Park and are Salvation Army bell
ringers. They pack food boxes for
Focus Hope and organize and work at
Camp Civitan, a camp for special
needs children, along with their contri-
butions toUnitedWay.
Last year, the Civitans were hon-
ored as the Salvation Army Service
Club of theYear.
Station 885 is located at 885
Starkweather, near the railway tracks,
in Old Village. For more information,
call Turnquist at (734)459-1896 or
Costanza at (734) 459-0885.
Civitans members are all smiles waiting for crowds to enjoy the Plymouth Taste
Fest last year.
