We all know about the wonderful work the Make-A-Wish Foundation does, granting the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions, spreading a bit of happiness and goodness in the face of heart-rending circumstances. It’s a mission that’s hard not to love.
Did you know, though, that here in Nashville, businesses in The Gulch have been banding together for an annual fundraising event that rounds up cash for Make-A-Wish Middle Tennessee’s work here in our community? It’s a bit of neighborliness that’s also hard not to love.
The second annual The Gulch Gives Back is set for Thursday, August 13 to Saturday, August 15, and it’s easy to take part: Purchasing a $10 Shopping Card gives you access to deals and discounts at a variety of Gulch restaurants and retailers, and those funds will go toward helping Make-A-Wish Middle Tennessee to continue to do the good that they do.
Here are just a few examples:
JOSH
Make-A-Wish helped almost-7-year-old Franklin cowboy Josh spend a few days on a New Mexico ranch riding horses and attending a rodeo in his honor.
ALBY
Aspiring pirate Alby, a 7-year-old boy from Cookeville, got to go on a Caribbean treasure hunting trip.
Your contribution to great stories like those, by taking part in The Gulch Gives Back, will entail eating fantastic local food and shopping at some unique local shops, and saving on either/both.
A small slice of the Gulch businesses offering Gulch Gives Back discounts:
Bar Louie
314 11th Avenue South
15 percent off full-priced items
Cantina Laredo
592 12th Avenue South
10 percent off your meal, with a complimentary Top Shelf Guacamole appetizer
Cashmere Salonspa
604 12th Avenue South
15 percent off full-priced items and a complimentary reusable shopping bag
Party Fowl
719 8th Avenue South
50 percent off local draft beers
The Turnip Truck
321 12th Avenue South
10 percent off grocery items in the Gulch shop
Two Old Hippies
401 12th Avenue South
20 percent off all items (excluding musical instruments)
Virago
1126 Mcgavock Street
15 percent off all food items
Whiskey Kitchen
118 12th Avenue South
15 percent off all food items
Visit the Eventbrite page for The Gulch Gives Back Shopping Cards to purchase one/several, to donate additional cash toward the cause and to see the full list of participating businesses.
You can easily spend a three-day run eating and shopping your way through The Gulch and not get bored (and, Make-A-Wish Shopping Card in hand, you should feel pretty good about it). We’ll see you there.
If your Gulch Gives Back experience makes you fall in love with Gulch life, and you want to start looking for a place there, let us know!