What it is:
COTM is a partnership between Vines & Rushes Winery and each organization to increase awareness of its purpose and raise funds.
Each COTM organization will receive 25% of Food Sales from their given Monday and any additional cash donations from that night.
Each organization will also have an opportunity to serve and interact with guests through front-end food service and share any marketing and communications material they may have.
Vines & Rushes serves Neapolitan style pizza from a wood-fired, brick oven. With an oven temp of around 750 degrees, and a bake time of 90 seconds, the time from ordering to receiving your pizza is very short. This allows for efficient food service in a spacious and family friendly environment.
When:
Half of the Mondays each year (26) will have “Causes” and the remainder will be open for the normal pizza schedule
Pizza is available from 4pm - 8pm
The winery will be open on Mondays from Noon - 9pm.
Why:
Cause of the Mondays is our way of giving back to a region that has been a significant reason for our success as a winery. Each “Cause” has been selected by the staff at Vines & Rushes because of our appreciation for the unique impact each has on our community. We have worked to foster relationships with many businesses and organizations throughout the region. We support many local products in our winery, work with many local businesses and take pride in this opportunity to give back to our surrounding communities.
Past Organizations:
March 12: Mission Lazarus:
https://missionlazarus.org/March 19: RLWRI:
https://www.rushlakewi.com/April 23rd: Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area http://bgctric.org/
May 7th: Discovery Preschool
http://www.discoverdiscovery.org/May 21st: Ripon Main Street - Summer Concert Series .riponmainst.com/
June 18th: Dare to Believe
http://daretobelieve.wixsite.com/believeJuly 2nd: Green Lake Greenways
http://www.greenlakegreenways.org/July 16: Grace Preschool Ripon
http://www.gracepreschoolripon.org/July 30: Green Lake Animal Shelter
www.glaas.org/August 13: Growing Oshkosh
https://www.growingoshkosh.orgAugust 27: Hopes & Dreams Foundation of WI
http://hopesanddreamsfoundationwi.com/September 10: Green Lake Conservancy
http://www.greenlakeconservancy.org/September 24: Ripon FBLA
https://www.facebook.com/Ripon-FBLA-579722285456032/October 8: Lydia's Cupboard
https://trinitychurchripon.org/lydias-cupboard/October 22: Ripon Senior Center
https://www.facebook.com/RiponSeniorCenter/November 5: Oshkosh Food Co-op
Schedule:
November 19: Berlin Food Pantry - Food Drive
The Pantry exists to address hunger and poverty in our community by offering nutritionally informed food and access to community resources in the love of Christ.
Although families can receive from us monthly, our records to Feeding America—the main source for our food and grocery items—are reported quarterly. We currently serve approximately 1500 people in the Berlin area quarterly of which over 700 per quarter are seniors and minor children.
January 7: Green Lake Area Animal Shelter
With customer service as a primary focus, the Green Lake Area Animal Shelter seeks to enhance the lives of animals and people through education, adoption and compassion.
The vision of the Green Lake Area Animal Shelter is a community in which all pets are considered part of the family, are provided with compassionate care, companionship, training, and are spayed or neutered. We also seek to become the Green Lake area's primary facility for pet adoption, and to be considered a reliable, credible resource to address any animal issue.
February 18: Traded Treasures - A Thrift Boutique & Food Pantry
Their mission is to feed the hungry and help those in need. Their dream is to ensure that no one in the Ripon area goes without food or clothing.
Traded Treasures & Community Food Pantry provides groceries to families in need. We collect gently-used items from the community to be sold in the Thrift Boutique and Furniture Department. Items sold cover all operating expenses as well as the purchase of food for the Food Pantry.
