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Grassroots Kava House Celebrates SEVEN Year Anniversary with a Masquerade Party Benefitting 50 Legs!
Grassroots Kava House is celebrating their 7th Anniversary of the original location on Central Ave in the Edge District of St. Petersburg. They will celebrate with a Masquerade Party benefiting 50 Legs, the non-profit that fitted our very own, Claire Bridges, with her custom prosthetic legs. Mark your calendar for Feb 3rd, 6pm-Midnight @Grassroots Kava House St. Pete, 957 Central Ave.
The event will feature a comedy show headlined by Matt Fernandez @7pm, Live music with Pete Henry @8pm, silent auction and raffle, drink specials, cake & lots of dancing! The silent auction and raffle will benefit 50 Legs and their efforts to provide of high-quality prosthetics for children and adults. They use the most advanced techniques to fabricate and fit custom prosthetics. They have given Claire the chance to walk, drive, and rock CLIMB again, and we want to pay it forward and helped her through the process every step of the way. And we want to show them our gratitude and pay it forward to those in need.
Watch Claire's Story with 50 Legs, learn more about the non-profit at 50legs.org, and visit grassrootskavahouse.com/events for all the Masquerade details!
