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International Friendsgiving

A Culturally Diverse Feast To-Go

Proceeds directly support our clients’ urgent needs including advanced medical care and accessible housing for those who need help the most.


November 18, 2023


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Gather friends and family to learn more about being a welcoming community.

Be a part of our 2nd Annual International Friendsgiving To-Go Feast fundraiser! This year, we celebrate Harrisburg’s women refugees from Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine through their recipes. Gather your friends and family for a delicious meal while learning about our recipe creators’ cultures. 

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New this year.


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Location Options
Select your drive-through pickup point on either the West or East Shore when you order.  Pickup time is 4-6 PM on Saturday, November 18, 2023.
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Set of Napkins
For a limited time, a set of 6 napkins by our CWS Marketplace artisans can be purchased with your meals. All meals will include links to cultural education.
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Friends Eat Together
A great way to gather for a group meal and watch our curated set cultural education links, videos and other information. Meals of 50 or more are discounted.  This special content is also available for our Sponsors.
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Sponsors
Have special opportunities to engage with our regional network and to donate meals to refugees, as well as to design their benefits to support their needs.

Thank you to our sponsors

Gather friends and family to learn more about being a welcoming community.

To celebrate our new neighbors and generate financial support for CWS Harrisburg, we are planning an International Friendsgiving To-Go Feast on Saturday, November 18. The feast of delectable ethnic foods will be inspired by our resettled neighbors representing Ukraine, Pakistan, Central African Republic, Afghanistan, and Syria.

The food-to-go boxes will be sold as a fundraiser to provide supplemental income for our newcomers and help CWS Harrisburg live out its mission of transforming communities by welcoming and supporting refugees and immigrants. The event will offer a culturally diverse experience for our community to gather friends and family, learn more about being a welcoming community, and enjoy delicious food.

The goal of the fundraiser is to provide an outlet for our new neighbors to share their culinary skills, culture, and home country dishes with the greater-Harrisburg area.


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Thank you to our sponsors

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We're Seeking Sponsors!

Our sponsors are an integral part of the success of our annual fundraiser. Help make possible this feast of delectable ethnic foods inspired by the cultures of refugee women who are part of our Marketplace program. Sponsors have special opportunities to engage with our regional service network and to donate meals to refugees, as well as to design their benefits to support their needs.

We will work with sponsors at giving levels of $1,000, $2,500 and $5,000 to tailor your sponsorship benefits to suit your specific needs. Our reach is both wide - 100 mile radius of Harrisburg, and deep - with churches, community groups, and our nonprofit partner network. Contact Erika Juran for details at ejuran@cwsglobal.org or at 717-660-5312.


CWS Harrisburg offers just and sustainable services to local refugees, immigrants, asylum-seekers, and other uprooted people seeking safety and the opportunity to rebuild their lives.

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CWS Marketplace

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CWS Marketplace empowers women refugees in the greater Harrisburg area through entrepreneurial opportunities and activities as well as foster local community engagement through art to encourage dialogue and an exchange of culture for women refugees, their families, and local community members.
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Thank you for providing opportunities for refugees to rebuild their lives.