You’ve probably seen ads around town for the local schools’ crab feeds. Maybe you are a Crab Feed connoisseur or conversely have never been to one and always wondered what they are all about.
To me, they are about building community and supporting the education of the next generation.
School volunteers canvas the neighborhoods and solicit local businesses to donate goods or services. The items are often grouped together into baskets or combined into exciting experience packages that will be auctioned or raffled off as a school fundraiser. It is great advertising for the businesses, too, to get their name in front of hundreds of local families. I always try to frequent these businesses after the event, as they are the kind of establishments I want to support!
Crab Feeds are usually open to the public, so don’t hesitate to attend if you don’t have a student there. Most don’t have a strict dress code, but it can be chance to dust off that suit or show off that dress you’ve been wanting to wear since before the shutdown.
At the event, you might see old friends or meet new ones as you introduce yourself to your table mates. It’s usually an “all you can eat” dinner that includes crab, plus a vegetarian main course, salad, sides and sometimes dessert.
Once the auction part of the evening starts, things really get exciting! You may win a raffle just for attending, score terrific items for below market value, or get caught up in a furious but friendly bidding war for that coveted trip. Husbands and wives will bicker over how much to bid and “it’s for the kids” can be heard as the paddles are raised over and over. Thanks to the local businesses and the attendees, these events usually raise a good amount of money that goes directly to the school.
Whether you win or not, you will most likely come away from the evening with a full belly and a full heart.
Now that you know what to expect, we’d like to cordially invite you to attend our school’s event!
Contra Costa Christian Schools Presents “Under the Big Top.”
5 – 9 pm March 18th at the Pleasant Hill Community Center.
It’s shaping up to be one of our most fun events ever!
Use code “Northgate Living” to save 10% off your tickets!
Contact Ann-Marie Fullmore at afullmore@cccss.org
By Ann-Marie Fullmore, Contra Costa Christian School, Resident since 2019