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Serendipity Catering Philanthropy:
We are thankful for our community. 
 

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Since our inception, we have had the privilege of working with some of the most amazing people and charitable organizations.  Here is just a partial list of groups we have supported, with in-kind donations and special non-profit event pricing, this past year: 

 

















 












We continue to welcome new charitable groups into our Serendipity family throughout the year. We look forward to strengthening our  community through
corporate contributions, special pricing, volunteerism and in-kind donations. 

 

Thanksgiving Fun Facts
 

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The first known thanksgiving feast or festival in North America was celebrated by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado and the people he called "Tejas" (members of the Hasinai group of Caddo-speaking Native Americans


Fossil evidence shows that turkeys roamed the Americas 10 million years ago.


91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
 

The traditional cornucopia was a curved goat's horn filled to brim with fruits and grains. According to Greek legend, Amalthea (a goat) broke one of her horns and offered it to Greek God Zeus as a sign of reverence. As a sign of gratitude, Zeus later set the goat's image in the sky also known as constellation Capricorn. Cornucopia is the most common symbol of a harvest festival. It is also known as the 'horn of plenty'


 


  

Thomas Jefferson thought the concept of Thanksgiving was "the most ridiculous idea I've ever heard."

 

 

Every President since Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving Day. But in 1939, 1940, and 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed Thanksgiving the third Thursday in November to lengthen the holiday shopping season. This upset people.
 

 

The largest pumpkin pie ever made was over five feet in diameter and weighed over 350 pounds. It used 80 pounds of cooked pumpkin, 36 pounds of sugar, 12 dozen eggs and took six hours to bake.
  

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 Event Planning 2015: 
Winter Wonderland
hot chocolate bar     Many December dates are sold out and our clients are now looking at January for their holiday parties -- it kicks the year off right and everyone is a little more relaxed after December's jam-packed social calendar. 
 
Serendipity can help with venue selection, menu planning, entertainment, flowers -- down to the last festive detail. 
 
  Thanksgiving 2014

Tgiving Table  

The holidays are upon us!  
Thanksgiving is the holiday that kicks the season off with great grub and gratitude.  From table settings, to turkey roasting and everything in between, a few event planner-approved tips for your Thanksgiving.  

Thanksgiving Drinks
Thanksgiving wine

Most of us know what is on the dinning menu for Thanksgiving, but often we find ourselves stumped when it comes to beverages.   
A few tips for Turkey Day drink pairings:  

Thank You for Your  
Kind Words!


"I can't thank you all enough for the incredible job your entire group did for us.  Last minute request turned into one of the best presented, tasting, appreciated and fun caterings we've ever done.  You certainly took every piece of information of what we were looking for and ran with it, quite successfully.  Batman and Robin were fantastic additions
that were a great surprise!"

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Halloween Party 
October 2014

Apple Cider
Happy Thanksgiving 2014

Thanksgiving Dinner

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