Enjoy March First Fridays with your friends and family while feeling good about each and every dollar you spend!
Goshen Gives Back, this Friday from 5 to 9 p.m., delivers First Fridays fun and festivities in Downtown Goshen while also raising crucial funds for nonprofit organizations that do important work throughout the Elkhart County community.
First Friday revelers can eat, drink, and shop for a good cause at Goshen Gives Back, knowing that a percentage of purchases at participating businesses and locations will be automatically donated to a local, not-for-profit partner charity. Purchase Passports allow anyone who makes a purchase at three separate participating locations to enter to win a Downtown Goshen prize pack, and select downtown merchants host special First Friday promotions and present in-store activities for all to enjoy.
Goshen Brewing Company presents live music with Grand Rapids-based singer/songwriter Matt Gabriel from 7 to 9 p.m., and Elephant Bar offers cold drinks to go along with hot beats from a live DJ throughout the night.
Goshen Gives Back is more than just a fun time—it’s a great example of why our area has such a feeling of unity and community spirit. Our Elkhart County organizations are always looking to help each other out!
Join us in Downtown Goshen this Friday for fun and entertainment, and to do your own part—without lifting an extra finger—to support area nonprofit groups!
Fun and games are in the mix, and youngsters and families can enjoy a collection of free activities at participating locations. Maple City Market, at 314 S. Main Street, teams up with the Goshen Public Library to host the Hungry Bookworm Scavenger Hunt from 5 to 8 p.m. for a chance to win books and treats, and Garden City Church, 134 S. Main, offers free treats and a chance for participants to enter a Family Game Night Giveaway.
Garden City Church also presents a hands-on Cards of Encouragement Station—where kids of all ages can create cards to lift the spirits of people in our community who could use a smile—and the Goshen Theater, 216 S. Main, is open for concessions from 5 to 8 p.m. to help revelers get their fix of popcorn and snacks.
Shop, dine, enjoy, and feel good!
During Goshen Gives Back, a percentage of every dollar spent at participating locations goes to support a worthy local cause, and shoppers can enter to win a Downtown Goshen prize pack if they make a purchase at three, separate participating locations.
Participating businesses will have passports at their stops than can be filled out by purchasers, with each additional purchase at another location counted as an additional entry. Once a passport is filled with three stamps, they can be left with the participating business to be entered in Downtown Goshen prize pack contest.
Promotions, deals, and fun for a good cause
The Catitude Cafe, at 210 South Main Street, Suite B, offers cat lounge session purchasers a second cat lounge session of the same length at 50% off, and donates 10% of its First Friday sales to Elkhart’s Here Kitty Kitty Rescue, a nonprofit that works to find ‘furever’ homes for homeless and abandoned cats and kittens.
Kindred Wool Co., 108 W. Washington St., offers 15% off all crochet and knitting needle sets for the evening, presenting a great opportunity to upgrade tools or start a new project, and donates 10% of its First Friday sales to Goshen’s First Light Mission.
DN3D Prints, 114 E. Washington, highlights its selection of new keychains, Meerkats, and book counters, and Fables Books, at 215 South Main Street, presents a special Meet the Authors event from 6 to 8 p.m., featuring a meet and greet with Rev. Dr. Laura Brown and fantasy author Kelsee Sharp.
DN3D Prints donates 10% of its First Friday sales to Goshen Art House, and Fables donates its 10% to The Window, Inc., which works to feed, clothe, and care for people in need.
Additional Goshen Gives Back Charitable Partnerships
- Biebs & Ash, 133 S. Main, donates 10% of First Friday sales to Phoenix Performing Arts
- Common Spirits, 111 E. Lincoln, donates 10% to the Cora Dale House
- Cortado, 132 S. Main, donates 10% to One Village
- The Fold, 219 S. Main, donates 10% to Goshen Pride
- Found, 208 S. Main, donates 10% to the National Immigrant Justice Center
- Goshen Brewing Co., 315 W. Washington, donates 10% to Goshen Theater
- The Green Bee, 111 E. Washington, donates 10% to Goshen Farmers Market
- Maple City Market, 314 S. Main, donates 10% to Goshen Public Library
- Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn, 106 N. Main, donates 10% to Goshen College
- Woldruff’s Footwear, 129 S. Main, donates 10% to The Post Youth Center
Goshen Gives Back is free and open to the public. Find additional event details for March First Fridays here.
Goshen Gives Back, this Friday from 5 to 9 p.m., delivers First Fridays fun in Downtown Goshen while also raising crucial funds for nonprofit organizations that do important work throughout the Elkhart County community. First Friday revelers can eat, drink, and shop for a good cause at Goshen Gives Back—presented by Downtown Goshen, Inc.—knowing that a percentage of their purchases at participating businesses and locations will be donated automatically to a local, not-for-profit partner charity.