2023 Taste of the Town
Restaurant Gift Card Raffle Fundraiser

Ticket Now on Sale

$20 a Ticket
To purchase raffle tickets email: tasteofthetown@foundation4mers.org

 

Three winners  
1st Prize – $1,500
2nd Prize – $500
3rd Prize – $250

Drawing to be held at Ruocco’s Restaurant, 345 Route 9 South, Manalapan NJ, on December 6, 2023 between 7:30pm and 8:00pm.  All proceeds will be used by The Foundation for Manalapan-Englishtown Regional Schools to provide educational resources for the MERS K-8 School district. Winners need not be present to be eligible and are responsible for all federal and state applicable taxes. “No substitution of the offered prize may be made and no cash will be given in lieu of the prize”

NJ LGCCC ID# 278-5-38712
Municipal RL# RA-1249

 

FIRST PRIZE:
$1,500 value in gift cards/certificates/coupons listed below

618 – $150
D’Angelo’s in Freehold –  $150
Metropolitan Cafe –  $100
Olde Silver Tavern –  $100
Peking Pavilion –  $100
Bagel World –  $50
Foodies –  $50
La Dona –  $50
La Rosa Chicken –  $50
Mahzu –  $50
Molino’s –  $50
Mostly Smoked –  $50
Pickled Herring –  $50
Ruocco’s Restaurant  –  $50
Tomato Pies –  $50
Darden (One Card) –  $40
Sal’s Gourmet Pizza and Pasta –  $40
Marlboro Diner –  $30
Al’s Luncheonette – $25
Bagel Nook –  $25.
Brownstone Pancake Factory –  $25
Cheesecake Factory – $25
Dunkin –  $25
Estrella Azul –  $25
Mom’s Golden Griddle –  $25
Ristorante Maietta –  $25
Starbucks –  $25
Subway –  $25
Panera – $20
The Oriental Pan Asian  –  $20

SECOND PRIZE: 
$500 value in gift cards/certificates/coupons listed below

D’Angelo’s in Freehold –  $150
Fred and Murry’s – $50
Slice –  $50
Pickled Herring –  $50
Ruocco’s Restaurant  – $50
Crumbl Cookies –  $35
Turning Point –  $28
Applebee’s –  $25
Dunkin –  $25
Ristorante Maietta –  $25
Yorktown Bagel –  $12

Third PRIZE: 
$250 value in gift cards/certificates/coupons listed below

Molino’s –  $50
Applebee’s –  $40
Turning Point – $28
Al’s Luncheonette – $25
Brownstone Pancake Factory –  $25
Cold Stone Creamery –  $25
iHop –  $25
The Oriental Pan Asian –  $20
Yorktown Bagel –  $12

 

Accepting Gift Card Donations for 2024 Fundraiser

 

Promote Your Business to MERS Families Looking for the Ultimate Dining Experience

 

The Foundation for MERS invites you to participate in the 2023 Taste of the Town – a restaurant gift card raffle fundraiser where families can win a variety of restaurant gift cards from local restaurants. 

Your Business Can Make a Difference
We are seeking restaurants that would like to join our efforts to support our school district by donating a gift card valued at $50 or more (amount is flexible). Be among the many restaurants and eateries involved and gain exposure to community residents while supporting the ongoing needs of our schools.

Benefits of Your Donation:
• Your business will be highlighted in a video loop on our website
• Your business will be featured on social media during and after the event 

 

For more information, please contact the Taste of the Town Fundraising Committee at  tasteofthetown@foundation4mers.org

 

"Taste of the Town" Sponsor

Donations will go towards the purchase of Gift Cards for the Fundraiser.