The Real Rosewood Foundation will celebrate the 87th birthday of founder “Queen” Lizzie Robinson Jenkins at Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille on Wednesday, Oct. 22.
The fundraiser event will be from 6 to 10 p.m. on the Visors Rooftop at 4860 Steve Spurrier Way in Gainesville at Celebration Pointe. Tickets are $87.21 and can be purchased by clicking here. Ticket purchases are tax-deductible.
“We’re honored to once again host Lizzie’s birthday party and support the Real Rosewood Foundation,” said Freddie Wehbe, managing partner of Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille, in a press release. “Lizzie is an important part of our community and the work she has dedicated her life to is important, so we’re excited to host her for this wonderful celebration.”
The party is a community event, and all are welcome to join the festivities. Each ticket comes with one one-drink ticket and access to a buffet of favorites from Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille.
Tickets are limited and on sale now. Proceeds benefit the Real Rosewood Foundation and the Mahulda Gussie Brown Carrier Cultural Museum Fund, which is looking to build a permanent location in Archer.
Rosewood was a bustling Florida town of African Americans, founded in 1845 in Levy County. A successful town based on turpentine and timber, it enjoyed a robust population until a racially-motivated mob attacked on Jan. 1, 1923. As the niece of Rosewood survivor, Mahulda Gussie Brown Carrier, Robinson Jenkins established the Real Rosewood Foundation organization to honor her aunt and preserve the legacy and history of the town.
For more information about the “Queen Lizzie’s 87th Birthday Bash,” contact Robinson Jenkins at 352-214-6003 or email lizzieprj@aol.com or Wehbe at 352-284-3733 or freddie@wehbemarketing.com.