“Strengthening families for a better life.”
CALL US:
School: 901-725-7941
CAFE House:901-746-9341
Your Support Matters. Every ticket purchased helps expand C.A.F.E.’s programs that strengthen families, promote early literacy, and equip parents with the tools they need to help their children succeed.
What Your Gift Can Do:
$50 provides a family literacy kit.
$100 provides books and educational materials for a family.
$250 sponsors a parent for a multi-week Parenting Education Academy series.
$500 supports a family reading night.
$1,000 helps launch a new Parenting Education Academy cohort.
$5,000+ helps expand programs serving families across Memphis.
Can't Attend?
You can still make a lasting impact.
If you’re unable to join us on Sept. 19, we invite you to support C.A.F.E.’s 10th Anniversary Campaign with a tax-deductible donation.
Your generosity helps strengthen families, promote early literacy and equip parents with the tools they need to help their children thrive. Every gift, regardless of the amount, helps us build the next 10 years of impact.
Thank you for helping us celebrate 10 years of impact while building the next 10 years of opportunity for children and families across our community.
Celebrating 10 Years!
Sat, Sep 19
|Ballet Memphis
Celebrating 10 Years. Building for the Next 10. Join us as Children and Family Enrichment at Idlewild (C.A.F.E.) celebrates a decade of strengthening children, empowering parents and building stronger families throughout the Memphis community.
Time & Location
Sep 19, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Ballet Memphis, 2144 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104, USA
About the event
This milestone celebration is more than an anniversary. It is an opportunity to invest in the future of Memphis families. Our goal is to raise funds to expand parenting education and family literacy programs that will serve children and families for years to come.
Proceeds from the evening will support C.A.F.E.’s 10th Anniversary Campaign and help launch two transformational initiatives: Parenting Education Academy Providing parents with evidence-based education, practical tools and ongoing support to help children and families thrive. Family Literacy Initiative: Touch, Talk, Read, Play Helping families build early literacy skills through books, family reading experiences and resources that prepare children for lifelong success.
Tickets
General Admission | $125
Your ticket includes: • Admission to the 10th Anniversary Celebration • Heavy hors d’oeuvres • Live entertainment • Access to the silent auction • Networking with community leaders, supporters and friends of C.A.F.E.
$125.00
+$3.13 ticket service fee
Founding Supporter Reception
Exclusive Reception 5:30 to 6 p.m. Begin the evening with an exclusive pre-event reception before the celebration opens to all guests. Your Founding Supporter ticket includes: • Private reception from 5:30 to 6 p.m. • Complimentary signature cocktail • Live music • Early access to silent auction bidding • Networking with C.A.F.E. leadership, board members, sponsors and community partners • Admission to the anniversary celebration • Heavy hors d’oeuvres throughout the evening
$250.00
+$6.25 ticket service fee
Total
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