(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Get ready for Pasta in the Park 2024—a beloved Southern Colorado event! Enjoy delicious food, fun, and community while supporting a local nonprofit.

Pasta in the Park is TESSA’s annual fundraiser; Anne Markley, CEO of TESSA, and Annie Snead with Ent Credit Union chat with host Krista Witiak about what people can expect and where to get tickets.

The event will take place on August 24, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., near TESSA’s offices on the grounds of the Myron Stratton Home (435 Gold Pass Heights, Colorado Springs, CO 80906).

TESSA is a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking.

“This annual fundraiser is crucial in raising unrestricted funds that allow TESSA the flexibility to allocate resources where they are needed most, especially amid recent federal funding cuts and an unprecedented increase in demand for our services,” Markley noted during her interview.

The event will showcase local community partners and businesses competing to make the best-tasting pasta sauce. The evening will feature live music, a silent and live auction, a wine pull, cocktails, various wine and spirits vendors, appetizers, dessert, and dancing.

For more information about the event or the services offered by TESSA, visit www.tessacs.org.