Thank you, Headband & Friends

On the very spring evening of April 19th, nine of amazingly talented local a capella groups gathered on the Willamette campus for Aca Prom. The a cappela performers for the evening were from all across Oregon; starting with local greats from Willamette University; Headband, Up Top, Tandem, and Mill Street Sailors. Oregon State’s Divine and Power Chord were there, a long with University of Oregon’s Mind the Gap, Portland State’s The Green Note and Linn-Benton’s Formal House Party!

Folks were dressed up, signature mocktails were served with light snacks and the groups performed under the lights. 

For the second year, Headband has selected Free Fridge Salem as a recipient of their donation based entry fee to the event. We set up a table and showed some of the shelf stable foods that we offer in our pantries. This year, $493 was raised!!! 

Thank you so much, Headband! Thank you Ash for being such a gracious contact person. Thank you to all the performers and supporters! Thanks to Keith, Aiden, Em and Daniel for hanging around the donation table for the evening! 

We will be distributing the funds to our pantry hosts that have supplied us with their Venmo and for those that haven’t, we will be filling your pantry! 

Thanks for taking care of one another. 

Photo ID’s: 1. a photo of the Aca Prom sign on a white sandwich board. The text reads, Willamette University’s a cappella groups present Aca Prom A night of fun, food, dancing and a capella performances. April 19th 7:30pm-10:30pm Montag Den Featuring Up Top, Headband, Millstream Sailors, Tandem, Powerchord, Divine, Mind the Gap, The Green Note, Formal House Party Suggested $10 donation for free fridge Salem at the door. For questions, concerns, and accommodations contact (an email address) 2. a black tablecloth spread across a table with gold star decorations scattered across the tablecloth. two blue chair sit in the background in front of a golden selfie scene on the wall. 3. the free fridge salem table with shelf stable foods, a hand painted cardboard sign. the tablecloth is shiny and there are golden star decorations on the table along with the white Venmo qr code sign. 4. a colorful balloon archway. 5. The black Aca Prom drink menu resting on a black tablecloth with gold star decorations spread on the table. The menu reads: Aca Prom 2024 drink menu. Up Top Lemon Drop: club soda, lemon juice, simple syrup, sugar rim + lemon garnish. Headsun Bandrise: grenadine, sprite, orange juice, maraschino cherry. Millstream Mojito: lime juice, simple syrup, club soda, mint leaves + lime. Tandem by the Sea: blueberry syrup, coconut milk, coconut water, pineapple juice, lime juice, blueberries. Food and drink free but suggested $10 donation for free fridge salem at the door. All drinks are non-alcoholic.