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March 2, 2024 Mardi Gras Gala

A Gourmet Gala to Raise Funds to Build Homes for Hardworking Families in Need.

Habitat for Humanity builds more than houses. Together we’re helping families build strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter.

Join us on March 2, 2024 at our semi-formal Mardi Gras masquerade ball.

ATTEND THE GALA

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Support Homes, Communities, and Hope.

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DONATE TO THE SILENT AUCTION

Show Your Support By Donating an Item to the Silent Auction

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Our Impact in Numbers

By supporting this important charity event, you are making an impact in your local community of Wicomico County, Maryland.

Here’s how you’ve helped:

$96,000

Raised by Chefs for Habitat in 2023

0 Homes

Homes Built and Sold

0 Repairs

Home Repairs since 2006

Chefs for Habitat Celebrities are community leaders who participate in a fun and funny competition.

Each Celebrity uses their community influence to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County. The top three Celebrities who raise the most funds for HFHWC will compete (with our guests’ help) for the title of “best secret talent” and receive special recognition during the event, as will the Celebrity who raises the most funds overall!

gala chefs

Meet the 2024 Gala Chefs

Learn more about the Gala Chefs that make Chefs for Habitat possible.

Celebrity sous chefs

Meet the 2024 Celebrities

Learn more about last year’s Chefs Celebrities and help them funds for home construction materials.

2024 Celebrities Coming Soon

cELEBRATED SPONSORS

Meet our Celebrated Sponsors

Meet the amazing sponsors that support our mission and help make Chefs for Habitat possible

Meet our Honorary Chairs

Chris Eccleston

Founder, Delmarva Veteran Builder

Chris Eccleston, a Salisbury native, is the spirited founder of Delmarva Veteran Builders (DVB), a firm bringing a veteran’s touch to local construction projects. Under Chris’s helm, DVB soared into the national spotlight, gracing the Inc 5000 list thrice. A Navy vet, Chris’s core is all about supporting fellow veterans, a dedication honored at the Pentagon with the Secretary of Defense Freedom Award.

Besides DVB, Chris introduced Trashforce in 2020, turning a waste hauling service into a customer-centric venture. In 2023, he co-authored “Grit Leads To Greatness,” a children’s book resonating with young readers nationwide.

With solid academic roots from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Salisbury University, Chris also shines as a community beacon, serving on various local boards, always with an eye toward nurturing local growth.

Away from business pursuits, Chris’s world is filled with family joys, community engagements, and the occasional kitchen dance-off, making him not just a local entrepreneur, but a local hero.

Meet the 2024 Gala Chefs!

Every year, chefs from our local restaurants and catering companies step up to cook incredible signature dishes for our Chefs for Habitat guests. These Gala Chefs dedicate their time, resources, and considerable talent to build this signature event, and we give them outpourings of thanks for their skilled hands and giant hearts.

Thomas Raymond

Alicia Boyd

Ka’Terra Dettbarn

Al Chandler

2024 Chefs Celebrities Fundraisers

Paula Nichols

Aaron Jones

Robert Fuller

Jennifer Lexy Lefebvre

Ricky Pollitt

Help Our Celebrities Raise Funding this Year

Help Our Celebrities Raise Funds to Support Habitat’s Mission to Ensure Safe, Affordable Homes for All.

$40,000

2023 FUNDING GOAL

$96,000

raised funding

MEET THE 2024 CHEFS CELEBRITIES

Learn more about 2024’s Celebrities and explore how you can help them reach their fundraising goals.

What Attendees Love Most About Chefs for Habitat

What our attendees have to save about our annual Chefs for Habitat Charity Event—here’s why you’ll want to join us!

"Chefs for Habitat is always a highlight in our social calendar. We love the wonderful variety of food and auction items and being able to support such a critically important organization in our community."

Kristin & Patrick Gilbert

"Barbara and I had a wonderful evening at Chefs For Habitat. Local chefs prepared delicious food. The variety of silent auction items was amazing. What a fun way to support Habitat!"

George Whitehead

"Great Event with amazing food, raising money for a great cause!"

Melissa Geeslin

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Meet Our Sponsors

We are so grateful for the support of these local businesses and organizations. Please show your support to these organizations by supporting them in return.