Events & Campaigns
Uncorked 2026: Supporting Caring for Friends
Saturday, April 18 at Overbrook Golf Club
Join us for an unforgettable evening at Uncorked 2026—a sophisticated wine gala dedicated to supporting Caring for Friends. Enjoy a night filled with fine wines, gourmet cuisine, engaging auctions, and inspiring company, all supporting an important cause. This is our second annual Uncorked and it promises to be bigger and better even than last year!
Purchase tickets and sponsorships online here OR TEXT caringforfriends to 44834 https://onecau.se/caringforfriends
Evening Highlights
- VIP Pre-Tasting Experience (5:00pm): For those seeking an exclusive preview, join us 60 minutes early for a VIP tasting session. Savor special and rare wines from around the world, including selections available in large format. Our expert WSET Sommeliers will be on hand to assist you. Mingle among our silent auction and bid early! It’s going to be bigger and better than last year!
- Tasting Reception (6:00pm): This year we celebrate great wines from three featured countries: France, Italy and Spain. Begin your night with a curated selection of six exceptional wines featuring the best-loved varietals. Enjoy these tastings alongside passed hors d’oeuvres and selections from our three stations. Once again, our expert WSET Sommeliers will be on hand to guide you through each pour, offering insights and plenty of time to mingle and bid on exclusive silent auction items.
- Gourmet Dinner & Live Auction (7:30pm): Hosted by Jimmy Bartorillo in partnership with Overbrook Golf Club, a sumptuous dinner awaits you—artfully paired with three additional exceptional wines from – you guessed it, France, Italy and Spain. During dinner, take part in a live auction featuring remarkable wines and unique experiences. We also invite you to bring a bottle of your own to share with friends at your table!
- Cigar & Bourbon After-Party: As the evening winds down, join us on the porch for a relaxed Cigar and Bourbon tasting. Enjoy a selection of special cigars and bourbons, and feel free to bring along your favorites for an extra personal touch.
Sponsorships and table reservations are available. For more on this and upcoming events supporting Caring for Friends, or opportunities to become a sponsor, please contact Kurt Spangler at kurt.spangler@caringforfriends.org or 267-874-2011
Matthew Karstetter, UNCORKED 2025 Event Chairman
Vince Schiavone, CEO Caring for Friends
Faces from the Party at Parx Casino on October 16 in celebration of our 50th Anniversary.
April 27th, 2025 we celebrated our volunteers at Parx Casino, for our Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast.
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Check It Out NowHow Can You Help?
Find the many ways you can pay it forward.
Food and funds are down and every little bit of donations helps provide food and friendship to homebound, homeless, and hungry friends in our area. Now we offer different options to donate!
The resulting $10,000 can help us buy:
- feeds 700+ homebound seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities
- Every $10 helps provide five meals to a homebound neighbor in need – consider donating monthly
- 2,500 snack bags for people facing homelessness on the streets and in shelters
- Just $6 provides a day’s worth of meals to someone who might not have them otherwise
Caring for Friends has a variety of volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups of all sizes and ages. Help prepare meals in our kitchen, pack boxes in our dry line, or help us in the office or warehouse.
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We are always in need of frozen protein, canned items, as well as non-perishable foods. In addition, everyday pantry items—such as spices, herbs, and oils—are needed for us to keep a well-stocked commercial kitchen.
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Groups can prepare these bags as part of a volunteer event in our location or theirs. Volunteers who help assemble snack bags will place 6-9 items in a bag for our homebound seniors, people living on the streets or in shelters, and children and their families in need.
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In everything we do, we strive to provide not just food, but also friendship. Sometimes, this comes in the form of a caring note – a hand-written word of inspiration to brighten someone’s day. We are always in need of caring notes from caring people like you! Learn more about these notes and how you can get them to us. *NEW: We now have Coloring Caring Note Templates!
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