Name: The 20th annual Compassionate Feast
Start: 2025-10-24T17:30:00-04:00
Location: Saint John's Resort

Please join us for the Compassionate Feast: an elegant evening benefitting our community's homeless animals. Register and view full details here: https://www.hshv.org/feast
The Schedule:
5:00-5:30PM
Courtyard photoshoot for VIP ticketholders. Meet in the Garden Gallery.
5:30-6:45PM
Open bar cocktail hour and silent auction in the Garden Gallery.
7:00PM
Gourmet 3-course plant-based feast and program of speakers, featuring HSHV President & CEO Tanya Hilgendorf and ecologist and author Carl Safina.
The Tickets:
General Admission $200 ($125 tax deductible)
Dinner + drinks + silent auction
VIP Admission $400 ($225 tax deductible):
All of the above + preferred seating + professional photo op in the courtyard + Compassionate Feast swag bag including autographed book by Carl Safina
Our Guest Speaker:
Carl Safina is an ecologist, author, and founding President of the Safina Center. He is the first Endowed Professor for Nature and Humanity at Stony Brook University. His work centers on animal psychology and the relationship between humans and nature. His book “Alfie & Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe,” is a moving account of raising, then freeing, an orphaned screech owl, whose lasting friendship with him illuminates humanity’s relationship with the natural world.
Our Emcee:
County Commissioner Justin Hodge has served as Commissioner for District 5 since 2021. He and his wife, Tajalli Hodge, live in the Sugarbrook neighborhood in Ypsilanti Township. Commissioner Hodge began his career as a clinical social worker, providing vital mental health services to children, adults, and families. He also provided services to build wealth in communities and promote economic mobility, including college savings accounts for children and free tax preparation for low-income families. Now, as a professor of social work at the University of Michigan, Commissioner Hodge teaches courses to prepare his students to find policy solutions to address the most pressing problems impacting our society with a focus on social, economic, and racial justice.