Next month, Obélix will host the fifth annual ‘Pausing For The Cause’ collaboration dinner with the El Che Steakhouse & Bar to benefit Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant) on Sunday, September 17th. Chef John Manion of El Che and Chef Oliver Poilevey of Obélix will come together in the Obélix kitchen to create a family-style dinner. All proceeds raised during the evening will go directly to Vibrant’s life-saving programs for suicide prevention initiatives.
“Addressing mental health is an ongoing commitment, and I am incredibly grateful for partners like Event Planner Rebecca Friedlander, Chef Oliver Poilevey, and Chef John Manion. Their commitment to suicide prevention and support of Vibrant Emotional Health allows us to continue to do our work and provide 24/7 emotional support when, where, and how people need it," said Kimberly Williams, President and CEO at Vibrant Emotional Health.
The evening will be a celebration of food, wine, and community. A selection of local sommeliers will also be present to assist with wine service. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m., and dinner will begin shortly after at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $500 per person and include bottomless champagne service.
Guests can bring bottles of wine to drink with dinner. All proceeds from the pay-what-you-want corkage fees and ticket sales will be donated to Vibrant Emotional Health. This year’s collaboration follows the success of this past spring event, which raised more than $63,000 for Vibrant Emotional Health, the administrator for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
The 988 Lifeline, a network of more than 210 state and local call centers answered nearly 5 million calls, texts and chats from people looking for help with suicide, mental health and substance use-related crisis since launching last July. In July 2023, the 988 Lifeline network announced a LGBTQIA+ subnetwork and Spanish text and chat services. These programs, alongside other efforts to democratize access to U.S. mental health care, broadened the 988 Lifeline’s reach and enabled crucial support to diverse communities nationwide.
Next month, Obélix will host the fifth annual ‘Pausing For The Cause’ collaboration dinner with the El Che Steakhouse & Bar to benefit Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant) on Sunday, September 17th. Chef John Manion of El Che and Chef Oliver Poilevey of Obélix will come together in the Obélix kitchen to create a family-style dinner. All proceeds raised during the evening will go directly to Vibrant’s life-saving programs for suicide prevention initiatives.
“Addressing mental health is an ongoing commitment, and I am incredibly grateful for partners like Event Planner Rebecca Friedlander, Chef Oliver Poilevey, and Chef John Manion. Their commitment to suicide prevention and support of Vibrant Emotional Health allows us to continue to do our work and provide 24/7 emotional support when, where, and how people need it," said Kimberly Williams, President and CEO at Vibrant Emotional Health.
The evening will be a celebration of food, wine, and community. A selection of local sommeliers will also be present to assist with wine service. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m., and dinner will begin shortly after at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $500 per person and include bottomless champagne service.
Guests can bring bottles of wine to drink with dinner. All proceeds from the pay-what-you-want corkage fees and ticket sales will be donated to Vibrant Emotional Health. This year’s collaboration follows the success of this past spring event, which raised more than $63,000 for Vibrant Emotional Health, the administrator for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
The 988 Lifeline, a network of more than 210 state and local call centers answered nearly 5 million calls, texts and chats from people looking for help with suicide, mental health and substance use-related crisis since launching last July. In July 2023, the 988 Lifeline network announced a LGBTQIA+ subnetwork and Spanish text and chat services. These programs, alongside other efforts to democratize access to U.S. mental health care, broadened the 988 Lifeline’s reach and enabled crucial support to diverse communities nationwide.
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