Ultimate Garden Party celebrates five years of feeding hope and fighting hunger in Central Florida
WESH 2’s Jason Guy previews the Ultimate Garden Party benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida on Saturday, May 16.
CENTRAL FLORIDA, GET READY TO ESCAPE TO ELEGANCE. ALL TO HELP FEED OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. THE ULTIMATE GARDEN PARTY BENEFITING SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK IS THIS WEEKEND. AND JOINING ME NOW TO TELL US AND THE FOOD BANK’S DEVELOPMENT. WE’VE GOT OUR DEVELOPMENT MANAGER HERE FROM SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK, VERONICA MUCHA. GOOD TO SEE YOU THIS MORNING. GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. YEAH. THIS IS SUCH A BIG EVENT. AND YOU KNOW, WE THINK BACK TO WHEN IT FIRST STARTED. I WAS OUT THERE TO HELP HOST THIS. AND MICHELLE IMPERATO WESH TWO IS A PROUD SPONSOR ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR. TELL US ALL ABOUT THIS EVENT, HOW IT’S GROWN OVER THESE YEARS. YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT FIRST YEAR WE MADE YOU DANCE ON THAT STAGE. I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU. NO I’M KIDDING. I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. I CAN’T DANCE A LICK. SO IT WAS REALLY TERRIBLE FOR THE THE AUDIENCE. BUT I HAD A BLAST WITH IT. YEAH. HEY, YOU WERE GREAT. AND SO WAS MICHELLE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT SHE HAD THE MOVES. YEAH. SO IF SOMEONE HAS HEARD OF US TALK ABOUT THE ULTIMATE GARDEN PARTY OVER THE YEARS, WHAT DO YOU TELL PEOPLE? JUST THAT QUICK LITTLE PITCH ABOUT THE EVENT? YEAH. I MEAN, IT’S AN INCREDIBLE PHILANTHROPIC EVENT. YOU KNOW, THERE IS CASINO STYLE GAMES. THERE’S LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, THERE’S INCREDIBLE SILENT AUCTION GIFTS, THERE’S A GREAT MEAL. AND ON TOP OF THAT, YOU’RE BENEFITING YOUR NEIGHBORS THAT ARE FACING HUNGER. SO IT’S A REALLY AWESOME AFTERNOON EVENT. IT IS. AND IT’S, YOU KNOW, A PERFECT SPRINGTIME EVENT TO GET OUT AND ENJOY THAT CENTRAL FLORIDA AND ALL THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER. WE JUST, WE NEED THE WEATHER TO COOPERATE. BUT BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE ARE OUTDOOR EVENTS THAT GET A LITTLE WARM. NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT THE NEED BECAUSE THIS BENEFIT SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK AND THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, THE NEED IS STILL SO GREAT. WE WE THOUGHT MAYBE WE WOULD SEE SOME IMPROVEMENT AFTER THE PANDEMIC, BUT THINGS ARE STILL CONTINUING FOR YOU ALL IN THE WORK THAT YOU CONTINUE DOING. YEAH. YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, 1 IN 7 OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE FACING HUNGER. YOU KNOW, THE COST OF INFLATION, INCREASED PRICES, AND WHAT WE’RE MAKING IS JUST NOT MATCHING UP, UNFORTUNATELY. SO WE’RE AVERAGING ABOUT 300,000 MEALS THAT WE’RE PROVIDING. I’M GOING TO SAY THAT, AGAIN, 300,000 MEALS. AND THAT’S EVERY SINGLE DAY. THAT’S EVERY DAY. JASON IN OUR SEVEN COUNTY SERVICE AREA. YEAH, THAT’S THAT’S A NUMBER THAT’S HARD TO WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND. IT TAKES A LOT OF FUNDING TO MAKE MAKE THOSE MEALS HAPPEN. AND THAT’S WHY YOU PUT AN EVENT LIKE THIS TOGETHER. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND WE NEED EVERYBODY TO COME OUT. SO LET’S TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, GETTING INVOLVED WITH THE ULTIMATE GARDEN PARTY FOR THIS FIFTH YEAR OF THE EVENT. HOW DO WE DO THAT? YEAH. WELL, ONE ARE THOSE TICKETS. THEY’RE ON SALE RIGHT NOW. TO 5 P.M. WE’VE GOT AN INCREDIBLE TRUNK SHOW. WE HAVE A SILENT AUCTION, WHICH IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE EVENT, YOU CAN STILL PARTICIPATE ON THE SILENT AUCTION FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME. THERE WILL BE A LINK THAT SENT OUT THAT SHOWS A FUEL, A FULL LENGTH THAT YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, WHICH IS WHICH IS AWESOME. SO THAT WAY PEOPLE CAN GET GET SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, AS PART OF THE EVENT. AND THEN THEY’RE SUPPORTING THIS GREAT CAUSE AS, AS A PART OF THE SILENT AUCTION. OKAY, SO WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT AND THE TICKETS. WHAT DO YOU WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW? CAN PEOPLE BUY UP A TABLE OR GET INVOLVED? THANK YOU. YOU CAN. YEAH. WE HAVE MAGNOLIA TABLES, WHICH SEATS? A PARTY OF TEN. WE HAVE VIP TICKETS. AND WE ALSO HAVE GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS. THEY’RE ALL STILL ON OUR WEBSITE. I BELIEVE FRIDAY IS OUR LAST DAY FOR TICKETS, SO KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE. PURCHASE THEM TODAY. YOUR TICKET SALES COME WITH VIP. COMES WITH A SWAG BAG. REALLY ELEVATED SEATING. SAME WITH THE MAGNOLIA TABLES. ENCOURAGES ALL YOUR TABLES TO BE THERE TOGETHER TOO. YEAH. AND THE EVENT AS WE SAID, IS TO BENEFIT THE WORK THAT’S HAPPENING AT SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK. IS THERE IS THERE ONE THING THAT YOU’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MAYBE GIVE US A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO THE ULTIMATE GARDEN PARTY FOR SATURDAY? THAT’S GOING TO JUST BE ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS. PEOPLE AREN’T GOING. YEAH, I FEEL LIKE THE BIGGEST THING IS THE COMMUNITY. WHEN YOU’RE IN THAT ROOM TOGETHER AND YOU SEE ALL THE PHILANTHROPIC GROUPS TOGETHER, AND THEY HAVE ONE GOAL TO HAVE A GOOD TIME, BUT ALSO SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS. AND IT’S A REALLY FEEL GOOD, GOOD VIBE INSIDE THERE. IT SURE IS. AND OF COURSE, WE MENTIONED IT A LITTLE EARLIER. WESH TWO HAS BEEN A PART OF THIS THING FOR ALL THESE YEARS, AND WE WILL BE BACK THERE AGAIN. DON’T MISS WESH TWO MICHELLE IMPERATO AND JESSE PAGAN AT THE ULTIMATE GARDEN PARTY. THEY ARE GOING TO EMCEE. MAYBE WE’LL MAKE MICHELLE DANCE AGAIN THIS YEAR. YOU KNOW, FOR THE FOR THE FIFTH YEAR. ALL RIGHT, VERONICA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT SOME OTHER TIME SOON. YES. GOT TO GET BACK TO IT. AN
Ultimate Garden Party celebrates five years of feeding hope and fighting hunger in Central Florida
WESH 2’s Jason Guy previews the Ultimate Garden Party benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida on Saturday, May 16.
Updated: 9:23 AM EDT May 11, 2026
WESH 2’s Jason Guy previews the Ultimate Garden Party benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida on Saturday, May 16.Click here to learn more. >>Watch the full interview in the video player above.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
WESH 2’s Jason Guy previews the Ultimate Garden Party benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida on Saturday, May 16.
Click here to learn more.
>>Watch the full interview in the video player above.