Queen Lizzie’s 86th Birthday Bash at Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille will benefit the Real Rosewood Foundation

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Press release from Real Rosewood Foundation and Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Real Rosewood Foundation is celebrating its Queen!

On Wednesday, October 23, the Real Rosewood Foundation is celebrating the 86th birthday of founder “Queen” Lizzie at Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille in Celebration Pointe.

“We’re honored to once again host Lizzie’s birthday party and support the Real Rosewood Foundation,” said Freddie Wehbe, Managing Partner of Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille. “Lizzie is an important part of our community and the work she has dedicated her life to is important, so we’re excited to host her for this wonderful celebration.”

The party is a community event and all are welcome to join the festivities. Each ticket is $50 and comes with one one-drink ticket and access to a delicious buffet of favorites from Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille. Tickets are limited and on sale now. Proceeds benefit the Real Rosewood Foundation and the Mahulda Gussie Brown Carrier Cultural Museum Fund, which is looking to build a permanent location in Archer, FL. Go to https://tinyurl.com/QueenLizzie86 to get your tickets before they’re gone.

Rosewood, Florida was a bustling town of African Americans, founded in 1845 in Levy County. A successful town based on turpentine and timber, it enjoyed a robust population until a racially motivated mob attacked on January 1, 1923. As the niece of Rosewood survivor Mahulda Gussie Brown Carrier, Lizzie Jenkins Robinson established the Real Rosewood Foundation organization to honor her aunt and preserve the legacy and history of the town.

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