Queen Lizzie’s 87th Birthday Bash at Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille will benefit the Real Rosewood Foundation

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

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

On Wednesday, October 22, the Real Rosewood Foundation is celebrating the 87th birthday of founder “Queen” Lizzie at Visors Rooftop 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,” says 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 $80 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/45jtwfpx to get your tickets before they’re gone. Ticket purchases are tax deductible.

Rosewood 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 Robinson Jenkins established the Real Rosewood Foundation organization to honor her aunt and preserve the legacy and history of the town.