Ashburn Restaurants Raise Money for Tigerlily Foundation

hosted a festive session July 21 filled with good food, fun and the chance to raise money for a charity that helps women with breast cancer.

People came out to “dish” for themselves, with a portion of the sales set aside for the Tigerlily Foundation.

Special samples were offered to taste, including black bean salsa, corn salad and “mocktails.” In addition, Tony Stafford brought chowder and lobster rolls from . There was music, balloons and socializing, all for a good cause.

Elizabeth Marcotte, co-owner of Let’s Dish! in the mid-Atlantic, serves on the Tigerlily Foundation’s board of directors. As a breast cancer survivor, she has a personal passion for the cause.

“I was a young mother when I was diagnosed and treated, and was touched by the incredible amount of help I received from friends and neighbors,” she said.

The foundation supports young women with breast cancer. The under-40 age group of women has been identified as more likely to be dependent on every paycheck and have young children, all while going through a difficult and stressful time receiving treatment.

“Tigerlily gives a lot of support to women including chemo buddies, help in the house and the meals at home program,” Marcotte explained. “Tigerlily is always looking for women in need and they want to help.”

Let’s Dish! regularly supports the foundation. Once a week employees send eight dinners that feed three people to different women who are selected through an application process. Let’s Dish! subsidizes the labor, shipping and packaging of materials and Tigerlily pays for the food. The current fundraiser runs through the end of July.

Ford’s Fish Shack is contributing $1 for every bowl of chowder sold at the restaurant. Customers for Let's Dish! can enter a promo code, F9-tigerlily, and the company will donate 10 percent. If anyone would like to make a straight donation, checks written to the Tigerlily Foundation can be dropped off or mailed to Let's Dish! at 44260 Ice Rink Plaza, Ashburn, VA 20147.

Let's Dish! and Ford’s Fish Shack are both located in the Cameron Chase Village Center, next to the Ashburn Ice House.