Our Story
HOW WE GOT STARTED
AND WHERE WE ARE NOW…
Art and Karen Wood are a Tucker staple. Art grew up in Tucker and is a Tucker H.S. graduate. His ties and involvement with the community are deep, and Karen got caught up in his enthusiasm and love for Tucker long before marrying in 2007.
Back in 2010, Art and Karen, along with Tucker First United Methodist Church, started Taste of Tucker to celebrate the great community of Tucker, Georgia. The first location was the church’s parking lot.
Art and Karen knew they wanted the event to be family-oriented, inclusive, fun, and that, in one way or another, would benefit the community at large.
13 restaurants participated that first year with 500 people in attendance. Three years later, the event could no longer fit on the original site, so Art and Karen moved it to Main Street.
Year after year, Taste of Tucker has continued to grow, featuring dozens of local restaurants and more than 7,000 people in attendance, raising funds to benefit NETWorks Cooperative Ministry, Camp Kudzu, and Olde Town Tucker Merchants Association.
For the 15th consecutive year, Taste of Tucker will fill Main Street in Tucker, Georgia with good food, community, and fundraising. And we can’t wait!
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to bring together local cuisine, sponsors, volunteers, the people of Tucker, and other nearby communities for one awesome afternoon of FUNdraising! Great eats, super entertainment, activities for the kids, and so much more…
100% of the proceeds go back to the community. In 2023, Taste of Tucker raised $52,750 to benefit NETWorks Cooperative Ministry and Camp Kudzu for kids with type 1 diabetes.
Our goal is for 2024 to be better, yet!
TASTE OF TUCKER’S 2024 BENEFICIARIES
Camp Kudzu has empowered and inspired children and teens living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) for over 20 years. Camp Kudzu offers summer camp and year-round programs for the entire family. Camp Kudzu provides the ideal setting to learn life skills, develop self-esteem and gain a sense of independence and community.
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Networks Cooperative Ministry is a Christian ministry helping persons in need in the Northlake-Embry Hills-Tucker area for the last 17 years. Comprised by a group of churches, groups and organizations, businesses and individuals, NETWorks is committed to assist our neighbors facing food insecurity and housing crises, and helping them thrive.
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