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Columbia, SC – Councilman Moe Baddourah is hosting Patriotic Monday at Moe's Grapevine Italian Restaurant to benefit the housing and homeless programs of MIRCI... and this will be the second occasion to hold the event on the eve of our nation's election. Join us Monday, November 5, 2012 from 5:30-9:00 pm for with a buffet dinner until 8:30, provided by Moe. Moe’s Grapevine Italian Restaurant is located at 4478 Rosewood Drive, Columbia, SC.Regardless of political persuasion, please join us in celebrating our good fortune of being Americans and having the freedom to vote for whomever we choose.Moe will provide a taste-tempting buffet for a donation of $15.00 to MIRCI. In addition, “celebrity” bartenders will be mixing up libations at special discount prices! Celebrities include Representative James Smith, Judge Amy McCulloch, Councilman Greg Pearce, Tyler Ryan of WACH Fox, Tom Hall of the Plowboys, Artist Bill Davis and numerous members of the MIRCI Board of Directors.PROCEEDS AND TIPS WILL BENEFIT MIRCI'S HOUSING AND HOMELESS PROGRAMSMIRCI – the Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. (www.mirci.org) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that assists individuals with mental illness to recover in the areas of their lives impacted by their illness through housing, behavioral healthcare, and assistance with obtaining and managing their disability income.