For one night only this summer, Darrows Barn at Round Top Farm in Damariscotta will be transformed into a celebration of all things Thai in honor of a local organization that helps young women from Northern Thailand escape the threat of human trafficking. On Friday, August 4, residents from the Midcoast and beyond will be dancing, dining and drinking at the Sunflower Celebration, a fundraising event benefiting Boothbay-based non-profit, Friends of Thai Daughters.

A line-up of local businesses have come together to help make sure the evening becomes one of the highlight events of the summer. Guests will dine on Stone Cove Catering’s scrumptious Thai-inspired food prepared with vegetables donated by Morning Dew Farm. Oysters on the half shell donated by Mook Sea Farms will be paired with Split Rock’s horseradish-infused vodka for oyster shooters. The Newcastle-based distillery is also creating a one-off signature cocktail with their blueberry-infused vodka. Oxbow is donating beer on tap to complement the mid-coast-meets-Thai fusion menu. And Boothbay area guests will ride in comfort to the event thanks to Country Coach Charters who is donating a round-trip transportation on a 50-passenger charter bus.

Guests will meet “Daughters” in town for the event and have a 1 in 300 chance to win $3,000 as part of a reverse raffle led by artist, musician and entertaining auctioneer Douglas Gimbel. The $75 ticket includes all you can eat, open bar and a reverse raffle ticket. A limited number of additional reverse raffle tickets are available for $50 each. Interspersed between the reverse raffle drawings will be exceptional live auction items including two-nights on a private island off of Southport, a Red Sox dream package, a trip to Brittany, France, a giant Buddha and much, much more. Absentee bids will be accepted.

The evening would not be possible without the continued backing of lead sponsor Mexicali Blues and assistance from The First National Bank; Gallagher, Villeneuve & DeGeer; Long Grain and Best Thai restaurants, and Cellardoor Winery, all of whom are providing incredibly generous support for the celebration as well as for FTD’s growing program. Leading up to the event, Morning Dew Farm is donating proceeds from its Thai chili plant sales at the Damariscotta Farmers Market to support FTD’s work.

Committee members Rosa Ergas, Janet Fowle, Adele Gale, Brady Hatch, Kate Horgan, Ellen James, Julie Lamy, Mark Lazzari, and Jane McBride are creating an unforgettable evening. Also supporting the event is the host committee: Liz Evans, Sharon and Doug Goldhirsch, Chuck and Betty Koch, Carol and Pete Matwiczyk, Dorothy Naylor and Normand Saucier, Mark Osborn and Buzz Makarewicz and Seth Stewart.

To buy Sunflower Celebration tickets, visit www.friendsofthaidaughters.org or mail a check payable to “FTD” to Friends of Thai Daughters, P.O. Box 370, Trevett, ME 04571. For more information about the event or FTD, visit the website or email Julie@friendsofthaidaughters.org.