Eleventh Annual YAPPERS Feed the Need Luncheon and Silent Auction to Benefit Youth in Poverty

DUBUQUE, Iowa—The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque and its youth grantmaking board, the Youth Area Philanthropists (YAPPERS), announce the eleventh annual Feed the Need silent auction and soup luncheon taking place on Thursday, October 20, in the Roshek Building lobby, 700 Locust Street. Between 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., the public is invited to stop by for lunch, which will include several varieties of soup, salad, and bread. Attendees will also have the opportunity to bid on silent auction items donated by local businesses.

The cost is $10 at the door and all proceeds will support 2017 YAPPERS grants. Each year, the YAPPERS receive requests from local youth-serving nonprofit organizations. The high school students have the opportunity to review grants, go on site visits and make funding decisions to benefit local youth living in poverty. In 2016, the YAPPERS awarded $5,000 to local nonprofit organizations.

The YAPPERS are comprised of 42 students from area high schools. YAPPERS spend the academic year learning about community issues affecting local youth living in poverty. Feed the Need began as part of the Empty Bowls Project, a national youth poverty awareness campaign, and works to increase local awareness, community involvement and charitable giving focused on improving the lives of Dubuque’s disadvantaged youth.

Feed the Need is sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, Manna Java World Café, American Bombshell, and Houlihan’s.

For more information, call 563.588.2700 or visit www.dbqfoundation.org/feedtheneed.

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The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque strengthens communities and inspires giving. For more information, visit www.dbqfoundation.org.

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