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Chef and Champion Challenge

A Recipe For Inclusion!

October 20, 2022

5:30 – 9:00 PM | Des Moines, IA

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Join us on Thursday, October 20th, 2022, for an evening of food and friendship at the Knapp Center in Des Moines for hearty appetizers and desserts prepared by chefs from fifteen area restaurants and Best Buddies Iowa buddy pairs. The evening will include drinks, silent and live auctions, feature remarks from key Best Buddies Iowa Ambassadors and volunteer leaders and will feature a program lead by Steve Berry and Linsey Birusingh with special guests Tyler Steinke and Lauren Kaduce.

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Schedule

Thursday, October 20, 2022
5:00 PM: Registration begins
5:30 PM: Doors Open
9:00 PM: Event Concludes

Location

Knapp Center
2525 Forest Ave.
Des Moines, IA

Event Contact

CarrieMueller@bestbuddies.org

Kimberly Krantz

Congrats to our 2022 Iowa Champion of the Year

 

Kimberly Krantz

Raised $50,900 for Best Buddies in Iowa

 

Featured Restaurants

  • iowa chef aura restaurant and lounge 2021 sponsor logo
  • iowa chef echos cookie shop 2021 sponsor logo
  • iowa chef flemings prime steakhouse and wine bar 2021 sponsor logo
  • iowa chef tumea and sons 2021 sponsor logo

Meet our 2022 Champion Candidates…

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Supporting Local Best Buddies Programs

Funds raised benefit Best Buddies – the world’s largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).  Our programs empower the special abilities of people with IDD by helping them form meaningful friendships with their peers, secure successful jobs, live independently, improve public speaking, self-advocacy and communication skills, and feel valued by society.
The IDD community that Best Buddies serves includes, but is not limited to, people with Down syndrome, autism, Fragile X syndrome, Williams syndrome, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury and other undiagnosed disabilities.

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Presenting Sponsors

Iowa Chef Sammons Financial 2022 Sponsor Logo

Michael and Kimberly Krantz

  • Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities logo
  • People's Company logo
  • Gilbert & Cook logo
  • Drake University logo
  • Boyle Capital logo
  • urology center of iowa
  • Dotdash Meridith logo
  • Farmer's Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa logo
  • Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar logo
  • Hessen HausBrauen Pub logo
  • HyVee logo
  • KRM Custom Homes logo
  • Mercedes-Benz of Des Moines logo
  • Revelton Distilling Co. logo
  • Sysco logo
  • Truman's logo
  • Des Moines Eye Surgeons logo
  • Buzzard Billys logo
  • Businessolver logo
  • American Tek Systems logo
  • American Equity
  • Iowa Chef West Bank 2022 Sponsor Logo
  • Iowa Chef Wasabi 2022 Sponsor Logo
  • Iowa Chef Tumea & Sons Restaurant 2022 Sponsor Logo
  • Iowa Chef Iowa Hospital Association 2022 Sponsor Logo
  • Iowa Chef Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities 2022 Sponsor Logo
  • Iowa Chef Echoe's Cookie Shop 2022 Sponsor Logo
  • Iowa Chef Christopher's Fine Jewelry 2022 Sponsor Logo
  • Iowa Chef Aura Restaurant & Lounge 2022 Sponsor Logo

For sponsorship opportunities and other event inquiries, please contact:

CarrieMueller@bestbuddies.org