Food Finders Food Bank Announces Ninth Annual Blue Jean Ball

Food Finders Food Bank announced today that the food bank will host its ninth annual Blue Jean Ball on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The Blue Jean Ball, in partnership with the Purdue University College of Agriculture, and presented by Cargill and Indiana Packers, is the signature event to solely benefit the food bank. The ball increases community awareness and raises mission critical funds to ensure the food bank continues to address the essential needs of our Hoosier neighbors struggling with hunger.

“The Blue Jean Ball is fun,” says Katy Bunder, CEO at Food Finders Food Bank. “What could be better than wearing comfy clothes, eating good food, and buying fun auction items while raising money to feed people in our community that don’t have enough nutritious food? We are excited to host the event in-person once again!”

The food bank distributes more than eleven million pounds of food annually to nearly 76,000 Hoosiers through the combined efforts of 100 partner agencies, meal programs and the food bank’s programs; BackPack, Fresh Market, Mobile Pantry, Senior Home Delivery, Education and Resource Coordination.

Since its inaugural event in 2013, the Blue Jean Ball has raised nearly $600,000 towards operating funds needed to continue Food Finders’ mission of alleviating hunger. The food bank has used recent proceeds to help grow its existing direct-service programs and meet the increased demands from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thanks to the generosity of community sponsors, all of the ticket and auction proceeds directly benefit the food bank.

Returning Blue Jean Ball guests will enjoy a refreshed look and feel at the ball, the first in-person event since 2019. Like other nonprofits, the 2020 event was canceled and the 2021 ball was held virtually. The popular dress code of donning your best denim and pearls remains the crowd favorite. The evening, hosted by K105 WKOA’s Shamus, will include a new dinner menu from Outpost Catering. Local auctioneer, John Fields will host the ball’s silent and live auctions.

The Blue Jean Ball will take place on Saturday, May 7 at Beck Agricultural Center in West Lafayette. Individual and full-table tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online or by calling the food bank.

For more information about the Blue Jean Ball, please visit www.food-finders.org. Or call, 765.471.0062