Iowa Chef & Champion Challenge
Unites and recognizes the community’s most active leaders in the name of inclusion.
5:30 PM | Des Moines, IA
Thank You!
Thank you for participating in this year’s Champion of the Year event! Because of you, we were able to raise funds to sustain and help expand our Best Buddies programs in the area. We look forward to having you at next year’s event. With your help and support, our mission of inclusion lives on!
Best Buddies Champion of the Year is a competitive fundraising campaign that unites and recognizes leaders of inclusion in local communities nationwide.
Champion Candidates commit to raising funds and awareness for Best Buddies throughout their campaign. Our Champions advocate for the Best Buddies mission and will generate countless opportunities for friendships, jobs, leadership development, inclusive living and family support. At the Best Buddies Champion of the Year celebration, we honor the Champions’ collective impact and name the ultimate Champion of the Year!
Best Buddies Iowa Chef and Champion Challenge is a competitive event that hosts a dozen different local restaurants and chefs, as well as highlights our programs through a fundraising competition between our Champions. All of our Chefs and Champions are local leaders who promote Best Buddies mission of friendship and inclusion.
Champion Candidates commit to raising funds and awareness for Best Buddies throughout their campaign. Our Champions advocate for the Best Buddies mission and will generate countless opportunities for friendships, jobs, leadership development, inclusive living, and family support. At the Best Buddies Chef and Champion Challenge celebration, we honor the Champions’ collective impact and name the ultimate Champion of the Year as well as Chef of the year.
Join us for an evening of food and friendship at the Knapp Center in Des Moines for hearty appetizers and desserts prepared by chefs from a dozen area restaurants and Best Buddies Iowa buddy pairs. We will have an all new program showcasing our work, as well as drinks, games and a live and silent auction! Hope to see you there!
Schedule
Fall 2025 – Date TBD
Doors Open: 5:30 PM
Dinner & Program: 7:00 PM
Event Ends: 9:00 PM
Location
Knapp Center
2525 Forest Ave.
Des Moines, IA
Event Contact
Congrats to our 2024 Iowa Champion of the Year
Brina Bily
Raised $15,950 for Best Buddies in Iowa
Iowa
A Glimpse of the Party...
Why Participate...
All funds raised benefit Best Buddies – the largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people worldwide with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Our programs empower people with IDD to form meaningful friendships with their peers, secure jobs, improve communication and advocacy skills, and live independently, while also offering support for their families.
The IDD community that Best Buddies serves individuals with IDD and their families. The IDD community includes, but is not limited to, people with Down syndrome, autism, Fragile X, Williams syndrome, and other undiagnosed disabilities.
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