Our Community

We take our community seriously. Seriously, dudes. Seriously. That is why through volunteering, ticket giveaways, merchandise donations, attendee donations and a portion of event proceeds the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival has helped raise over $35,000 for local non-profits in our community. OHHHH, Bacon!

These are among the non-profit organizations we have helped:

• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Blank Children’s Hospital
• Boys and Girls Club
• Central Iowa Shelter Services
• Children’s Cancer Connection
• ChildServe
• Des Moines Derby Dames
• John Stoddard Cancer Center
• Great Des Moines Habitat for Humanity
• Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute
• Hannawalt Elementary School
• Leukemia Lymphoma Society
• Mentor Iowa
• The Principal Charity Classic
• Salisbury House
• St. Augustin School
• TRHS Foundation
• Variety – The Children’s Charity