The 2024 Green Bay Packers Themed "Taste" Event
The Onalaska Education Foundation (OEF) is a local, non-profit organization that provides Claude Deck grants for teachers in Onalaska public and private schools for innovative programs and projects that inspire students to achieve educational excellence. In addition, the OEF's Acts of Kindness and Seasons of Kindness programs ensure that students in need in Onalaska schools have access to essential items such as tennis shoes, winter boots and coats, clothing, toiletries, and holiday gifts.
The OEF's 2024 Green Bay Packers Themed "Taste" fundraising event will be held on Saturday January 20th from 6:00 PM until the Packers game ends at the La Crescent Area Event Center. "Taste" tickets are just $35 and are available for purchase from OEF board members, at the event, and on the OEF's website.
Please note that the OEF's 2024 "Taste" event is being held at a NEW LOCATION this year:
The La Crescent Area Event Center
595 Veterans Parkway
La Crescent, MN 55947
(507) 895-0595
Join us for an unforgettable evening of giving back and good times at the Onalaska Education Foundation’s Green Bay Packers themed 2024 “Taste” event. Indulge in the flavors of our community with a tempting array of dishes from beloved local restaurants while watching the Packers beat the 49ers on multiple 11 foot screens located throughout the venue!
In addition to watching the Packers football game, you can also test your luck at our thrilling casino games with “celebrity” dealers and 50-50 raffles and bid on amazing silent auction items. Sip on refreshing drinks, enjoy live pre-game music from Saner and Gibbons, watch the Packers game in the company of your friends and neighbors, and, most importantly, show your support for our area schools while enjoying a fantastic evening out!
We’re planning to keep things casual while celebrating Onalaska Schools, the “Taste” and the Green Bay Packers, so feel free to wear your favorite sports team apparel to the event!
Let’s unite for education, fun, generosity, and the Green Bay Packers!
The "Taste" event's silent auction will be open for online bidding through Saturday, January 20th at 9:30 PM. Additional auction items will be added throughout the week. Auction items will be on display at the "Taste." All funds raised through the silent auction and the 2024 "Taste" event will be used to support the OEF's Claude Deck grants and our Acts of Kindness and Seasons of Kindness programs.
Auction items will be available for pick-up when the auction closes. We will contact auction item winners who are unable to attend the "Taste" event to arrange pick-up the following week.
The “Taste” Silent Auction and Raffle Item Donors Include:
- Alpine Inn
- Big Als Pizza
- Boyer's Furniture
- Chicago Cubs
- Coulie Family Dental
- Dahl Automotive
- Doggie Business
- Eagle Bluff Elementary School Staff
- Fazolis
- Fifth Avenue Awards
- Games People Play
- HaveSol Studio
- HOM Furniture
- Houghton’s
- Howies
- Hunt + Gather Grazing Boards
- Irving Pertzsch Elementary School Staff
- La Crosse Area Family YMCA
- La Crosse Children’s Museum
- La Crosse Community Theater
- La Crosse Dance Centre
- La Crosse Loggers
- Lost Island Wine
- Luther High School Students
- Mainstream Boutique
- Mathy Construction
- MECA Sportswear
- McDonalds Corporation
- Minnesota Marine Art Museum
- Minnesota Twins
- Misty’s Dance Unlimited
- Northern Hills Elementary School Staff
- Mueller Photography
- North Country Steak Buffet
- Oak Forest Dental
- OHS Varsity Team Coaches Rohde, Yashinsky, Cowley, Moser, Kowal, Heit, and Ludeking
- Onalaska Education Foundation Board Members
- Onalaska High School Staff
- Onalaska Middle School Staff
- Radisson Hotel
- Red Pines Restaurant
- Reflections Salon
- Root Down Yoga Studio
- Rose Jewelers
- Sea Life Aquarium
- Shayna Stellflue, Beautycounter consultant
- Shogun Sushi & Hibachi
- St. Patrick School Staff
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran School Staff
- Tailgators
- The Crow
- The Studio
- Viterbo Fine Arts Center
The “Taste” Event Sponsors Include:
- Baird Foundation Incorporated
- Culligan
- Dale Pasell
- Edward Jones
- Elevate Media Group
- Festival Foods
- Kujak Orthodontics
- Kwik Trip
- Ness Kemp
- Optical Fashions
- Pearl Street Brewery
- Reed Music Studio
- RTP Company
- Tosrud & Temp S.C.
- Vantage Architects, Inc.
The evening will include food donated by the following area restaurants:
- Apothik Food Truck
- Big Boar BBQ
- Burrachos
- Crossroads Bar & Grill
- Impact Nutrition
- Kwik Trip
- Mimi’s Kitchen
- Outback Steakhouse
- Scooter’s Coffee
- Swing Bridge Pub