Bacon & Brews for Books is a bacon & brew fest featuring local craft brew and wine samples alongside unique bacon-inspired appetizers. Included in your ticket will be a pork sandwich and chips meal. All proceeds from Imagination Bacon benefit the Heartland United Way Imagination Library Program to ensure all children start kindergarten with a library of their own!

Those interested, please complete the sponsor webform below by June 15th. 

Imagination Bacon: Bacon & Brews for Books is back at the Heartland Events Center on Friday, August 1st! This fun event supports the Imagination Library Program, which mails a free age appropriate book to registered children ages 0-5 in Hall, Hamilton, Howard, and Merrick Counties. 

 

This year marks the 10th annual Imagination Bacon! The past 2 years this event has had over 650 attendees, and the impact this event has in our 4 counties is incredible! Heartland United Way is excited to bring in local vendors to provide attendees with delicious appetizers and tasty wine and beer samples! The Talbott Brothers will also be performing live music, and an auction will take place as well.

 

Sponsorships directly benefit our local Imagination Library program, as all proceeds will be dedicated to its funding. We appreciate your consideration to support our mission, to provide each child with a library of their own, and help parents be their child's best first teacher. If interested in sponsoring this event, please review the information below and complete the webform by June 15th so our team can recognize you for your support.

 

Please contact Karly at karly@heartlandunitedway.org with any event questions you may have, or Sharon at finance@heartlandunitedway.org with any financial questions you may have. Thank you!

Those interested in being a vendor at Imagination Bacon 2025, 

please complete registration below for your preferred vendor status by July 1st.

Ticket sales will begin the week of June 9th! Stay tuned on our facebook event page for more details! 

Imagination Bacon Sponsorship Form 2025

Sponsorships directly benefit our local Imagination Library program, as all proceeds will be dedicated to its funding. We appreciate your consideration to support our mission, to provide each child with a library of their own, and help parents be their child's best first teacher. If interested in sponsoring this event, please review the information below and complete the webform by

June 15th so our team can recognize you for your support. Please contact Karly at karly@heartlandunitedway.org with any event questions you may have, or Sharon at finance@heartlandunitedway.org with any financial questions you may have. Thank you!

 

Sponsorships directly benefit our local Imagination Library program, as all proceeds will be dedicated to its funding. We appreciate your consideration to support our mission, to provide each child with a library of their own, and help parents be their child's best first teacher. If interested in sponsoring this event, please review the information below and complete the webform by 

June 15th so our team can recognize you for your support. Please contact Karly at karly@heartlandunitedway.org with any event questions you may have, or Sharon at finance@heartlandunitedway.org with any financial questions you may have. Thank you!

 

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Event Details

Event Date
Fri, Aug 1, 2025 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm

700 E Stolley Park Road
Grand Island, NE 68801
United States