A local non-profit is hosting an annual fundraiser this weekend. Tori’s Angels will be hosting their 9th Annual Breakfast Benefit on Sunday at the Panora Community Center from 8am-1pm.

The meal includes bacon, eggs, pancakes, and beverages for a free-will donation. There will also be a silent auction until 12:30pm. Auction items include: gift cards and certificates from local restaurants, a one-night stay in the Amana Colonies, gift baskets, passes to the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroads, and a handmade cancer quilt.

Foundation Chair Bill Ridgley talks about another special item on the auction list. “We have a multi-night cruise on the Mississippi River. You’ll be staying overnight, you’ll be cruising up and down the Mississippi. It should be a wonderful event. There’s also included in that cruise tickets to the National Riverboat Museum. And there’ll be a time when the captain sits with you and explains everything about the riverboats and his 35 years experience on the river.”

The fundraiser originally began as a way to support namesake child, Tori Heckman’s life-saving heart surgery. The organization helps fund treatment for six current or former Guthrie County children who are battling life threatening illnesses. To hear more about the event and Tori’s Angels, listen to today’s Let’s Talk Guthrie County program.