Photos: Alpine Kiwanis holds 53rd Brat Days in Loves Park, Cherry Valley

July 12, 2024|By Kevin Haas|In Trending, Photo Gallery, Rock River Current, 815 News, Local, Rockford
Nelson Drozd, 3, takes a bite on Friday, July 12, 2024, during Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days at Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Loves Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
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LOVES PARK — Alpine Kiwanis Club kicked off its 53rd annual Brat Days on Friday at Blain’s Farm & Fleet and the CherryVale Mall.

The event raises money for local nonprofits and helps provide scholarships to graduating high school seniors for post-secondary education and training.

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The event runs until 7 p.m. Friday at the mall, 7200 Harrison Ave., Cherry Valley, and Blain’s Farm & Fleet, 7300 E. Riverside Blvd., Loves Park. It then continues from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at both locations.

A meal is $10 at the event. For more information, visit the Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days page on Facebook HERE.

Sisters Da’Karriyah Smith, 17, left, and De’Ajah Smith, 14, volunteer with Alpine Kiwanis on Friday, July 12, 2024, during Brat Days at CherryVale Mall in Cherry Valley. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Alpine Kiwanis member Ted Blum rings the donation bell on Friday, July 12, during Brat Days at Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Loves Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department senior deputy Lisa Ballinger works the grill on Friday, July 12, for Alpine Kiwanis during Brat Days at Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Loves Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Delaney Porter hands a customer her drive-thru order on Friday, July 12, 2024, during Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days at Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Loves Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Darlene Riddle, right and Jessica Steinberg react to Hammy the Hog on Friday, July 12, 2024, during Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days at CherryVale Mall in Cherry Valley. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Brats on the grill Friday, July 12, 2024, during Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days in Loves Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Dwayne Collins works the grill on Friday, July 12, 2024, for Alpine Kiwanis during Brat Days at Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Loves Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Jeimy Soto smiles toward her fellow Midland States Bank employees on Friday, July 12, 2024, while volunteering during Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days at CherryVale Mall in Cherry Valley. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
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Brats on the grill Friday, July 12, 2024, during Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days in Loves Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Natalie Drozd, 5, smiles at the camera on Friday, July 12, 2024, during Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days at Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Loves Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
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Janene Stephenson rings the donation bell on Friday, July 12 during Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days at Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Loves Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Jumbo hot dogs on the grill on Friday, July 12, 2024, during Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days in Loves Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Hammy the Hog recommends the vegan brat on Friday, July 12, 2024, during Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days at CherryVale Mall in Cherry Valley. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Delaney Porter and Laura Mendes pause for inbetween drive-thru deliveries on Friday, July 12, 2024, during Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days in Loves Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department senior deputy Lisa Ballinger works the grill on Friday, July 12, for Alpine Kiwanis during Brat Days at Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Loves Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
De’Ajah Smith, 14, wraps and stacks brats with her sister Da’Karriyah Smith, 17 during Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days on Friday, July 12, 2024, at CherryVale Mall in Cherry Valley. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Jaime Welte-Finch, daughter of Brat Days co-founder Jim Welte, holds Nathan Drozd, 3, as he takes a bite on Friday, July 12, 2024, during Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days at Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Loves Park. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

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