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Let’s Ketchup hosting Family Festival on Saturday

The Let's Ketchup Family Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at Adventure Commons.

Let’s Ketchup, a local nonprofit dedicated to eliminating school lunch debt and keeping Care Closets stocked with essentials, again will host a Family Festival this Saturday.

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Adventure Commons, 70 Ken Hayes Drive in Bourbonnais, the free event will feature a “bounce house inflatable funland” made possible by sponsors at Urban Farmer, Riverside Community Credit Union and Luconi’s Pizza.

There also will be multiple fall craft stations, temporary tattoos, face paint by Janaya, balloon animals by Tabitha, music from Jimmy Frey, various community resource and business tables to visit, and raffle prizes.

Every kid in attendance will receive a raffle ticket upon entry for a chance to win a wide variety of prizes.

Food will be available to buy from The Bennett-Curtis House and Essential Smoothies.

Donations are “welcomed with gratitude,” according to the Facebook event flyer.

The organization helps area schools by raising funds for backlogged and active lunch debt for students in need, collecting daily life essentials for schools to stock Care Closets, and operating a monthly mobile food pantry.

Students in St. Anne School District stand with boxes of Cares Closet donations from the local nonprofit Let's Ketchup in February 2025.

For more information on monetary and item donation and volunteer opportunities, visit letsketchup.org or find Let’s Ketchup on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Tiffany Blanchette

Tiffany Blanchette

Tiffany Blanchette has been a photojournalist with the Daily Journal since 2014 and Photo Editor since 2018. She has won awards for her work from the Illinois Press Association and the National Press Photographers Association. She enjoys covering everything from news to sports in the very community she grew up in.