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HOLLANDTOWN — Three iconic Fox Valley supper clubs will be part of the NFL’s Taste of the Draft fundraiser to fight student food insecurity.

Van Abel’s of Hollandtown, the Lox Club in Combined Locks and Mark’s East side of Appleton are three of 20 Wisconsin supper clubs participating in the event in Green Bay the day before the 2025 NFL draft at Lambeau Field.

Tickets to Taste of the Draft are $800 per person and are available at tasteofthenfl.com/taste-of-the-draft-2025/.

Presented by Schreiber Foods, Taste of the Draft is a new community impact initiative in collaboration with the Green Bay Packers to benefit GENYOUth’s commitment to end student hunger in Wisconsin.

It will be held on the evening before the NFL Draft – April 23, 2025, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. CDT, at Schreiber Foods headquarters, 400 N. Washington Street, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Twenty beloved Wisconsin supper clubs participate, including Bootleggers  Lodge in Tomahawk, Cattails Supper Club in Larsen, Dalles House Supper Club in St. Croix Falls, Eddie’s Restaurant in Superior, Gabe’s Wisconsin Kitchen and Tavern in Oshkosh, Green Acres Supper Club in Sauk City, House of Embers in Wisconsin Dells, Hotel Seymour Supper Club in Seymour, Krabbe’s Supper Club in Seymour, Lox Supper Club in Combined Locks, Mark’s East Side in Appleton, Moonlight Tavern & Supper Club in Port Washington, Nightingale Supper Club in Sturgeon Bay, Rupp’s Supper Club in Cleveland (Wisconsin), Palms Supper Club in Schofield, 3 Mile House Supper Club in Hazel Green, Timmer’s Resort Union Hotel & Restaurant in West Bend, Van Abel’s of Hollandtown in Kaukauna, and Wildflower Supper Club in Kewaunee.

With the money raised, GENYOUth’s nutrition grants will be awarded to up to 90 schools, in celebration of the 90th NFL Draft including Grab and Go school meal carts and milk coolers to increase access to and participation in healthy school meals.



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By Dan Plutchak

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