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# Join Us At An Oct. 22 Fun-Raiser And Silent Auction
- URL: https://www.investigatemidwest.org/join-us-at-an-oct-22-fun-raiser-and-silent-auction/
- Published: 2015-09-21T13:21:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-11T02:38:23.000Z
- Author: Lindsey Drilling
- Tags: Blog, From the Editor, Investigate Midwest News, iowawatch, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-06-18 04:56

IowaWatch board member Bob Walker and his wife, Kristy, are inviting the public to a fundraiser and silent auction they will host at their home west of Iowa City to raise funds for the non-profit Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism.

The event will be on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Walker Homestead, [3913 James Ave. SW. ](https://www.google.com/maps/place/3913+James+Ave+SW,+Iowa+City,+IA+52246/@41.6494471,-91.657153,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x87e446381021c1dd:0x36ffd78e97efedf5?ref=investigatemidwest.org)  

The event will include wine and cheese and wood-fired pizza catered by Provender. Live music will be performed by the oldies band, Twist ’n’ Shout.

[![Ukrainian Folk Dolls](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cd/d3/cdd3c059-8898-40b1-bcf7-cb2d3aa89775/content/images/2026/09/Figurines21.jpg)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cd/d3/cdd3c059-8898-40b1-bcf7-cb2d3aa89775/content/images/2026/09/Figurines21.jpg?ref=investigatemidwest.org)

Ukrainian Folk Dolls

The silent auction items range from original framed prints of work by a world-renowned photographer to international crafts, historic mementoes, meals and baked goods. All proceeds after expenses will benefit the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, which operates[ IowaWatch](https://investigatemidwest.org/?ref=investigatemidwest.org).

Advanced tickets are available at [http://bit.ly/IaWEvent](http://bit.ly/IaWEvent?ref=investigatemidwest.org) for $27.50\. This price includes Eventbrite processing fees and a $5 donation to IowaWatch.

The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism-IowaWatch is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization dedicated to producing independent, non-partisan, explanatory and investigative reports on matters of public interest and furthering the education of young journalists in Iowa.