A Local Dining, Auction and Shopping Experience to Benefit Operation Food Search
Feast for Change is an annual dining experience that brings people together to enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, explore a pop-up Farmers Market, and enjoy a menu created with the best local ingredients.
263
Attendees
$235,000+
Net Proceeds
11
Local Vendors
Feast for Change 2026 was held on September 12th at the historic Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. This year’s event celebrated Operation Food Search’s 45-year legacy of neighbors feeding neighbors, bringing together community leaders, changemakers, and supporters for an evening of local cuisine, a vibrant Farmers Market featuring local vendors, unique auction experiences, and philanthropy. OFS was proud to recognize Martha Kratzer and Lynn Morley as recipients of the Champion for Change Award.
2026 Champion for Change Award Recipients
Martha Kratzer
Lynn Morley
2026 Event Host Committee
JoAnn Mattingly, Co-Chair
Jim Wedner, C0-Chair
Steve Akos
Barbara Briggs
Tonie Covelli
Denise Phelabaum-Evans
Larry Harris
Susan Lynch
Kay McCarry
Janet Schott
Pat Wedner
2026 Event Sponsors
Presenting ($25,000)
Post Holdings, Inc.
Urban Farms ($10,000)
Cass Commercial Bank
Edward Jones
RGA
Farmers Market ($5,000)
BCLP
PNC Bank
Regina Johnson
Farmers Market Cont’d ($5,000)
SLUH Class of 1963 Archive Project
Michael & Kate Kupstas and the Kupstas Family Foundation
U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance
Community Garden ($2,500)
BJC Healthcare
Craig Evans & Denise Phelabaum-Evans
Gateway Family Wealth at Morgan Stanley
Peoples National Bank
Polsinelli
Beekeeper ($1,000)
Laura Bryant
Food with Yoo
Susan Lynch
Missouri Native Stewardship Services, LLC
RubinBrown
Alan & Judy Schultz
Warehouse of Fixtures
WashU
Kristen Wild & Walker Gaffney
Circle of Friends Table Hosts
Stacy Brandt
Shane & Jane Calkins
Allen & Joanne Hauge
The Little Bit Foundation
Kay McCarry
Ole Tyme Produce
Kimberly Stumpf
Jim & Pat Wedner
David Yoo
2026 Event Vendors
Backyard Blooms
Damn Fine Hand Pies
Fire & Brine Foods
FretFree Kitchen
Kakao Chocolate
Liberty Apple Orchard
OC Spoon Co.
Ten by Three
Three Queen Bees
Tony’s Family Farms
Urban Candle
Event Gallery
