Silent Auction

In 2024, we were able to raise $4,500 for Judi’s House! Read more about our 2026 benefactor below.

Giving back and supporting our community is an important aspect of our event and our committee. Each year a charitable foundation is selected to be the beneficiary of the Brilliance Awards silent auction.

Our 2026 benefactor is Food For Thought, a non-profit organization that believes that no child should ever worry about where their next meal will come from. Their mission is simple but urgent: to eliminate weekend hunger for children across the Denver area. We are so excited to be supporting this wonderful organization this year.

Who We Are

In 2012, Bob Bell discovered a heartbreaking truth: in schools across the Denver area, children were going home on Friday afternoons not knowing if they’d eat again before Monday. What began as one man’s determination, along with volunteers from the Arvada Rotary Club, quickly became a movement. Together, they filled and delivered the first weekend food bags, or PowerSacks, to just two Denver public schools. What started small has since grown into a powerful community effort. Food For Thought Denver now serves over 75 schools across the Denver area, providing weekend meals to tens of thousands of children every week. And we’re still a 100% volunteer-run organization.

What We Believe

In Denver, 1 in 7 children experiences food insecurity, and for many, the lunch they receive at school on Friday is the last full meal they’ll have until Monday morning. This hunger affects physical and mental health, the ability to learn, and the chance to thrive. We’re here to change that. Our mission is simple but urgent: to close the weekend hunger gap for Denver’s children and ensure that no child goes hungry. Period.

How We Make It Happen

Every Friday morning, hundreds of volunteers come together to pack PowerSacks filled with non-perishable food items, enough to feed a family of four for two full meals. This support comes from our neighbors, students, local businesses, friends, family, and community groups. By Friday afternoon, those PowerSacks are in the hands of our kiddos to take home with them for the weekend. Because we give a PowerSack to every student in the schools we serve, we eliminate stigma, reduce barriers, and make sure that every child who needs food gets it — no questions asked.

All proceeds from the silent auction will be 100% directed to Food For Thought, and your donation is 100% tax deductible through the Brilliance Awards Nonprofit Corporation. To participate in and win auction items you must be present at and provide payment the night of the event. 

Below is a sampling of silent auction items that were available to bid on at the 2019 Awards Ceremony.