Kearney, Neb. – The 16th Annual Loper Football Backers dinner and scholarship fundraiser will be held this Thursday, April 23rd, at the Younes Conference Center North.

Since the event was first hosted in 2010, it has raised just under $3 million for scholarships and program needs. The Loper Football Backers is a community-led volunteer organization whose mission is to raise funds for the UNK Football program. The group meets every Thursday (Feb.-April) in the Al Zikmund Conference Room at the Health & Sports Center. 

Another large crowd will attend the roughly four-hour event. The night begins at 5:30 p.m. with a social hour with the event including dinner, live and silent auction items and comments from UNK coaches and players. Single tickets can still be purchased for $75 and until the day of the event. 

The list of auction items is LIVE so fans can register their phones and start the bidding process. They can also view the live auction items up for grabs. Some of the highlights this year are:

• Luncheons with former 'Huskers Eric Crouch and Heinrich Haarberg
• A signed Travis Kelce jersey with a singed Taylor Swift guitar
• Trips to Dismal River and Breckenridge

UNK just completed spring ball and reports to fall camp at the end of July