{"id":161887,"date":"2026-04-09T23:36:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/161887\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T23:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:36:21","slug":"greater-pittsburgh-community-food-bank-auctioning-music-memorabilia-tickets-to-raise-money-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/161887\/","title":{"rendered":"Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank auctioning music memorabilia, tickets to raise money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28735cb4bd1601358a7e2eccde81312d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is raising money through an online auction that is perfect for music lovers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The organization said the Bands and Bids auction launched on Wednesday. It runs through 10 p.m. on April 16.<\/p>\n<p>What is the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank auctioning off?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Some of the items highlighted by the food bank that bidders have a chance to win are:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Local options are also up for grabs, including deejaying and dining with Pittsburgh\u2019s beloved Rick Sebak and a $300 gift card for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Items from The Band, Joe Jackson, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon are also available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.qgiv.com\/event\/bandsandbids\/items\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here to view a full list of all the other options up for grabs.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Click here to view a full list of all the other options up for grabs.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Click here to view a full list of all the other options up for grabs.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How can I participate in the Bands and Bids auction?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you choose to participate in the online auction, you can buy tickets online and use them after creating a bidder profile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone who wants a chance to look at the items in person before placing a bid can buy tickets to an event that will be held at the Penn Hebron Garden Club in Penn Hills on April 16. That event will run from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will have all of the items on display.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Food, donated by Black Cat Pizza and beer, donated by Independent Brewing Company, will be provided at that event. The Polkamaniacs and the Jig-Offs will play live music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.qgiv.com\/event\/bandsandbids?launchmodal=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here to buy a ticket to that in-person event.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Click here to buy a ticket to that in-person event.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Click here to buy a ticket to that in-person event.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How will this help the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank set a goal of raising $5,000 on the Bands and Bids website. As of 6 p.m. on Wednesday, $4,100 had been raised.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Food Bank is also accepting flat donations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.qgiv.com\/event\/bandsandbids\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here for more details on the Bands and Bids auction.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Click here for more details on the Bands and Bids auction.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Click here for more details on the Bands and Bids auction.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone with questions is encouraged to email the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank at events@pittsburghfoodbank.org or call 412-460-3663 and dial extension 476.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;FREE WPXI News app&quot;}\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Twitter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Watch WPXI NOW&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is raising money through an online auction that is perfect for music&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161888,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[5706,73052,47741,73051,73,75,74],"class_list":["post-161887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-food-bank","tag-joe-jackson","tag-lionel-richie","tag-online-auction","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}