Name: 11th Annual JA Heroes Gala
Start: 2026-11-12
End: 2026-11-12

Founded in 1991, The Coffee Grounds is a local, family-owned business that roasts each coffee individually to unlock the ultimate flavor potential. Along with freshly roasted coffee, tea and accessories, The Coffee Grounds have the largest selection of micro-brewed beers in northwestern Wisconsin, fine wine and spirits, artisan cheeses, specialty foods, fine chocolates, distinctive gifts, kitchenware, and a walk-in humidor. But if you are looking for breakfast or lunch, The Coffee Grounds has a menu that changes monthly with hand-crafted sandwiches, salads, soups, scones, muffins and pastries.

Modicum Brewing is located adjacent to The Coffee Grounds. They have a rotating selection of beers on draft. In addition to beers, they offer a selection of spirits, wine, and cocktails as well as N/A options. Enter through The Coffee Grounds during their regular business hours or around the north end of the building directly into the brewery.

The Coffee Grounds

Explore a diverse selection of exotic snacks and drinks that will tantalize your taste buds like never before.

Exotic Snack Guys

Pizza, pastas, salads, sandwiches and more!

Pizza Casa Bianca

Dhimiters food truck serves favorites from the restaurant including but not limited to gyros, salads, and desserts. We do our best to purchase locally, as we believe supporting local, builds stronger communities.

Dhimiters Gyros Food Truck

Bohemian Ovens has paired up the Danc'n Bean to bring Kolaches and fresh bakery to the Eau Claire area. Now serving coffee and ice cream.

Danc'n Bean

Ginna’s Café is named after the grandmother of former SCHEELS CEO, Steve M. Scheel, and offers a wide variety of different meals, fudge, coffee drinks, and more to suit everyone’s taste buds. Many shoppers enjoy stopping by Ginna’s Café to grab a cup of coffee to sip on while shopping.

Ginna's Cafe

Come sit awhile in our cozy café, located right between our garden center and boutique. Try our delicious food, sip a specialty drink, or sample a sweet treat! The Five & Two Café is the perfect place to meet a friend for lunch or an associate for a meeting, or to host your book or card club! And don’t forget to pick up fresh and delicious local groceries at our Local Market, located right in the Five & Two Cafe!

Five and Two Cafe

Share your stories, your ideas, your afternoon. Share your Panera. Make Panera Bread your meeting place - for book groups or work sessions, for a morning or quiet afternoon, for whatever brings you together. It's your space here: warm and inviting, comfortable, plenty of room to spread out and talk together, or just catch up together. And all of them have free Wi-Fi to get things done.

The best thing about meeting at Panera is Panera itself. You can get together while enjoying fresh artisan breads and baked goods, soups, sandwiches, salads and more. There's something special for everyone. So consider it your Panera, whenever. Stay and share as long as you like.

Via Panera Catering is perfect for office meetings and other occasions for groups of five or more. Choose from the best of Panera - breakfast bagels and pastries, hearty sandwiches and soups, refreshing salads, scrumptious cookies and brownies. Your order will arrive ready to serve with everything you need, including plates, bowls, utensils and napkins. Via Panera makes your meeting planning easy for you. Just call your Via Panera coordinator to make arrangements. From your first call to your pick-up time, your coordinator will make sure your order is right and ready when you need it.

Panera Bread Bakery Cafe

Welcome to CHAKO KOREAN BBQ & HOT POT, a newly opened all-you-can-eat restaurant where the vibrant flavors of Korean BBQ meet the comforting warmth of hot pot! Located in the heart of OAKWOOD mall, CHAKO offers a unique dining experience that combines premium meats, fresh ingredients, and authentic Asian-inspired broths in a modern, lively setting

Chako Korean BBQ & Hot Pot

Located in the Oakwood Mall Café Court, Charleys serves the World's Number One Philly Cheesesteak made with fresh, quality ingredients grilled-to-order. Don't forget to also try their fan favorite loaded Gourmet Fries and refreshing natural Lemonades.

Charleys Philly Steaks

Located in western Wisconsin, Eau Claire offers sports planners a destination that's easy to reach, easy to navigate, and ready to host. Just 90 minutes from the Minneapolis–St. Paul area and within driving distance of Chicago, Eau Claire is well positioned to welcome teams, athletes, and fans from across the Midwest.

A versatile mix of indoor and outdoor venues supports events across a wide range of sports and competition levels, with tournament-ready fields, courts, ice facilities, pools, trails, and large-scale indoor spaces. Hotels, restaurants, venues, and visitor amenities are conveniently located throughout the community, making it easy for teams to get where they need to be throughout the event.

Visit Eau Claire's sports team works alongside event organizers to help bring the details together, connecting planners with venues, accommodations, local resources, and destination support.

And there's plenty waiting beyond the competition. Eau Claire's walkable downtown, local restaurants and breweries, miles of trails, public art, live music, family attractions, and the Chippewa River give athletes and their families more to experience between games and after the final whistle.

Eau Claire has the facilities to host the event and the destination experience to make the trip worth it.**** Bring the competition, bring the crowd, and come as you are — Eau Claire is ready to host.

Visit Eau Claire

This gala will honor Brandon Riechers and Charlie Grossklaus for their exceptional leadership, community impact, and commitment to expanding opportunities for young people. Celebrate Royal Credit Union's longstanding partnership and support of Junior Achievement.

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