04/19/2024
What an amazing event to be a party of. We can't think of a better cause!
βπ THANK YOU to everyone who supported our 2024 Go Gold Gala! Together we raised $105,000!!! What an amazing success!! βπ
We are feeling so grateful for all of the support that made this event possible.
We see all of you who stepped up and helped us out... The dedication of our hard-working gala committee members, the willing giving of time from our volunteers, the talent and dedication from our vendors, the enthusiasm and skill from our awesome emcee and auctioneer, the generosity of those who bid on items in our auction, and the many donations of items and funds from attendees (and even some who couldn't make it).
THANK YOU to each and every one of you for an amazing night. We couldn't have done this without you.
We felt the heart of the people in the room on Friday night and, once again, I think we are proving that fighting childhood cancer can be fun when we come together... and also that it is so important to our community to do this work and to honor the fight of our youngest warriors.
We can't wait for next year!
(Note: If you won an auction item and didn't go home with it OR if your child was honored in a lantern and you weren't present, we have started reaching out to arrange pick up for those items. Thank you!)
Please take a moment to check out our sponsors. They were very generous and helped to make our event a success!
β Special thanks to our Presenting Sponsors for this year's gala: Midwest Heritage
π Thank you to our donation match sponsor (with a $10,000 match): Jen Stanbrough Real Estate
Gold Ribbon Sponsors: Kid Cancer Crushers, Dark Side of the Spoon Hospitality Group, & Chevron Renewable Energy Group
Silver Ribbon Sponsors: Hy-Vee & Des Moines Firefighters
Bronze Ribbon Sponsors: Ellis Law Offices, Scheels, IowaComputerGurus Inc., Great Clips, Lillis O'Malley Olson Manning Pose Templeman LLP, & KNH Insurance Services
Our Vendors (many of whom donated their time or services):
The Loft DSM, Bash Events, Platters with Purpose, Boesen The Florist, SignCraft,
Echo's Cookies, Elite Beats DJ, Jackie Schmillen, Stuart Alexander Productions, Lower Left Side Photography, Des Moines Charity Auctions, Patricia Holly, Cirque Wonderland Entertainment, Light This Productions, PB&J Services, and Miss Iowa.
Wine Pull Sponsors:
Andrea Sabus - State Farm Agent, Bash Events, Two Rivers Bank & Trust, Gabe & Annie Mitchell Real Estate
Heads & Tails Sponsor: Struthers Family Dentistry
Raffle Sponsor: Chew Plumbing Company, LLC
There are many more of you who contributed to the event, and please know that we see each and every one of you! We will share more photos when we have them. Thank you!!! πππ