We ended our last meeting of 2025 in style.

We said goodbye to two outgoing board members - Jessie Phillips and Katelyn Gonzalez.

Raise The Bar Initiative was formally awarded $15,3456 in collective donations and matching grant.

We heard from three non-profits doing so much in our community.

AHeinz57 Pet Transport & Rescue
DSM Children’s Museum
The FreeStore

The FreeStore was voted by our members in attendance as the Awarded Nonprofit for 4th Quarter 2025. Donations made be made here.

The FreeStore provides gently used furniture and other household items at no cost to children and families in central Iowa who are recovering from domestic violence or other trauma.

A bar for our pre-event cocktail reception was made possible by the generous support of our sponsor, Suzanne

If your organization would like to sponsor future meetings, please contact us here.

Joins us for our next meeting on February 9, 2026.