Ronald McDonald House Charities of Siouxland, Inc. | 2500 Nebraska St. | Sioux City, IA, 51104 | 712.255.4084
25th Annual Terra Charity Golf Classic:
The Final Hurrah!!
The 25th Annual Terra Charity Golf Classic was a spectacular event! Terra Industries and new owner, CF Industries, generously hosted the 25th and final golf tournament on Monday, June 7, 2010. Over 280 golfers enjoyed a great day of golf at the Dakota Dunes and Sioux City Country Club golf courses, followed by dinner, a raffle and a short auction at the Marina Inn. The proceeds will go to help many of the families at the Ronald McDonald House and we are forever grateful to have been part of this first class event!! Many thanks to Terra and the golf committee for allowing RMHC of Siouxland to participate in this great day!
Townhouse Golf Tournament 2010
Heat never deters golfers on a mission! This was the case for 110 golfers on Saturday, July 17, out for a fun day for a great cause at the TownHouse Golf Tournament at Covington Golf Course. All proceeds of the raffle, mulligans and pick-a-putts were donated to RMHC of Siouxland.
The golfers endured a VERY hot day but had good scores and lots of fun while playing. The golf was followed by a delicious meal of grilled steaks (thank you, John & TownHouse staff)! Great prizes for the raffle were given away ending a day that helped to improve children’s health in Siouxland. Many thanks to Rick Dominowski for sponsoring the tournament and to all who played, contributed and helped put on this fun event.
2010 Governor's Charity Steer Show & Auction
On Saturday, August 14, 2010, the 28thAnnual Iowa Governor's Steer Show and Auction was held at the Iowa State Fair. This was a very fun event that raised over $108,000 for the three Iowa Ronald McDonald Houses!
The Steer Show highlighted 25 magnificent steer and their celebrity showpersons marching around the LiveStock Pavillionin front of a packed house! The Steer and showpersons were judged and the audience even chose the "People’s Choice" Showperson. The show was followed by a live auction of the steer, raising over $108,000!
Northwest Iowa was proudly represented with 2 steer whowere sponsored by the Northwest Iowa McDonald's Restaurants Coop and the other by the Northwest Iowa Cattlemen's Associations in 8 counties. Many thanks to Steve Gossage and Reed Yackley for coordinating these sponsors. Ms. Kristie VerMulm, KTIV-Channel 4 News Anchor, showed "Bubba" for the Northwest McDonald's restaurants and Ms. Jordanne Blair, Miss Rodeo Iowa 2010, was the show person of "Big Red" for the Cattlemen's Association.
Blow The Doors Off For Fun:
Denim To Diamonds 2010
Denim to Diamonds” will be the theme at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Siouxland 2010 Fall Event on Friday, November 19, 2010. The event will be a fun-filled and casual evening aimed to raise funds to directly benefit the guest families staying at the Siouxland Ronald McDonald House and RMHC programs.
The dazzling evening will be held at the Marina Inn and will include a silent and live auction and delicious dinner. Ronald McDonald will be there again along with the touch-screen system to aid the bidding for the silent auction! Special highlight will include a personal testimony from one of the Ronald McDonald House guest families.
More information and invitations will be sent out in mid-October. If you would like to sponsor, please contact the Ronald McDonald House.
Celebrating Sweet 16:
Denim To Diamonds 2009
"Denim to Diamonds" was the theme at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Siouxland Fall Event on Friday, November 20, 2009. The event raised over $70,000 that will directly benefit the guest families staying at the Siouxland Ronald McDonald House and RMHC programs.
The dazzling evening was held at the Marina Inn and included a silent and live auction, dinner and dancing for 280 guests. The evening included a special appearance from Ronald McDonald, a new touch-screen system to aid the bidding for the silent auction and a heart-touching testimony from one of the Ronald McDonald House guest families.
Guests helped raise funds for the children and families of Siouxland by participating in a silent auction of over 50 items. In addition, there were 6 items on the live auction – tickets to 2 different Minnesota Vikings games donated by Lynn & Jackie Wold, a spectacular pair of diamond earrings donated by Greenberg Jewelry, a week long vacation getaway to one of 3 locations donated by Office Elements, a golfing vacation in Scottsdale donated by Hamilton Touchless & RTL Equipment and Fund-A-Family, a direct contribution to assist families who stay at the Siouxland Ronald McDonald House.
Many thanks to all who attended, sponsored, donated and helped make the evening a great success!!
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Siouxland, Inc.2500 Nebraska St.
Sioux City, IA 51104
712-255-4084