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2024 DCDC Gala was a Major Success!
On Thursday, May 30, 2024, the Decatur County Development Corporation held their Annual Fundraising Event at the newly renovated Decatur County Fairgrounds Event Center. It was a fantastic night, with 125 attendees, made up of local business owners, community leaders, and DCDC supporters. Local businesses donated items for raffle baskets, totaling over $2,600 in value! The meal was catered by Lizzie Yoder and served by the Decatur County ROCCS students. La Bota provided alcoholic beverages for our cocktail hour!
The evenings program included;
– a presentation of current projects happening in Decatur County
– recognition of 2023/2024 Decatur County Leadership Participants
-honoring board members for their years of service to DCDC
– a keynote address by Leon Native, Jeremy Parsons, CEO of the Iowa State Fair
– The “Decatur County Business of the Year” award presented to Long Creek Outfitters, owned by Mark and Jodi Smith.
BIG THANKS TO:
– The Decatur County Fair Board, The Rotary Club of Decatur County, Cody Lindsey, and the contractors who worked hard so we could use the events center!
– Lizzie Yoder, La Bota II Mexican Restaurant, and the Decatur County ROCCS group for the food, drinks, and outstanding service!
– The Leon Lions Club for opening their building for bathroom use.
– Ashley Donoho, Matthew Anderson, Cherlyn Hullinger, Alisha Butz, Chris Coffelt, Shannon Erb, Chase and Kayla Clausen, Rita and Gary Audlehelm for their help planning and setting up the gala!
– And THANK YOU to our local businesses who donated items for raffle baskets! Please see the attached photo for a list of donors!
Not Pictured: Marcia Stephens and John Dunsdon
Not pictured: Doug Foster, 10 year board member
2023 DCDC Annual Fundraising Gala
On Tuesday, May 23, DCDC held our Annual Fundraising Gala at the new Stables Event Center in Lamoni, Iowa. We had nearly 100 attendees, comprised of local business owners, community leaders, and DCDC supporters. 15 Local businesses donated raffle baskets, totaling over $1,400 in value! The meal was catered by Lizzie Yoder and served by the Decatur County ROCCS students. The meat was purchased with a discount from the Red Barn Meat Market in Lamoni. The evening’s program included;
– a brief introduction of our regional Small Business Development Center by Jamie David
– a brief introduction of the Southern Iowa Council of Governments by Beth Waddle
– a presentation of current DCDC projects by Director Fountain
– a presentation of “years of service” certificates to DCDC board members by President Erb
– a keynote address by Ethan Pitt from the Iowa Area Development Group
– a Decatur County Business of the Year Award- presented by Director Fountain to North Lumber in Leon and Southern Iowa Building Center in Lamoni (Sally Dykes, Tony Dykes, and Cody Lindsey)
Thanks to everyone who made this event possible!
– Stables Event Center, Lydia and Calieb Kistler, Lizzie Yoder, ROCCS Students, Red Barn Meat Market, Chase Clausen, Ethan Pitt, Jamie David, Beth Waddle, Kayla Clausen
THANK YOU to our local businesses who donated raffle baskets: SCIT Theatre, Infinity Health, North Lumber, Southern Iowa Building Center, BTC Bank, Down South Company, Main Street Brick House, Battle Axez, Invinci, Kat Akers (Mary Kay), Graceland University, Delta Metals, Hedge Creek Homestead, Southern Roots/Northside Iron, American State Bank
