Blake Heckman, Braden Bahrenfuss, Grace Tripple, Berkley Schwartz, Ruth Fett and Leah Kastner
By Shane Goodman | Times Vedette
The Tori’s Angels Blue Ribbon Gala was held Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Guthrie County Fairgrounds. More than 325 were in attendance, and more than $200,000 was raised. More than 25 items were included in the live auction at the event, and an additional 61 items were included in a silent auction. This annual event is a fundraiser for the foundation, which helps kids with life-threatening medical challenges.
The Tori’s Angels foundation is a nonprofit corporation that pays for medical expenses not covered by insurance including travel expenses to treatment (airfare or mileage, hotels, meals), co-pays, deductibles, and prescription medicine that is approved by insurance for use in Iowa for the diagnosed, life-threatening condition. Each child is supported from the date of acceptance until his/her 19th birthday.
The idea of Tori’s Angels Foundation began in July 2010 with a community breakfast fundraiser, hosted by the Panora United Methodist Church, to assist with the medical expenses of then-5-year-old Tori Heckman of Panora, who has had multiple heart surgeries since birth. The fundraiser was so successful that the idea of a foundation to help other children with life-threatening medical conditions was born.
For more information, visit www.torisangels.org.
Tori Heckman and JoAnn Alumbaugh Tori Heckman Anette Lukacs and Matt Lukacs Joann Sandage, Randy Sandage and Larry Hummel Kelvin Hafner, Andrew Randol and Mike Underwood Joann Johnson and Lori Van Kirk Julie Dent-Zajicek, event auctioneer Dan Wilson and Patty Reeve Linda Wendl and Jolene Goodman Shayne McGaughey and Gail McGaughey
