Spina Bifida Association of Iowa

November 9th was a night to remember over 200 people showed up to support the Spina Bifida Association of Iowa and the celebration of our 50th anniversary at our Fabulous Beyond 50 GALA. With the help of their donations, bids on both silent and live auction items and our 20 sponsors we were able to exceed our goal! Had so much fun celebrating with the community and those that have supported us over the years! Thank you Prairie Meadows for being such great hosts and being a huge contributor to our organization over the years. Thank you Rebekah B. and Janet Regier, PMP for you leading this by my side and planning with our board members Lisa Stuart Tasha Goodvin Mary Helen Biller Brianna Wollum Cassey Neumann Mollie Baltutat Heidi Kriener and Laura Harmon. Thank you to our guest speakers Donna Cruz Jones and Rep. Joshua Turek you are both huge advocates and an inspiration to our community. #cheersto50years #fabulousbeyond50 #spinabifida #sbaia #spinabifidawarriors

Meet our honorary chair of the SBAIA 50th Anniversary Gala - Rep. Joshua Turek Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 20th district, United States men’s national wheelchair basketball team Paralympian, and member of the Spina Bifida Association Iowa, Josh is a great representative of the Spina Bifida community. We’re excited to welcome Josh this Saturday, Nov. 9, as we celebrate being Fabulous Beyond 50! Today is the last day to register for the GALA coming up this Saturday at Prairie Meadows! https://lnkd.in/g5BeaKCC

The IowAbility Fair this past Sunday was a great day, other than it being a bit windy it was a great weather! Check out the photos of all the fun that went on on Sunday! Link to the rest of the images from the day! https://lnkd.in/djuR8dkd

What a great day at the Walk-N-Roll on Sunday! Thank you to all the teams that participated and for all of the funds your teams were able to raise for the organization! We are sitting at $50,341 raised with a goal of $70,000 and still have the rest of October to go! Top 8 teams: Ava's Angels - $30,401 raised Team Dane - $3,715 raised Bikes for the Biff Team Joonie - $3,400 raised FAITHfully Follow your Bliss - $3,060 raised Parker's Posse - $2,025 raised Stuart's United for SB - $2,010 raised Team Super Noli - $1,120 raised Link to the pictures from the walk https://lnkd.in/g3C2DzhY

Had a great breakfast at the Variety - the Children's Charity of Iowa grant recipients breakfast yesterday morning. We are so excited for Camp So Bright 2025, thank you again for your support. The best part of being in attendance at this breakfast is getting to hear and see the other impacts, that other community leaders in our state are making and the projects that Variety has helped them achieve. Thank you Sheri McMichael for your 24 years of impeccable service to Variety and all of our communities you have supported over those years. Spina Bifida Association of Iowa

Was great getting to meet with BILLY Footwear and talk about our organization and what this year means to us and the organizations future! You can check out BILLY footwear here: https://lnkd.in/gq7R3iei Tickets are on sale for our 50th anniversary GALA, along with sponsorship opportunities, auction item donations, and venue details can be found here: https://lnkd.in/g_pa6Pb4

What a great afternoon with some great speakers and entertainment. Thank you Prairie Meadows for hosting the event and for your grant for our Camp So Bright program! Thank you Prairie Meadows & Polk County for each of you being being a table host sponsor for our Fabulous Beyond 50 Gala on November 9th this fall!

Fabulous Beyond 50 GALA Tickets are on sale now! Hotel discounts remain until October 11th. Join us for a night of joy, connection, and reflection as we mark 50 years of service. We began serving adults and children in 1974 and have remained steadfast in our mission to build a better and brighter future for all those impacted by spina bifida! Buy your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gTym3QDu Venue/Hotel info: https://lnkd.in/gRMyhMY2 Thank you to these business sponsors who have partnered with SBAIA to support our Gala’s success: Precision Garage Doors Audubon County Memorial Hospital & Clinics Central Bank Child Serve Crumble Cookie Equipment Share Green State Credit Union Prairie Meadows Interactive Brokers LLC University of Iowa Health Care & Clinics Polk County Iowa State Snowmobile Association Dan Biller More Sponsorships are available here: https://lnkd.in/gTwKjs_y #spinabifida #spinabifidawarriors #spinabifidastrong #community

Board Member Spotlight - My Why? Our Board of Directors invest their personal time to provide leadership to our association. We’re thankful for their talents, investment in our mission, and leadership. Tasha Goodvin has served since 2023, representing our Eastern Iowa region. Her energy, and strategic direction are immensely valuable. We’re thankful for her participation and tenure and look forward to celebrating alongside her at our upcoming 50th Gala Anniversary celebration. We are always looking for new board members, if you would like to be a part of everything we do to serve the families affected by spina bifida across the state of Iowa email us today at [email protected]

Successful weekend at the Art Festival!