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Tori’s Angels fundraiser held Saturday

November 12, 2024 − by Beckham Miller − in Guthrie County Times Vedette − No Comments

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

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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





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