Record-Breaking $502,055 raised at 2019 MercyOne House of Mercy Game Show Gala

Record-Breaking $502,055 raised at 2019 MercyOne House of Mercy Game Show Gala

06/17/2019

A record-breaking $502,055 was raised on Thursday, June 13 at the 2019 MercyOne House of Mercy Game Show Gala presented by Nationwide and produced by MercyOne Des Moines Foundation at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Downtown Des Moines. The 2019 co-chairs were Monni and Brian Chittenden and Beth and Tim Coonan.

The 2018 event raised $356,888. This year’s event reflects an over 40 percent increase in contributed revenue from last year. View photos from the night's event.

Four teams battled it out in three rounds of game show-style games – including Family Feud – in front of over 750 attendees including 338 contributors and sponsors, and all to benefit House of Mercy, one of Iowa’s largest and most comprehensive providers of vital services for persons with substance use disorders. Attendees could donate to advance four teams representing a client that benefited from House of Mercy in the areas of mental health, alcohol use disorder, methamphetamine use disorder and childhood trauma. Team Abby (mental health) won, with $47,215 pledged toward its team. Teams were comprised of community leader contestants, including the following:

Team Abby (Mental Health)
Laurie Conner (MercyOne Newton Medical Center)
Josh Cook (Community Choice Credit Union)
Joseph Jones (The Harkin Institute)
Adam Kaduce (R&R Realty Group)
Christina Moffatt (Greater Des Moines Partnership)
Rosemary Parson (EquiTrust)

Team Jack (Childhood Trauma)
Emily Abbas (Bankers Trust)
Doug Fiore (Mercy College of Health Sciences)
Scott Hoekman (Next Level Ventures)
Kristin Kuykendall (MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center)
Scott Toland (ICS Chili, Inc.)
Steven Van Oort (Polk County Board of Supervisors)

Team Jordan (Methamphetamine Use Disorder)
Sabrina Ahmed (ABC 5)
Kelly Bucher (Casey’s General Stores)
Richard Deming, M.D. (MercyOne Des Moines Cancer Center)
Aliou Keita (LSB Financial – Lincoln Savings Bank)
Onnalee Kelley (Berkshire Hathaway)
Georgia Van Gundy (Iowa Business Council)

Team Linda (Alcohol Use Disorder)
Carrie Clogg (Principal Foundation)
Niki DePhillips (Kum & Go)
Kristin Hurd (Hurd Real Estate)
Julie Stewart (Prairie Meadows)
Troy Strawhecker (Premier Companies)
Troy Vincent (Navigate Wellbeing Solutions)

2019 Game Show Gala

Left to right: Rosemary Parson (EquiTrust), Laurie Conner (MercyOne Newton Medical Center), Joseph Jones (The Harkin Institute), Shannon Cofield (MercyOne Des Moines Foundation), Christina Moffatt (Greater Des Moines Partnership and Crème Cupcake), Josh Cook (Community Choice Credit Union), Adam Kaduce (R&R Realty Group).