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Vero Health Center Gives Back To West Des Moines, IA Community

At Vero Health Center, we are committed to giving back to our West Des Moines IA community through outreach efforts, awareness drives and helping to spread the mission of area non-profit organizations.

We have partnered with The Urbandale Food Pantry, Toys For Tots, Rett’s Syndrome of Iowa, West Des Moines Human Services, Beacon Of Life, Angels For Sam, JDRF,  Mike Gettler Foundation: To Help Cure MS, Johnston Urbandale Soccer Club, as well as Children & Families of Iowa, with many other philanthropic efforts planned for the future.

Mountain Throwers Ministry

Vero hosted a drive for Mountain Throwers Ministry to gather summer activities equipment for their youth camp program.

Garden Gate Ranch

Vero partnered with Garden Gate Ranch, donating diapers/wipes, towels, booster seats, toys, and clothing items in support of their mission!

Thanksgiving 2024

Vero donated 750 pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving (2024).

Boone Senior Resource Fair

Vero donated $220 to the Boone Senior Resource Fair.

Truro Feeding Frenzy Event

Vero donated to the 2024 Truro Feeding Frenzy Event.

Seniors in Story County

Vero donated $400 to the Seniors in Story County.

Johnston Chamber of Commerce

Vero donated prizes to the Johnston Chamber Annual Dinner.

Thanksgiving 2023

Vero donated a truckload of pumpkin pies to the homeless on Thanksgiving (2023).

Toys for Tots

Vero donated over 200 toys to Toys for Tots in 2023.

Society for Human Resource Management

Donated $440 to the Society for Human Resource Management.

West Des Moines Tiger Gala

Donated $1100 to the West Des Moines Tiger Gala 2023 to help raise money to improve the 4A’s: academics, athletics, activities and arts.

Blessman International

Donated $440 to Blessman International to help vulnerable children.

Thanksgiving 2022

Gave away 825 pies to our practice members for Thanksgiving! (2022)

Sample Urbandale

We sponsored Sample Urbandale, a Celebration of Local Businesses through donations.

Sample Urbandale

Donated To Sample Urbandale.

National Kidney Foundation

Vero donated to the National Kidney Foundation Local Fundraiser.

Palmer College

Donated to Palmer College Student Scholarship Fund (2022).

Children’s Miracle Network

Vero donated $1000 to the Children’s Miracle Network.

Adaptive Sports Iowa

Vero donated to the Adaptive Sports Iowa and Iowa Sports Foundation.

Des Moines Area Religious Council

Donated 938 food and non-food items to the Des Moines Area Religious Council

Blessman International 2021

Donated silent auction items to Blessman International (2021)

Beacon of Life

Donated silent auction items to Beacon of Life (2021).

Hops for Hospice

Donated silent auction items to Hops for Hospice (2020).

Thanksgiving 2020

Gave 646 pies (2020) to practice members for Thanksgiving.

Meals from the Heartland

Our team volunteered at Meals from the Heartland and helped pack hundreds of meals for those in need.

All Saints Parish

Donated auction items to All Saints Parish in Des Moines.

Urbandale Food Pantry

Donated to the Urbandale Food Pantry.

Angels for Sam

Donated to Angels for Sam.

Toys for Tots

Donated over 185 toys (2017) and 350
toys (2018) to Toys For Tots Des Moines, Iowa.

Urbandale Chamber of Commerce

Donated to Urbandale Chamber.

Children & Families Of Iowa

In 2018, donated over 1,240 toiletry
items to Children & Families Of Iowa.

Axis ABA Therapy

Donated to Axis ABA Therapy to help
support their fundraiser.

Gary Sinise Foundation

Donated to Gary Sinise Foundation.

Thanksgiving 2018

Gave out 360 (2018) Pumpkin Pies
for Thanksgiving.

Sleep in Heavenly Peace

Vero partnered with Sleep in Heavenly Peace to collect pillows, bedding, and monetary donations to ensure that no child sleeps on the floor in our town.

Iowa Bike Expo

Vero donated to the Iowa Bike Expo Silent Auction

Des Moines Holiday Boutique

Vero donated to the Des Moines Holiday Boutique

Sample Urbandale

Vero donated $440 to Sample Urbandale: A Celebration of Business.

Farm Bureau Financial Services

Raccoon River

Vero donated gift baskets and prizes to the Raccoon River End of School Year Bash.

Johnston Annual Golf Outing

Vero donated prizes to the Johnston Annual Golf Outing.

Hope Ministries

Vero donated to Hope Ministries to help serve the less fortunate in Central Iowa.

Meals From The Heartland

The Vero Team volunteered at Meals From The Heartland and helped pack thousands of meals for those in need.

Iowa Bridal Show

Donated $440 to the Iowa Bridal Show.

Circle of Freedom

Donated $440 to Circle of Freedom to support ministry outreach into our local prisons.

Children’s Miracle Network

Donated $500 to Children’s Miracle Network.

Ankeny Chamber

Donated prizes to the Ankeny Chamber Annual Dinner.

Won By One

We sponsor a young boy named Rahjay every month to help him go to school.

Norwalk Police Department

Vero donated to the Norwalk Police Department.

Meals from the Heartland

Donated to Meals from the Heartland.

Children’s Cancer Connection

Vero Donated to Children’s Cancer Connection Silent Auction, to support free Camp Heart Connection programs.

Blessman International

Vero donated to Blessman International.

Waukee Community Schools Foundation

Vero donated to Waukee Community Schools Foundation.

Thanksgiving 2021

Handed out 700 pies to our practice members for Thanksgiving! (2021)

Conquer Cancer initiative

Donated to the Conquer Cancer initiative (2021).

Palmer College

Donated to Palmer College Student Scholarship Fund (2021).

Blessman International

Donated silent auction items to Blessman International (2020).

Rotary Clubs of West Des Moines

Spent time educating the Rotary Clubs of West Des Moines and Tipton on how to boost one’s immune system.

Toys for Tots

Donated 326 toys to Toys for Tots in 2020.

Des Moines Area Religious Council

Tiger 10U Baseball Team

Donated to the Des Moines Tiger 10U Baseball Team.

Beacon For Life

Donated to Beacon For Life.

Mike Gettler Foundation

Donated to the Mike Gettler Foundation:
To Help Cure MS.

Johnston Urbandale Soccer Club

All About The Kids

Donated to All About The Kids
Family Fun Day 2019.

School Supplies

Donated school supplies to local teachers!

Hops For Hospice

Donated to Hops For Hospice.

Toys For Tots

Donated over 350 toys (2018) to Toys For Tots
Des Moines, Iowa.

New Hope United Methodist Church

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Human Services

The Giving Tree program

Vero sponsored a child through the Giving Tree program at Brody Middle School.

Waukee APEX Career Fair

Vero donated gift cards to the Waukee APEX Career Fair.

Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement

Vero donated to the Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement.

Ignit Sports & Fitness

Vero donated to Ignit’s Community Appreciation Day.

American Parkinsons Disease Association

Vero donated gift cards to support the American Parkinsons Disease Association.

Urbandale Chamber of Commerce

Vero donated $440 to the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce.

Johnston Education Appreciation

Vero donated $440 to the Johnston Education Appreciation Event.

Variety: The Children’s Charity

Vero donated to Variety: The Children’s Charity, to help improve the lives of children in central Iowa.

Urbandale Celebration of Business

Donated to the Urbandale Celebration of Business Event.

Urbandale Chamber of Commerce

Donated $440 to the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce’s Silent Auction.

Human Services

We partnered with the West Des Moines Human Services to collect personal care and clothing items for those in need. And thanks to your support, we were able to donate over 500+ personal care items to those in our community!

Hope Ministries

Donated over 100 pies to Hope Ministries on Thanksgiving morning.

West Metro Golf Outing

Donated to the West Metro Golf Outing 2023.

Meals from the Heartland

Vero donated over $400 to Meals from the Heartland to raise money to feed kids.

The Beacon Cake Gala

Vero donated to the The Beacon Cake Gala.

Grimes Storehouse

We donated 517 pounds of food and non-food items to Grimes Storehouse.

RoughRider Volleyball Club

Vero donated to the RoughRider Volleyball Club.

Meals from the Heartland

We packaged nearly 8,500 meals at Meals from the Heartland.

Children’s Cancer Connection

Vero donated to the Children’s Cancer Connection Silent Auction (2022).

Children’s Hospital

Donated to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital (2021).

Hops for Hospice

Donated silent auction items to Hops for Hospice (2021).

National Ovarian Cancer Coalition

Donated silent auction items to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (2021).

Toys for Tots

Donated 326 toys to Toys for Tots in 2020.

Children’s Miracle Network

Donated to the Children’s Miracle Network.

Thanksgiving 2019

Gave away 577 pies (2019) to
Practice Members For Thanksgiving.

March of Dimes

Donated to March of Dimes.

Children & Families Of Iowa

In 2019, donated nearly 1,100 toiletry
items to Children & Families Of Iowa.

Iowa Christian Academy

Donated to Iowa Christian Academy.

Blessman International

Donated to Blessman International.

KW Cares

Donated to KW Cares to help support
an individual with multiple sclerosis.

Furry Friends Refuge

Donated to the Furry Friends Refuge.

Grand View Christian School

Rett’s Syndrome of Iowa

If you know of an area organization that could use our help, please contact us at info@verohealthcenter.com and we’d love to help make a difference in the lives of our fellow community members!