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

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

Iowa Bike Expo

Des Moines Holiday Boutique

Sample Urbandale
Vero donated $440 to Sample Urbandale: A Celebration of Business.
Farm Bureau Financial Services
Vero donated to The Farm Bureau Financial Services Wellness Education Fair.
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
Donated to the 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
Donated to 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
Donated to New Hope United Methodist Church Harvest Dinner.
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Donated to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
Human Services
Donated to West Des Moines 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

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

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.
JDRF
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
Donated to Grand View Christian
School’s Walk-A-Thon event.
Rett’s Syndrome of Iowa
Donated to 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!































































































