DMAM Foundation

Our Purpose

Annual Local Community Initiatives

• Bingo Bash –– our annual signature fundraising initiative was launched in 2022. In just 3 years, we have raised over $120,000 in which net proceeds were distributed to 3 different nonprofits each year. See more about Bingo Bash here.
• Capitol View Elementary School near downtown Des Moines –– We have adopted this elementary school for many years and have worked with them on a variety of projects.
  • Winter coats for students – an auction of eclectic items are auctioned off at a meeting in November to raise funds for winter coats for children in need.
  • Reading Programs –– members volunteer periodically to read to/listen to students focused on literacy.
  • Landscaping –– have worked on landscaping at the school.
• Connection Café –– once a month we provide groceries, make sandwiches, deliver and serve lunch for the homeless.
• Meals from the Heartland –– a volunteer program with a mission to provide meals to those malnourished both locally and globally. Volunteers package meals to be disbursed to those in need.
• Civitas –– annual event presented by the Multi-club Committee of Greater Des Moines. This initiative was launched by our club in 2018 and now includes representatives from each of the Des Moines area Rotary clubs. Our goal is to conduct an annual educational event focused on a key issue in our local communities. Past annual topics have been mental health, water quality, food insecurity, substance abuse, and human trafficking. Net proceeds are donated to local nonprofits who work in the area of the year's topic. The Civitas event also brings area Rotarians together on one day each year.

Other Local Community Initiatives

International Projects

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