Social

Thursday, July 25th

FOOD + SIGNATURE COCKTAILS
SILENT + LIVE AUCTION
MIXING + MINGLING

5-10 PM

5:00 Cocktail Hour
6:00 Seated Meal
6:30 Keynote and Auction
7:15 Entertainment

Embassy Club West

520 Market Street, West Des Moines, IA

Jennifer Hjelle

Chief Community Engagement Officer, ALS Association

Jennifer has been helping to advance the non-profit sector for more than 20 years. She has focused her career on engaging local communities in advancing mission priorities through fundraising, advocacy, and volunteerism. Jennifer started her tenure at the ALS Association in 2012, leading all areas of operations for Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota. She is now the Chief Community Engagement Officer where she leads local programming, community fundraising, and volunteer engagement across the country.

Jennifer has her B.A. in Management from the College of St. Benedict. She has also held tenured positions at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and Community Health Charities.

Benefitting

The ALS Association

Back by popular demand, The Legacy Social will be a casual evening filled with food + cocktails, silent + live auction and mixing + mingling to fight ALS.

Our Annual Golf Classic is in memory of Michael R. Myers, an entrepreneur who dedicated his life to building and growing communities in Iowa. Mike was passionate about giving back to the community, and when he was diagnosed with ALS in 1996, this passion took the form of helping others struggling with this horrible disease. Though Mike passed away in 2006, his desire to support those battling ALS and support research to find a cure lives on through the Michael R Myers Memorial Legacy Social & Golf Classic.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

In the past eight years, because of overwhelming kindness and generosity, our annual event has raised over $1.25m for the direct benefit of the ALS Association.

Our 2024 goal is to raise $350,000 via Sponsorships, Social Tables, Golf Foursomes, Event Activities and Call to Action Opportunities.

The ALS Association is the largest philanthropic funder of ALS research in the world.

The Association funds global research collaborations, assists people with ALS and their families through its nationwide network of care and certified clinical care centers, and advocates for better public policies for people with ALS. The ALS Association is working to make ALS a livable disease while urgently searching for new treatments and a cure.