5th Annual Blade Balls and Bags tournament | DonationMatch

5th Annual Blade Balls and Bags tournament

Sporting Event for HESS Memorial Foundation Corp
Aug 09, 2024 5:00 PM to Aug 11, 2024 3:00 PM
Deadline: July 27, 2024

Who's Going
Fundraising Goal $20,000
Expected Attendance 500
Reach 800
Ticket Price $0
Metro Area Milwaukee, WI
Exempt Status 501(c)(3) (IRS Form 990 Filed)
Nonprofit Category T - Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Attendee Gender Ratio 75% Male, 25% Female
Potential Item Uses Raffle/Sweepstakes
How Donors Promoted Event Signage Event Announcement Website Facebook
Attendee Ages 25-34 Years 35-44 Years 45-54 Years 55-64 Years
Attendees' Children's Ages 5-11 Years
Special Populations Active People
Description

Our foundation holds a yearly softball and baggo tournament in memory of our late friend, Steve Hess, who lost an aggressive battle with pancreatic cancer 4 years ago.  Steve was very involved in Kenosha sports and community, so we created this event to bring together the things he loved most. Yearly proceeds are given back to our humble town in the form of a monetary gift to a family who is struggling with their own health battle. This year, this family is that of Irene Gilles who is currently receiving treatment for a very rare form of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, which requires frequent treatment along with a fairly new surgical procedure at the UC San Diego Medical Center.

Kenosha Moose Lodge #286
3003 30th Ave
Kenosha, WI 53144