Angels Give Back
The first meeting of Barley's Angels–Greater Des Moines was designed to gauge the interest of area women in supporting a local chapter. One of the clear desires to emerge from that meeting was to incorporate ways to give back to the community. We love that about this group!
Each year, Barley's Angels–Greater Des Moines holds at least one event specifically designed to give back to our community, whether it's by donating our time, raising money for a local charity, or a combination of the two.
We brought our best dinner making skills to the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Central Iowa in 2023. Tacos and all of the toppings were prepped for both RMHC locations.
The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Iowa provides a home-away-from-home for families traveling to Des Moines to seek medical care for their child.
In 2022, we met on a chilly spring day to gather our coins for the YMCA of Greater Des Moines' Supportive Housing Campus.
Residents have access to laundry facilities including laundry packs - laundry detergent, dryer sheet, and quarters for the machine.
At our year end VIP member appreciation party, we asked attendees to bring toilet paper, condiments, gloves/hats, and other supplies. Great turnout and great support for our community!
We hosted a 'spring cleaning' event, and made 100 t-shirt bags for the Food Bank of Iowa and Bidwell Riverside Community Center.
In September, we partnered with Love for Red - a local organization collecting menstrual products for those in need. Through merchandise sales, bake sale proceeds, and other donations, we raised $800!
We also hosted a menstrual product supply drive in September, thanks to the help of several of our business partners. We were thrilled to drop off over 2200 products to Love for Red!
We joined Star 102.5's Combat Hunger, benefitting the Food Bank of Iowa. The Barley's Angels team raised over $2100, making a big difference for local families in need.
We brought our best cooking and serving skills as we provided dinner for the Supper Club at Children & Family Urban Movement
We ended 2019 in a big way - we brewed a beer with our friends at Big Rack Brew Haus. With some additional help from our hosts el Bait Shop, we were able to raise over $1700 for Katie's Crusaders!
Our first volunteer event of 2018 took us to Bidwell Riverside where we organized donations and helped with some yard work.
We had a 'Wheelie Awesome' time at our summer fundraiser that raised $560 to benefit the Des Moines Bike Trails. Thanks to Captain Roy's for hosting!
Our first celebration of National Volunteer Month took us to AHeinz57 Pet Rescue and Transport where we cuddled puppies after surgery.
We took one evening to prep ducks for the annual Youth Emergency Services & Shelter (YESS) Duck Derby. We got nearly 3,200 ducks ready to race!
Young Women's Resource Center rounded out our month as we spent an afternoon sorting and organizing donations for them.
Coloring Social to benefit
YESS Duck Derby
Hosted at Mickey’s Irish Pub Waukee
Drink Local. Give Local.
Social with live music, raffle and specials to benefit
Young Women's Resource Center (YWRC)
Hosted at Global Tap House
Blind Beer Tasting + Raffle to benefit
Youth Emergency Services & Shelter (YESS)
Hosted at Murphy’s Bar & Grill
Crafternoon + Raffle to benefit
AHeinz 57 Pet Rescue
Hosted at Hosted by Court Avenue Brewing Co.