The new-and-improved Burning Boat Festival attracted nearly 400 people on New Year’s Eve. Our club teamed up with the City of Des Moines to bring back this community event at the Des Moines Marina. Families and friends gathered around propane fire pits to warm hands...
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New Club Members – December 2025
Our club welcomed three new members in December. Iris Lemmer is retired organizational change consultant with over 40 years of experience in leadership development and large-scale transformational change. Her first 30 years were spent at Fortune 100 companies,...
The 2025 Coats for Kids drive was a huge success. Along with the Highline Schools Foundation, we collected over 800 coats for students in Highline Public Schools. We were able to further support the community by donating coats to the Des Moines Food Bank, Pregnancy Aid, and the Des Moines Police Foundation, as well as assisting with coat drives for a couple of other organizations.
Burning Boat Festival is On for NYE
The Des Moines Burning Boat Festival is back on Dec. 31, from 6 to 9 p.m., and it’s going to be HOT!




