RED SHAMROCK FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES RED TIE GALA SPONSOR
University of Iowa Community Credit Union Supports Annual Fundraiser

IOWA CITY, Iowa, May 24, 2017 – Red Shamrock Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Iowa City that supports the unique aftercare needs of pediatric cancer patients and their families throughout the state, announced its first sponsor of the 2017 Red Shamrock Foundation Red Tie Gala. University of Iowa Community Credit Union has been named a Gold Sponsor of the upcoming event.

The 2017 Red Shamrock Foundation Red Tie Gala is schedule for Thursday, September 28, 2017 at Bella Sala in Tiffin. Guests will enjoy dinner and drinks and participate in a raffle with some amazing prizes. A short program on how Red Shamrock Foundation has contributed to the local community during the past six years also will be presented. Tickets for the gala will go on sale this summer.
“The Red Tie Gala is an important annual fundraiser for us,” said Red Shamrock Foundation Founder John Hall. “Proceeds allow us to continue doing what we do – raise awareness of the unique health care needs of childhood caner survivors and support survivorship programs and research.”

“It’s an honor to be part of this special event and to support such a wonderful cause,” commented UICCU President and CEO Jeff Disterhoft. “We understand that there are a lot of regional, national and online choices for financial services. But when Iowans support a local cooperative like UICCU, it means we can grow and turn that support back toward the community and help organizations such as the Red Shamrock Foundation.”

Red Shamrock Foundation supports pediatric cancer survivors in a variety of different ways. It is proud to be the primary sponsor for the national Passport for Care program for University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics cancer survivors, allowing survivors and physicians access to their medical records and treatments across the country. The organization also developed a school reentry program containing information for the patient, parents and school personnel to help survivors transition back into the daily routine of school. Additionally, Red Shamrock Foundation awards scholarships to cancer survivors attending college in Iowa.

The American Cancer Society considers every individual with cancer as a survivor. Whether recently diagnosed or after decades of being cancer free, they are all survivors. Hall said in 2013, “I founded the Red Shamrock Foundation after my own son was diagnosed with cancer. He is now in complete remission, however he will most likely require a lifetime of specialized care. After witnessing the devastating effects of cancer, both financially and emotionally, on survivors and their families, I made it my personal mission to make a difference and help those in need.”

Here is our 2016 year in review! We can never say THANK YOU enough to all of our supporters. We are a 100% volunteer run organization and all funds raised go directly to fund our pediatric cancer survivorship mission. Here are the wonderful events from the past year.

Team Red Shamrock strives to encourage active lifestyles and getting the Red Shamrock name out in to the community by participating in events. We especially like to give our time to events that give back to other local organizations that support children and healthcare. Here is a video of some photos from events this year: 
Look for RSF Survivorship Trail Challenge training runs to start again in a few months! Follow us on Instagram – @teamredshamrock or join our group on Facebook. Registration is open and only $20 through January 31 for the 6th Annual Survivorship Trail Challenge on April 1!

Hy-Vee Drugstore once again gave the proceeds from their August wine and beer tasting event to RSF! This is always a fun event.

Thank you to everyone who supported RSF through the head shaving event! Going bald makes a statement that we support all those who have lost their hair from treatment.

We held our first ever Red Tie Gala in November to celebrate the foundation’s 5th anniversary and had a blast with emcee Scott Siepker! Attendees learned the details of what Red Shamrock is doing for the community including the big announcement that we have committed $25,000 for each of the next two years to pediatric cancer survivorship at the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital! Plans are already underway for a 2017 gala!

Thank you again for an awesome year; we are looking forward to 2017!