2023 MercyOne House of Mercy Game Show Gala details and contestants announced
June 1, 2023Des Moines, Iowa, June 2, 2023 – The 2023 MercyOne House of Mercy Game Show Gala, presented by Community Choice Credit Union and produced by MercyOne Des Moines Foundation, will take place on Thursday, June 22, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. and the program starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in downtown Des Moines. This year’s event chairs are Josh Cook, Chief Executive Officer at Community Choice Credit Union, and MercyOne Des Moines Foundation Board Member, and Brooke Cook, Community Impact Advisor.
Four teams will represent MercyOne House of Mercy clients that encounter the following impact program areas: mental health, self-sufficiency, substance use disorder, and parenting. Contestants will go head-to-head in several rounds of an exciting game show-style game. The team that raises the most funds will be named the champion of the 14th annual event. Teams are comprised of community leader celebrity contestants:
Team Claire (Mental Health Awareness)
Traci Galligan (NCMIC)
Kyle Heatherington (Royal Flooring)
Jeff Klein (Choice Creative Solutions)
Brad Lowe (Spire Real Estate)
Polly Loneman (NCMIC)
Jacob Repp (Principal)
Team Jane (Self-Sufficiency Programming)
Aneesa Afroze, MD (MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center)
Jay Byers (Greater Des Moines Partnership)
Josh Dreyer (Willis Automotive)
Brad Duffy (Per Mar Security Services)
Sheri McMichael (Variety – the Children’s Charity)
Matt Romkey (Mercy College of Health Sciences)
Team Luke (Substance Use Disorder Treatment)
Rona Berinobis (Athene)
Aaron Jones (Belin McCormick)
Izaah Knox (Urban Dreams)
Frank Pagano (VizyPay)
Troy Strawhecker (Premier Companies)
Jessica Zuzga-Reed, DO (MercyOne Children’s Hospital)
Team Max (Parenting Building Blocks)
Kahlil Carter (Former Professional Athlete and Coach)
Brian Curtain (Community Choice Credit Union)
Dustin Derflinger, DO (MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center)
Adam Kaduce (R&R Real Estate Advisors)
John Klein (Associated Anesthesiologists)
Ashley Millang, DDS (Stone Ridge Dental)
Join in on this action-packed, fun-filled event. Tickets and corporate sponsorships are on sale now. For more information, visit MercyOne.org/desmoines/game-show-gala.
