You don't have to wait for the night of the event to get excited about the opportunities we have for you in the Dining and Entertainment section of our Silent Auction. Get your pocketbooks ready for these amazing shows, entertainment, dinner experiences, wine and so much more.
Silent Auction - Dining & Entertainment
Embassy Suites New Year's Eve Party for Two
Enjoy accommodations for two on December 31, 2013 at the Embassy Suites Annual New Year’s Eve Party. Attend the party in the ballroom with live bands and multiple food stations, including a chocolate fountain dessert station. Later, ring in the New Year with a champagne toast, party favors and Iowa’s largest balloon drop at midnight. And, feel free to sleep in because the next morning you will enjoy a cooked-to-order breakfast!
Value: $299.00
Cameo in a Local Television Commercial
Always wanted to be a star? Your 15-minutes of fame is within reach! This one-of-a-kind experience allows one person to be included as on-camera talent in a locally produced, high visibility television commercial.
Value: $500.00
2 Tickets to the Keith Urban Concert
For the music lover! Four-time Grammy Award winner and American Idol judge Keith Urban will launch his “Light The Fuse Tour 2013” with Little Big Town and special guest Dustin Lynch. Enjoy the show from the front row of section Club 115 at the Wells Fargo Arena.
Value: $123.00
We Stocked the Bar
Stock the bar with wine and liquor of all kinds. No matter the celebration, you'll be ready to toast. Use this stainless steel bucket to ice down your drinks for the next party.
Value: $387.25
Dr. Phil VIP Experience
A package that is unique and exciting! Experience a live Dr. Phil Show taping in VIP audience seating with three friends. You will have priority seating at the studio as well as parking on the world famous Paramount Pictures Studio lot in Hollywood, California.
Value: Priceless
DMACC Culinary Institute Dinner
Enjoy cooking from the “51st State” as culinary students from Des Moines Area Community College prepare and serve a Puerto Rican meal for you. The evening begins at 6:30p.m. with a champagne or sparkling wine reception followed by a seated dinner in the Lakeview Inn. Mark your calendar and invite three friends to enjoy this gourmet meal on Thursday, November 14, 2013.
Value: $360.00
Wine Tasting for 20
It’s like having Napa right in town! Visit WineStyles of West Glen for an in-store wine tasting where 20 guests will enjoy samples of six wines in a private room.
Value: $300.00
"Once"
Enjoy the 2012 Tony Award winning Best Musical, Once, at the Civic Center on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. This Broadway experience features an impressive ensemble of actors and musicians who play their own instruments onstage in a tale of an unlikely connection between a Dublin street musician and a beautiful young woman whose connection turns out to be deeper and more complex than your everyday romance.
Value: $120.00
Ride in a Helicopter
Enjoy the best view in Des Moines with this 30-minute helicopter flight for two. The adventure will begin at Blank Children's Hospital and take you for an unforgettable ride around the city.
Value: $0.00

2013 Hope Gala Sponsors

  • Bank Iowa
  • Bankers Trust
  • Casey's General Stores, Inc.
  • CenturyLink
  • Colorfx
  • Dan & Tricia Vermeer
  • Deloitte
  • DuPont Pioneer
  • Embassy Suites Des Moines Downtown
  • European Motorcars of Des Moines
  • Graham Gardner Photography
  • Holmes Murphy & Associates
  • Hy-Vee, Inc.
  • Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
  • ITAGroup, Inc.
  • John Deere Des Moines Operations
  • John Deere Financial
  • John Deere ISG
  • Knapp Properties
  • Knowledge Bridge Partners
  • McGladrey LLP
  • NAI Optimum
  • Papa John's Pizza of Iowa
  • Peddicord Wharton Spencer
  • Pella Windows and Doors
  • Perishable Distributors of Iowa, LTD
  • Rose Acre Farms
  • Ryan Companies US, Inc.
  • Shive-Hattery
  • The Des Moines Register
  • Two Rivers Marketing
  • Unity Point Health Des Moines
  • Vermeer Charitable Foundation, Inc.
  • Wells Fargo Private Banking
  • WHO-TV