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The Des Moines Turkey Trot

Thu November 27 - Thu December 4, 2025 Des Moines, IA 50309 US Directions

The Des Moines Turkey Trot

Donation Goal: $6,000

 

 

Support Local Charities with the Des Moines Turkey Trot

This holiday season, we're proud to support Every Kid Gets a Ball as the official charity of the Des Moines Turkey Trot. Led by Friends of Des Moines Parks, this initiative provides every child enrolled in soccer, basketball, football, baseball, or softball through Des Moines Parks and Recreation with a free ball—giving them the tools to keep playing, practicing, and growing long after the season ends.

Since its start in 2015, the Des Moines Turkey Trot has raised tens of thousands of dollars for local charities and initiatives—thanks to the generosity of our running community. Each year, our featured charity receives at least half of all donated funds, with the remainder supporting additional community organizations doing great work across Iowa.

Past recipients include Special Olympics Iowa, Above + Beyond Cancer, Forest Avenue Outreach, The Good Vibes Movement, and Mason’s Lighthouse. This year, we invite you to keep the tradition going by supporting Every Kid Gets a Ball and helping us put play—and possibility—into every child's hands.

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Top Donors

$1,247 Raised By 75 Donors

$250 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Brett Chickering
$100 on behalf of Michelle Papendick
$50 on behalf of McSmitty
$50 on behalf of Tom and Laine Buck
$50 from Anonymous
$25 from Anonymous
$25 on behalf of Cherry Madole
$25 on behalf of Erin Hoskins
$25 on behalf of James Snellen
$25 on behalf of Samuel Lundy
$25 from Anonymous
$20 on behalf of Brian Anderson
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$20 on behalf of Jennifer Haaland
$20 from Anonymous
$20 on behalf of Marian Sisters of the Diocese of Lincoln
$20 on behalf of Riley Peters
$20 on behalf of Sarah Cunningham
$20 on behalf of Stacy Palmer
$15 on behalf of Dina Johnson
$15 from Anonymous
$10 on behalf of Aaron Odekirk
$10 from Anonymous
$10 from Anonymous
$10 on behalf of David Rose
$10 on behalf of Haley Sandberg
$10 on behalf of Jill Neil
$10 from Anonymous
$10 on behalf of Laura Wenck
$10 on behalf of Marsha Cohen
$10 on behalf of Mo Marks
$10 on behalf of Roana Williams
$10 from Anonymous
$10 on behalf of Shannon Tuhn
$10 on behalf of The Brus Family
$10 from Anonymous
$5 from Anonymous
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$5 on behalf of Andrew Sunseri
$5 from Anonymous
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$5 on behalf of Cassie Schaff-zeller
$5 from Anonymous
$5 on behalf of Dawn Sherman
$5 on behalf of Destiny Perkins-Willer
$5 on behalf of Elysia Miller
$5 on behalf of Fatima Plumb
$5 on behalf of Fonda Hall
$5 on behalf of Gerardo Rodriguez
$5 from Anonymous
$5 from Anonymous
$5 on behalf of Kalista Sanchez
$5 from Anonymous
$5 on behalf of Kyle Wiebers
$5 on behalf of Lisa Sunde
$5 from Anonymous
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$5 on behalf of Ross Prather
$5 from Anonymous
$5 on behalf of Sophia Ritter
$5 on behalf of Stephanie Maliszewski
$5 from Anonymous
$4 on behalf of Matthew McGreal
$2 from Anonymous
$2 on behalf of Jeffrey Sysombath
$2 on behalf of John Zieman
$2 from Anonymous
$1 from Anonymous
$1 on behalf of Carly Richards
$1 on behalf of Jonathan Buys
$1 on behalf of Rose Shafer
$1 on behalf of Rose Shafer

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