Bid for a better future for kids and families in our community through the TEEllipsis auction.

Each July, Ellipsis hosts TEEllipsis: The Ellipsis Eighteen, an annual golf fundraiser. For this year’s TEEllipsis, hundreds of golfers will spend the day at Glen Oaks Country Club.

In conjunction with the golf event and with the generosity of many local businesses, individuals, and generous supporters, we’re also hosting a virtual auction open to all members of the public for those who still want to make a difference in the lives of kids and families in our community but don’t golf or didn’t sign up for TEEllipsis.

The auction opens on July 10, and bids will be accepted until noon on July 18. The TEEllipsis committee and staff, along with the kids and families served, are asking the community to bid for better futures here:

Virtual Auction

Donations are also accepted for the auction by emailing events@ellipsisiowa.org.

Some virtual auction prizes include the following.

  • A sommelier-led wine tasting with 10 friends,
  • A four-course dinner at Des Moines’ Big Grove Brewery & Taproom for 10 people,
  • An experience package at Cooper’s Hawk in Clive,
  • Des Moines Menace VIP ticket package,
  • A one-night stay at Hotel Fort Des Moines,
  • A football signed by Kurt Warner,
  • A Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute Guitar signed by Tommy Stinson,
  • And a private room and kitchen tour dinner experience at RPM Seafood in Chicago.

Every dollar counts. For example:

  • $200 donated provides 13 days of hot meals.
  • $153 donated purchases luggage for three youth to transport belongings with dignity.
  • $57 donated allows for basic toiletries for three kids.
  • $27 donated pays for an adventure to the movies.

"The outpouring of support we have received from the community to help kids and families build healthy relationships so they can write their own story has been second to none"

Chris Koepplin

“The outpouring of support we have received from the community to help kids and families build healthy relationships so they can write their own story has been second to none,” said Chris Koepplin, Ellipsis CEO. “Thank you to our TEEllipsis and virtual auction sponsors — especially our presenting sponsor Academy Roofing & Sheet Metal Co., our volunteer committee and everyone who worked to make this a sold-out event to raise funds for the nearly 600 kids and families we serve daily in 26 Iowa counties.”

Since 1998, the annual golf tournament, TEEllipsis: The Ellipsis Eighteen, formerly known as the Youth Homes Golf Classic, has raised over $1.2 million to support kids and families in central Iowa. The funds raised continue to connect kids and families with brighter futures through prevention and diversion services, emergency shelter, full-time residential care and community-based programs.

Consider bidding beginning July 10, and make sure your bids are in by noon on July 18!