Local Adel Company Raised $2,422 for John D. Gomke Charity
BASE® has been a local Adel employer for almost a decade and recently came together to support the John D. Gomke Charity.
The company currently employs 26 people and was able to raise $2,422 in roughly one week’s time to support the local charity.
The John D. Gomke Charity benefits organizations that assist in caring for and providing resources to sick infants and families who have lost infants in and around Central Iowa.
A business that is built on helping business owners across the country, BASE® offers portable benefit savings options to assist with the rising cost of healthcare with products like the BASE® HRA and BASE® 125 Cafeteria Plan.
BASE® was excited to be able to support a charity in their own community, especially a charity that has already given back to the community by using money raised to certify 80 people in CPR as well as purchase the AEDs for the Adel and DeSoto Elementary schools.
This charity has committed to the upkeep of all 3 AEDs in the schools and continues to help upgrade the community’s ability to save children’s lives, which made it pretty easy for BASE® employees to jump on board for such a great cause with many of the employees having children in the ADM school district.
BASE® is hoping to dedicate even more time to this fundraising event next year and hopes to top the $2,422 raised this year. BASE® presented Steve & Jessica Gomke, charity founders, with a check at a special dedication on July 15.
Jessica voiced her gratitude by saying, “Words cannot express how amazed we are by BASE® and the support they have shown John’s Charity! It is wonderful how much they give back to the community with their charity work. We are honored and hope to continue to grow our relationship with them for years to come”.
People interested in supporting this charity can learn more at www.johndgomkecharity.org.
About BASE®
Established in 1999, BASE® offers a variety of quality employee benefit products and services. Whether employers are looking to enrich their current benefit plans, off-set benefit cutbacks, or implement cost saving measures, BASE® works diligently to ensure that each plan meets the specific needs of each client.
BASE® offers a variety of plans to the self-employed and group employers across the country, which include the HRA, HRA+, and 125 Cafeteria Plan (Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP), Health Care Premium Reimbursement (HCPR)).
These plans are all portable benefits regardless of whether or not a company provides a group sponsored health plan. To find out more about HRAs and 125 Cafeteria Plans visit www.baseonline.com
Base
601 Visions Pkwy
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 993-5050
Website: www.baseonline.com
Schmitz Family Welcomed Back to Home
The Adel Volunteer Fire Department welcomed Larry and Sandy Schmitz to their new home in July.
Please watch your Adel mailboxes for the article being published in the August issue of Adel Living Magazine.
Adel Volunteer Fire Dept.
102 S. 10th. Street
Adel, Iowa 50003
Website: www.adelfire.com
Lions Honor Fallen Soldier
Lions Honor Fallen Soldier
With very little pre-notice a group of 13 local Lions club members placed flags through Adel when it was learned that the Capt. Matthew G. Nielson funeral procession would travel through Adel Sunday en route to the Veterans Cemetery at Van Meter.
Nielson, 27, from Jefferson was killed in action June 29 in Iraq. His funeral was held in Jefferson.
Among those who placed the flags along Highway 169 south, were Jim Loynachan, Harold Smith, Jon MaAvoy, Tom Harblson, Kent McAdon, Keith Soffa, Darrell Bauman, DUsty Weeks, Larry Crannell, Ray Hempill, Jerry Roberts, Clay Porter and Tom Waltz.
Although the Lions had to use hammers and rods to drill holes in the ground for the flags, the group finished the task in about 15 minutes with time to spare before the procession moved through town.
Adel Lions Club
P.O. Box 103
Adel IA 50003
Phone: (515) 577-5642
Email: adellionsclub@gmail.com
Website: www.adellionsclub.org
Facebook: AdelLionsClub
