Golfers raise $6,000 for Dallas County Conservation Board

COURTESY OF GREATER DALLAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE
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From left, Staci Williams (GDCDA Board), Rachel Wacker (GDCDA exec director), Ryan Peterson (GDCDA Board), Mike Williams (DCCB director), Greg Wile (GDCDA Board), Sven Peterson (GDCDA Board President), Supervisor Mark Hanson (DC Board of Supervisors and GDCDA Board), Deb Bangston (Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce) and Tom Book (Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce).

Neither the Canadian wildfires nor the scattered storms could stop nearly 80 golfers from participating in the 2nd Annual Greater Dallas County Development Alliance Golf Outing to raise money for the Dallas County Conservation Board. The event was held on Wednesday, June 28 at the River Valley Golf Course and generated $6,000 in proceeds.

This year’s event was sponsored by Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce. Other sponsors included Bolton & Menk, Impact 7G, Kwik Star, Van Meter Community Foundation, Waukee Chamber of Commerce and the York Companies.

“We decided in our second year of hosting this event that we wanted to raise money for a county-wide cause. TheAlliance’s golf committee chose the Dallas County Conservation Board as the beneficiary because of the work they do to enhance the quality of place and life for residents and visitors. Having safe and high-quality recreational amenities, like the Raccoon River Valley Trail, is essential to our work attracting new business to the county,” said Rachel Wacker, executive director for the Greater Dallas County Development Alliance.

These funds will assist in completing the Raccoon River Valley Trail to High Trestle Trail Connector Project. DCCB is in the process of constructing the next to the last phase of this project now in 2023. The final phase will be completed in 2024.

“It is donations such as this that help the Dallas County Conservation Board provide high quality, diverse and important quality of life projects, activities and facilities for public use,” DCCB Director Mike Wallace said.

Planning for next year’s golf outing is underway and the Greater Dallas County Alliance plans to select another county cause to donate to in 2024.

This article originally appeared on Dallas County News: Golfers raise $6,000 for Dallas County Conservation Board