Events and Fundraisers

On a hot Saturday in early September, 5-year old Griffin put on his police officer uniform, loaded up his patrol car, and set out for Frontier Park with 2-year old brother, Levi.  Together the boys spent the day selling ice cream to raise funds for […]

CCMSI, a small company with a big heart, organized a silent auction and raised $10,000 for The BackStoppers!  Moved to show their gratitude to law enforcement and our area's first responders, CCMSI held the auction for employees over two days.  This generous support of our mission […]

The 5th Annual Bulltown Run for BackStoppers raised $5,000 in it's biggest year yet!  This year's event was held in honor of Paramedic Jonathan Noce, EOW 5/25/2016, whose family The BackStoppers has begun assisting.  Running and walking in his memory were participants aged 8 to […]

Brielle and Nora Sage's Lemonade Stand raised $785 for The BackStoppers and $785 for Officer Mike Flamion for a grand total of $1,570! When 7-year old Brielle and 5-year old Nora Sage decided they wanted to organize a lemonade stand, their mother, Cindy, listed five choices […]

Alibi 25 kept six bands playing all day long while serving up BBQ, drinks, and a great atmosphere under a large tent at their first fundraiser for The BackStoppers. Owner and Manager Denise Gestring was overwhelmed with the outpouring of support from the community.  Local businesses donated fantastic […]

Gateway Classic Cars raised $1,324.50 for The BackStoppers at the July Cars & Coffee event! Sarah Boothby with Gateway Classic Cars presents a check for $1,324.50 to The BackStoppers Executive Director Chief Ron Battelle On the last Saturday of each month, Gateway Classic Cars invites all car […]

Alana Wilson and Det. Juan Wilson with the St. Charles City Police Department showed their support for The BackStoppers this summer by donating the proceeds from their Daddy Daughter Garage Sale.  The fundraiser totaled $233.00. Alana Wilson and Det. Juan Wilson with the St. Charles City […]

When Roderick and Victoria and each of their siblings were tasked with deciding on a project to complete this summer, Roderick chose organizing a lemonade stand and donating the proceeds to BackStoppers. 7-year old Roderick and 4-year old Victoria worked the lemonade stand all morning […]

Team BackStoppers is ready for RAGBRAI XLIV! The Team leaves today for Iowa where they will ride 420 miles across the state in one week on this year's RAGBRAI course, raising awareness and funds for BackStoppers. Team BackStoppers Members fueling up Members of Team BackStoppers during RAGBRAI 2015 Team […]

Ashtynn at her lemonade stand for BackStoppers 6-year old Ashtynn saw a YouTube video of a lemonade stand for charity and decided to do the same for BackStoppers.  After sitting at her lemonade stand for six hours and selling every cup herself, Ashtynn had raised $1,105.05 for […]