by Joe Buttweiler –
MASON CITY – Get ready for “Another Good Night for JDRF.”
The JDRF Raiders of Mason City will host a celebrity bartenders event from 5 to 9 p.m. April 12 at the Historic Park Inn in downtown Mason City.
More than a dozen celebrity bartenders from North Iowa, with help from staff at the Historic Park Inn, will serve up beverages to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Tips and other donations will all go to JDRF, which seeks to find a cure for juvenile diabetes.
The disease, also known as Type I diabetes, affects roughly 500 to 600 youngsters in North Iowa, according to Dr. Mark Johnson, director of the Diabetes Center at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. Those with Type I diabetes must take insulin via shots or pumps because their pancreas has stopped making insulin.
Celebrity bartenders will include radio personalities Jay Brooks, Jared Allen, Joe Malone, James Shaman and Alice Hanley, KIMT reporter Amy Fleming, Mayor Eric Bookmeyer, North Iowa Area Community College President Debra Derr, state Rep. Sharon Steckman, D-Mason City, and John Rowe, former chairman of the Cerro Gordo County Republicans. Others will be business leaders Scott Moorman, Jeff Stadheim, Tim Putnam, Randy Black and Mike Winblade, both of Hy-Vee, as well as Shelly Schmit of NIACC and former parks board member Kitty Clasing.
Admission is free to this cash bar event. It will take place in the ballroom at the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Historic Park Inn, 7 W. State St., Mason City.
The local JDRF chapter hosts annual fundraisers including a golf outing and a Lady of the Lake Cruise. The group also raises funds at the annual Up in Smoke BBQ Bash, and at other events.
“We thought it would be fun to have another spring get-together to raise some money for a good cause and build on some of the energy in the downtown area,” said Joe Buttweiler of the JDRF Raiders steering committee. “We had a huge turnout for a similar event in April of 2010. “Everyone said we’d have to do this again. So we’ve planned Another Good Night for JDRF … and for everyone who attends!”
16 thoughts on ““Celebrity bartenders” to be at Historic Park Inn April 12th”
It looks more like a republican fundraiser. But the cause is good.
Your right Bo it does look just like a Republitard fundraiser. Last year when our rightwingnut Congressman Steve King came here to speak at this multi million waste of taxes the article said the neanderthal that should of been retired by Christy got his fascist buddy Gary Blodgett to foot the bill to rent the room from Park Inn. I bet lot of the same rightwingnuts will get drunk at this thing too, same old same old. Maybe old doc’s nazi son will be there to pass his crack pipe around, those nazi Republitards love that crack you know.
This is a good cause but I do have a question. They have been collecting money for years for diabetes, cancer and other disease which is admirable, but, where does the money go? The cost for diabetic drugs never comes down nor does the cost of cancer drugs. If all this money goes for research why are the drug company’s allowed to control the prices? Their excuse has always been development cost but with all the charitable work going on I think it is a good question. Where does the money go?
It goes into the system, people have to eat first and then if we have time after a round of golf we will to try to solve something. In meantime pot is shown to kill cancer cells without harming healthy cells. No lie, read what the American Cancer Society says.
Alice Hanley is NOT a celebrity. She’s just a sales representative for the worst radio station in Mason City!
It’s time to drink with the movers and shakers who would jail sick medical marijuana users. And Iowa calls them celebrities. True story kids.
Tell me exactly how many medical marijuana users have been jailed. Likely you’ll say all of them were jailed for medical use. Duh. If they have a small enough amount for medical use, they won’t likely go to jail. They’ll get misdemeanor possession and probation. And what are they doing out in public with their pot and paraphenalia where they get caught with it? It should be safely stashed at home.
Iowa has ZERO tolerance last time I looked.
Another stupid comment by Bricks In The Head.
Yet another dumb comment by Bricks In The Head!
@Anonymous-try B4B which means bricks for brains.
Which one is the celebrity, I do not know any of them, except Eric, and he is an employe of the city, and far from being a celebrity…JR
I’m all for charity events and I’ll even go along with the celebrity claim for kicks. But alcohol turns into sugar in our bodies and helps cause diabetes in the first place. Isn’t this a little like having a cigarette smokers smoking for heart disease.
This event supports research into Type I diabetes(a.k.a. Juvenile Diabetes). Type I diabetes occurs when a virus attacks the islet cells of the pancreas turning off their ability to produce insulin. This happens without warning and generally to young people. I believe you’re thinking of Type II diabetes which as a variety of causes. Too much sugar is a symptom of diabetes, not the cause. A diabetic can drink alcohol but as with non-diabetics, should do so in moderation.
@Anonymous also-When a type two diabetic drinks alcohol it actually reduces the sugar in the body because when the liver is processing alcohol it can not make sugar. The real danger is when you drink to much you go into diabetic shock. You can drink a little but should do it in moderation. Best not to drink at all if you have diabetes.
These are celebrities?