Great Food! Great Prizes! Great Fun! Great Live Music!

Water and wastewater members, make plans to attend the 8^th Annual Shrimp & Bingo Scholarship Fundraiser to benefit students in the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Water Environmental Technology Program.

The fundraiser will be held starting at 5:30 p.m., Aug. 24, 2019, at the FFA Enrichment Center on the DMACC Ankeny Campus. The evening begins with a social hour, followed by a shrimp feast at 6:30 p.m. Bingo will be held after the dinner.

Sponsorship opportunities and tickets are available. Click here for sponsorship and ticket information.

For more information, contact Dennis Hayworth at 515-256-4925, dahayworth@dmacc.edu.

Annual Event Raises $18,007 for Student Scholarships

Thanks to members who supported the 5th annual Shrimp and Bingo Scholarship Fundraiser, which raised $18,007 for the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Foundation to fund DMACC Water Environmental Technology (WET) program scholarships for students.

Over the past five years, $93,534.50 has been raised in this annual fundraiser. A total of 153 students have received scholarships from this fundraiser.

People from the water and wastewater treatment industry, DMACC employees, including President Rob Denson, and students in the program attended the annual event last August. They  enjoyed a meal of shrimp, andouille sausage, with side dishes and great desserts, played bingo, and won great prizes. More than $4,000 worth of prizes were given during the event, including $250 worth of beef and pork raised by the DMACC Ag Department, tickets to a gourmet dinner prepared by DMACC Iowa Culinary Institute™ students, four tickets to an Iowa State University football game, an Iowa Getaway package, a  tool set, gift certificates of various amounts, and numerous smaller gift certificates.

The scholarships provided from money raised at the Shrimp and Bingo event make a difference to students. The water and wastewater industry needs highly skilled workers to keep pace with the demand to modernize and to replace numerous employees in the profession approaching retirement age.

The annual Shrimp and Bingo event is a collaboration between DMACC and several industry groups including the:

• Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU)
•  Iowa Association of Water Agencies (IAWA)
•  Iowa Water Environment Association (IAWEA)
•  Iowa Section of American Water Works Association (IAWWA)
•  Iowa Rural Water Association (IRWA)
  

Planning is already underway for this year’s Shrimp and Bingo event to be held Saturday, August 26, 2017.

Provided by Des Moines Area Community College

The fourth annual Shrimp and Bingo Scholarship Fundraiser raised a record $23,350 for the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Foundation to fund DMACC Water Environmental Technology (WET) program scholarships for students. Over the past four years, $75,527.55 has been raised in this annual fundraiser.

People from the water and wastewater treatment industry, DMACC employees, including President Rob Denson and students from the program, enjoyed a meal of shrimp and other selections, played bingo and won great prizes.  Some of the prizes this past year included $250 worth of beef and pork raised by the DMACC Ag Department, four tickets to a gourmet dinner prepared by DMACC Iowa Culinary Institute™ students, four tickets to an Iowa State University football game, an Ames Getaway package, Ryobi tool set, six $100 gift certificates and numerous smaller gift certificates. 

The scholarships provided from money raised at the Shrimp and Bingo event are a difference maker to students.

DMACC Business Resources Project Officer Dennis Hayworth said the water and wastewater industry needs highly skilled workers because the jobs are becoming more technical.  He also said the job market is extremely attractive because numerous employees in the profession are quickly approaching retirement age.

The annual Shrimp and Bingo event is a collaboration between DMACC and several industry groups including the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU), Iowa Association of Water Agencies (IAWA), Iowa Water Environment Association (IAWEA), Iowa Section of American Water Works Association (IAWWA) and the Iowa Rural Water Association (IRWA). 

Planning is already underway for next year’s Shrimp and Bingo event to be held Saturday, August 27, 2016.

Members of the Shrimp and Bingo fund raising committee recently presented a check for $23,350 to the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Foundation.  The money will be used to fund scholarships for students in DMACC’s Water Environmental Technology (WET) program.  Those taking part in the check presentation include:  (left to right) Pam Akers, DMACC Business Resources; Craig Hennager, DMACC Water Environmental  Training Coordinator;  Scott Wienands, Nutri-Ject Systems, Inc.;  Rob Denson, DMACC President; Scott Ocken, DMACC Dean of Industry & Technology; Bob Watson,  Watson Brothers; Steve Moehlmann, DMACC Water Environmental Technology Program Chair; Keith Hobson, Fox Engineering; Kim Didier, DMACC Business Resources Executive Director; Dennis Hayworth, DMACC Business Resources.

About DMACC
Des Moines Area Community College, a public institution serving the educational and career training needs of Iowans, is committed to the lifelong success of its students. As Iowa’s largest two-year college, DMACC offers 222 programs, certificates and transfer degrees, annually serving more than 70,000 credit and noncredit students on six campuses and six learning centers. Thanks to college-wide innovation, new programs and affordable tuition, DMACC continues to experience solid growth. For more information, please visit www.dmacc.edu.