2025

LIVE UNITED Celebration

April 15, 2025
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
The Meadows Events Center at Prairie Meadows

Celebrating Partnerships and Community

The 2025 LIVE UNITED Celebration was held on April 15 at Prairie Meadows, where we unveiled the 2025 Community Report and honored this year’s LIVE UNITED Award winners.

As United Way of Central Iowa’s largest annual event, the celebration recognized the individuals and organizations making a powerful impact across our community.

Guests reflected on key progress made over the past year, learned about new initiatives, and celebrated the partnerships helping to create a thriving central Iowa.

view the full report and see this year’s award winners
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Tickets

Tickets will be on sale Jan. 9 - March 31, 2025

Single Seat: $40
Table (10 Seats): $360
 
Nonprofit Rate
Single Nonprofit Seat: $30 
Nonprofit Table (10 Seats): $270
Use promotion code NONPROFIT to receive nonprofit rate

LIVE UNITED is sponsored by Prairie Meadows

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Looking Back: LIVE UNITED 2024

More than 800 central Iowans came together to celebrate our collective impact in creating a thriving community.

Hosted by KCCI's Alyx Sacks, the event brought more than 800 attendees to share lunch and learn about the impact made in our community over the past year.

We looked back at some of the progress made, shared more about new initiatives, and highlighted partnerships formed that best serve our community.

2024 LIVE UNITED Awards

Awards were presented to individuals and organizations who have made a great impact over the past year through their partnership with United Way. The 2024 award winners were:

LIVE UNITED Leaders

  • Carol Bodensteiner
  • Renee Raap
  • Kim Willis

LIVE UNITED Champions

  • LCS
  • Farm Bureau Financial Services
  • Delta Dental of Iowa
  • Holmes Murphy

SPIRIT OF CENTRAL IOWA

  • Athene