Community Events
Let’s Start Talking Iowa partners with local organizations to host events encouraging education, connection, and open conversations around mental health. We aim to continue expanding our reach, sharing valuable resources, and making a lasting impact in the community.
Check past events below!
2025 Pizza, Puzzles & Pints
Our first Pizza, Puzzles & Pints event was a huge success — selling out in just 24 hours with 21 teams competing. Thanks to your amazing support, we raised nearly $8,000 and proudly donated $4,000 to Alive & Running Iowa for suicide prevention efforts.
We’re incredibly grateful for all of the generous local and national donations to our silent auction, as well as the support from our event sponsors who made the night possible.
Be sure to check out the event photos above and relive the fun!
2025 FORE Mental Health Golf Outing
Thank you to everyone who joined us on the course for our first-ever FORE Mental Health Golf Tournament! Your support made the day unforgettable and impactful.
Together, we donated $8,500.00 to the Waterloo Youth City Council for their efforts to advocate for youth mental health in OUR community.
Relive the day by checking out our event photos above, captured by Journey Harris (@kehs_vault on Instagram!)
2025 Open House
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us on Sunday, September 21st, 2025, at our Open House! We are grateful to celebrate Furries 4 Fosters’ 10th Anniversary and the Let’s Start Talking Iowa Salsa Fundraiser!
2026 Pizza, Puzzles & Pints
Our Pizza, Puzzles & Pints event was a huge success, and we are incredibly grateful to everyone who made the night possible. Thanks to the support of our community, we raised $13,457.00 for Let’s Start Talking Iowa — with 41 teams participating, more than doubling the size of last year’s event and surpassing our internal team fundraising goal. Through this event, we were able to donate $6,500.00 to Alive & Running Iowa for Suicide Prevention.
Event photos featured are courtesy of Jadyn Weist Photography & Videography.
This event was a reminder that connection matters, conversation matters, and showing up for one another matters. We are proud of what our community accomplished together and look forward to continuing this impact throughout the year. As always — let’s keep talking.