From Hope to Home Gala: Featured Speaker, Ruth Eley

Dr. Diana Lang
Aug 1
2 min read

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE by Dr. Diana Lang

AMES, Iowa, August 1, 2026

Iowa Farm Bureau, Title Sponsor, and Iowans for Adoption invite the public to attend the From Hope to Home Gala on Thursday, September 17, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Reiman Gardens in Ames, Iowa. The event will bring together community members, parents, families, child advocates, local supporters, and organizations committed to helping Iowa children find safe, loving, permanent families.

Guests are encouraged to arrive at 5:30 p.m. for a complimentary stroll through Reiman Gardens before the program begins.

Please join us to hear the inspiring story of Ruth Eley, who raised her four biologically-related children, adopted 18 from foster care and opened her heart to thousands more through fostering and respite care.

Together, we can help more children go from hope...to home. 💜

Tickets, table reservations, sponsorship opportunities and donations can be made at: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/from-hope-to-home-gala

Details	Information
What	From Hope to Home Gala
When	Thursday, September 17, 2026
Complimentary Garden stroll	5:30 p.m.
Program	6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Program includes	Dinner, speakers, raffles, and auctions
Where	Reiman Gardens, Ames, Iowa
Hosted by	Iowans for Adoption

About Iowans for Adoption

Iowans for Adoption is a for-impact statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring every child has a safe, loving, nurturing, permanent, and stable family. Through education, advocacy, family navigation services, adoption assistance, and public awareness initiatives, the organization works to recruit foster and adoptive families, reduce barriers to adoption, support permanency for children, and educate Iowans about the Safe Haven Act.

For more information, visit www.IowansForAdoption.org.