MercyOne Children’s Hospital Heart Superheroes featured at 2023 Principal Charity Classic
May 21, 2023MercyOne Children’s Hospital Heart Superheroes will be featured at the 2023 Principal Charity Classic. These five children – ranging in age from three years old to eight years old – are patients who experienced life-saving cardiac care surgeries and procedures at MercyOne Children’s Hospital. On Friday, June 2, they will be on-site at Principal Charity Classic at Wakonda Club in Des Moines.
Caysen Eigenheer, a former MercyOne Children’s Hospital Heart Superhero, will participate in the opening tee off to start the tournament.
The Heart Superheroes will also be featured on the MercyOne Des Moines Foundation, MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center and Principal Charity Classic social media accounts leading up and during the tournament. Learn more about the 2023 Heart Superheroes and pediatric cardiac care program at MercyOne.org/heart-superheroes.
MercyOne Children’s Hospital is pleased to serve as a Principal Charity Classic Tournament Charity Partner. Proceeds from Principal Charity Classic have impacted MercyOne Children’s Hospital in meaningful ways, as it has provided funding for new NICU isolate transporter, a new, innovative echocardiography machine and the innovative Beads of Courage arts-in-medicine program.
The Principal Charity Classic is an annual and award-winning PGA TOUR Champions event dedicated to investing in the future of Iowa kids. In 2022, the Principal Charity Classic raised a record $8.2 million for charity, bringing the tournament’s giving total to more than $45.6 million since 2007. Tournament funds benefit organizations that provide a broad level of support to Iowa kids in the areas of education and culture, financial security and stability, and health and wellness.
