2025 HERITAGE LEGACY APPLICATION COMING SOON
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The I’ll Make Me a World in Iowa Annual Heritage Legacy Awards are statewide recognition for Iowans and organizations who exemplify, through their actions and community contributions, the mission of I’ll Make Me a World in Iowa. Awards will be presented during the Embracing Excellence Grand Gala on Friday evening at 7PM in Downtown Des Moines.
Click here for more information about the Gala and tickets.
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Please see our Honorees from 2024 below:
Dasia Taylor
Youth Award
Young inventor of color changing sutures that detect infection; entrepreneur
Marquas Ashworth
Individual Award
Distillery owner and developer of Center on Sixth; cultivator of Black and Brown businesses
Audrey Kennis
Executive Director's Award
DEI Director for the city of West Des Moines; educator and advocate for social justice
Blk & Bold Coffee
Organization Award
A company founded to unite coffee and tea lovers and invests in the community, specifically youth