The Children’s Home Spring Gala is an annual event held every spring at the Country Club of Peoria. This black-tie optional event includes a special honoree, elegant dinner, live auction, silent auction and raffle.

Past honorees include:

The Gala has been hosted by John Williams of WGN-Radio for the past 10 years. Proceeds from the event help ensure that the homeless youth in our community get the support and guidance they need to build a better future and that youth who are at high-risk for juvenile delinquency receive the crisis counseling, skill building and advocacy they need to keep them on the right track… and keep families together. To date, the Gala has raised over $860,000 for the children and families in our community!

The 2011 Spring Gala will be held on Saturday, April 16th, at the Country Club of Peoria and will honor Michael Bryant & Methodist Medical Center of Illinois. Tickets are $175 each or $1750 for a table of 10.

Spring Gala 2010 Gallery

The Maui Jim / Children’s Home Charity Golf Classic is an annual event held every summer at the Country Club of Peoria. The event includes breakfast, instructional clinics led by Senior PGA Tour Pros, a long-drive exhibition, 18 holes of golf with a “Fairway Buffet” of food and beverages on the course, a $1 million hole-in-one, cigar roller, magician, massages and an after-golf Hawaiian luau complete with food, entertainment, live auction and awards. Play follows a golf shamble format and the field is limited to 27 foursomes to promote fast play.

Senior PGA Tour Pros include:

Trophies and prizes are awarded for:

To date, the Golf Outing has raised $2.69 million for our children and families!

The Maui Jim / Children's Home
Charity Golf Classic 2010 Gallery

The Children’s Home Cattle Auction is an annual event that includes a silent auction with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a fabulous dinner, live auction, entertainment and, of course, the cattle auction.

In 1956, a group of Peoria area citizens met to propose plans for a home for troubled boys. What started as a dream by a few dedicated people with a vision became a reality in 1960 when Youth Farm first opened its doors. In August of 2007, Youth Farm merged with Children’s Home. The combined histories and like missions of both agencies have strengthened the services available to the children and families in our community.

The first Cattle Auction took place in 1964 and raised $4,000. This event continues today, raising over $100,000 each year to help support the development of our Youth Farm campus and enabling us to provide the therapeutic environment these children need to heal.

Cattle Auction 2010 Gallery