Alta-Aurelia Pink Out Night Raises $2,431 for BVRMC AWARE Fund

Alta‑Aurelia High School’s volleyball, dance and cheer teams raised $2,431.22 for the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center AWARE fund during a Pink Out night held Feb. 19, 2026, school and local reporting show. The event in February featured “multiple fundraisers,” and some headlines rounded the total to $2,431.

The AWARE fund at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center is described as a community-backed patient assistance program that helps local patients fighting cancer, and the $2,431.22 donation was designated for that fund. Alta‑Aurelia’s three teams organized the Pink Out night to support patients receiving care through BVRMC, according to the local item titled “Alta‑Aurelia teams donate to BVRMC’s AWARE.”

The report showing the Feb. 19 fundraiser appears on the Storm Lake Times Pilot issue page for Feb. 20, 2026, where the item runs among local listings such as school and community updates. The Storm Lake Times issue page notes the article is available in full to subscribers; the paper’s contact block on the issue page lists 220 W. Railroad St., P.O. Box 487, Storm Lake, IA 50588, and Phone: 1-712-732-4991 for readers who want the full subscriber text or additional details.

The visible account does not break down the “multiple fundraisers” by activity, nor does it name student organizers, coaches, or attendance figures; those specifics remain to be confirmed with Alta‑Aurelia’s athletics office or BVRMC. What is clear from the reporting is the local partnership: three student teams at Alta‑Aurelia coordinated a February Pink Out night and turned community support into a $2,431.22 contribution to a fund that assists cancer patients treated through Buena Vista Regional Medical Center.

Local philanthropy like Alta‑Aurelia’s Pink Out has direct equity implications in rural health: the AWARE fund’s community-backed model targets patients facing cancer-related costs. Residents and health advocates in Buena Vista County who follow BVRMC’s patient assistance work can view the $2,431.22 gift as one measure of local support that supplements clinical care with financial help for patients, though BVRMC has not provided further detail in the public excerpt.

Did you attend Alta‑Aurelia’s Pink Out on Feb. 19, 2026? Share photos or firsthand details in the comments below and we will follow up with Alta‑Aurelia and Buena Vista Regional Medical Center to report how the funds are distributed and which local patients the AWARE fund supports.