Lake of the Ozarks Idiots Club

Lake of the Ozarks Idiots Club A 501(c)3 all-volunteer, non-profit charity. Jesters of Goodwill dedicated to helping youth in-need.

RESTORING HOPE, ONE CHILD AT A TIMESEVEN CHILDREN & YOUTH ASSISTED REBUILDING AFTER TRAGEDYREQUESTOR: Heritage Elementar...
06/25/2026

RESTORING HOPE, ONE CHILD AT A TIME
SEVEN CHILDREN & YOUTH ASSISTED

REBUILDING AFTER TRAGEDY
REQUESTOR: Heritage Elementary Counselor Jill Wedig
REQUEST: clothing
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: 7 year old male and 14 year old male - lost everything in a house fire
JESTERS VOLUNTEERS: Pat Stallone and Clarice Reid
PURCHASED: KOHL’S - 14 shirts, 6 pants, 12 shorts, 2 pairs of tennis shoes, 2 pairs of slides, 2 hoodies, 4 pajamas, 28 pairs of underwear
DELIVERED: Pat and Clarice delivered the clothes to the school where Ashley accepted the donation for Jill.

A FRESH START
REQUESTOR: Macks Creek Counselor Candy Bothwell
REQUEST: clothing
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: 4th grade girl loves bright colors - sudden move to live with relatives
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Paul Haughey
PURCHASED: KOHL’S - 7 shirts, 7 shorts, 16 pairs of socks, 16 pairs of underwear, 4 bras, a hoodie, a dress, a pair tennis shoes, 2 pairs of flip flops/sandals with assistance from Sales Associates Lisa and Mindy
DELIVERED: Paul delivered the items to Candy at the school.

INVESTING IN A FUTURE NURSE
REQUESTOR: Counselor Candy Bothwell at Macks Creek
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: High School female needing financial assistance with test fee for Nursing
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Linda West
DELIVERED: Linda delivered a check to the school for $120 to cover the cost of the testing fee. Principal Jason Trusty accepted the donation.

CLOTHES FOR THREE
REQUESTOR: Taylor Nye at Citizens Against Domestic Violence
REQUEST: clothing
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: 6 year old male likes black and white athletic wear, 8 year old female likes plain patterns and sundresses, 13 year old female prefers no designs or characters on clothing - live with single mom
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Diane Smith
PURCHASED: WALMART - 30 pairs of socks, 50 pairs of underwear, 6 boy undershirts; KOHL’S - 8 shirts, 11 shorts, 4 pairs of shoes; OLD NAVY - 7 shirts, 5 pairs of shorts
DELIVERED: CADV Advocate Terri accepted the donation upon delivery.

🌴 PARADISE FUNDRAISER THIS SATURDAY! 🌴Join the Lake of the Ozarks Idiots Club at PARADISE RESTAURANT & BAR this Saturday...
06/23/2026

🌴 PARADISE FUNDRAISER THIS SATURDAY! 🌴

Join the Lake of the Ozarks Idiots Club at PARADISE RESTAURANT & BAR this Saturday, June 27, from 11 AM–6 PM!

Enjoy great food, drinks, and an amazing lake view while supporting local children in need. Stop by our table on the main floor and pick up your Idiots Club Yearly Membership Card for just $5.00! Check out our new bright orange t-shirts and premium hats!

Helping local kids never felt so good. See you Saturday! ☀️😎

FROM CLOTHING TO CAMP FEESJESTERS HELPING KIDS THRIVEFILLING BASIC NEEDSREQUESTOR: Counselor Paula Williams at School of...
06/22/2026

FROM CLOTHING TO CAMP FEES
JESTERS HELPING KIDS THRIVE

FILLING BASIC NEEDS
REQUESTOR: Counselor Paula Williams at School of the Osage Middle School
REQUEST: clothes and deodorant
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: 6th grade male prefers black, gray, navy athletic wear
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Diane Smith
PURCHASED: UNDER ARMOUR - 2 shorts, 3 shirts, a hoodie; RACK ROOM SHOES - slip-on shoes; KOHL’S - 3 shorts, 2 shirts; donation of deodorant
DELIVERED: Diane delivered the items to Paula at the school.

FILLING NEEDS FOR JUNIOR
REQUESTOR: Counselor Susan Southwick at Horizons Educational Center
REQUEST: shirts and belt
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: Junior male prefers graphic t-shirts and needs a belt - living with single parent and 2 siblings
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Jerry and Jane Seifert
PURCHASED: KOHL’S - 6 shirts and a belt
DELIVERED: The Seiferts delivered the items to Principal Allen Schwantes at the school.

YOUNG SIBLINGS DRESSED
REQUESTOR: Heritage Elementary Counselor Jill Wedig
REQUEST: clothing for two
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: preschool girl and kindergarten girl, both love “girly” clothes - living with single mom, homeless
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Paul Haughey
PURCHASED: CARTER’S - 10 pairs of shorts, 10 shirts, 2 dresses, 2 hoodies, 35 pairs of socks, 28 pairs of underwear with assistance from Sales Associate Tracy; SHOE CARNIVAL - 2 pairs of tennis shoes
DELIVERED: Assistant Principal Amanda Rowden accepted the clothing from Paul.

CHEER CAMP OPPORTUNITY
REQUESTOR: High School Counselor Gabrielle Sears at School of the Osage
REQUEST: cheer camp fee
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: Freshman girl needing financial assistance to pay for Summer Cheer Camp
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Pat Stallone
DELIVERED: Pat delivered a check for $300 to Gabrielle and Special Education Teacher and Cheer Coach Kelly Vernetti to cover the cost of the Cheer Camp fee.

READY FOR SUMMER
REQUESTOR: Oak Ridge Intermediate Counselor Naomi Eidson
REQUEST: summer clothing
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: 11 year old female likes purple and athletic wear - recently moved back to district and living with relatives
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Jim and Sherry Burke
PURCHASED: KOHL’S - 5 shirts, 20 pairs of underwear, 14 pairs of socks, 5 pairs of shorts, flip flops, tennis shoes
DELIVERED: Clothing was delivered to Naomi at the school.

WESTSIDE PUB & LOTO BOURBON & TEQUILA SOCIETY RAISE $3,904 AN EVENING OF SUCCESS!The Lake of the Ozarks Idiots Club is g...
06/18/2026

WESTSIDE PUB & LOTO BOURBON & TEQUILA SOCIETY RAISE $3,904
AN EVENING OF SUCCESS!

The Lake of the Ozarks Idiots Club is grateful to everyone who attended the Silent Auction hosted by WESTSIDE PUB and the LOTO BOURBON & TEQUILA SOCIETY on May 27th!

Guests enjoyed live music by KALANI and delicious appetizers prepared by CHEF PIERRE TORRES while bidding on auction items and participating in the evening's ticket pull drawings.

One of the highlights of the night was the 50/50 raffle, which raised $745. Winners Ron Fife and Shelly Fife, also Jesters volunteers, generously donated their winnings back to the Idiots Club, helping even more local children and youth living in poverty.

The event raised $3,904, with a few additional donations still expected from auction item pickups!

A special thank you goes to Matt Ellmer of the LOTO BOURBON & TEQUILA SOCIETY for organizing this successful event. We also extend our sincere appreciation to Travis DeJong, Penny Titus, Jenny Huberty, Tony Huberty, and Nate Wright for their assistance with the auction and event operations.

Thank you to everyone who donated, attended, volunteered, and supported this fundraiser. Your generosity will help the Jesters of Goodwill continue meeting the critical needs of children and youth throughout the Lake area!

☀️SUMMER STARTS HERE!☀️Summer is under way, so when you are looking for something to do, add the Lake of the Ozarks Idio...
06/17/2026

☀️SUMMER STARTS HERE!☀️

Summer is under way, so when you are looking for something to do, add the Lake of the Ozarks Idiots Club Fundraiser Events to your must-do list! The Jesters of Goodwill will be out and about all summer long, raising funds to help local children and youth living in poverty throughout the Lake area.

Stop by our table, say hello, become a member for just $5, and check out our new neon orange shirts, premium hats, and other merchandise!

📍 Saturday, June 27
Join us at Paradise from 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
📍 Saturday, July 11
Find us at Franky & Louie's from 11:00AM - 6:00PM
📍 Thursday, August 6
Tickets on sale now for the Ron Moshier Dance Party Fundraiser
📍 Saturday, August 8
Visit us at Tap and Grill from 11:00AM - 6:00PM

We can't wait to see you this summer, and thank you for supporting the children of our community! ❤️

FROM CLOTHING TO CLASS TRIPSJESTERS MAKE IT HAPPENA WARDROBE BOOSTREQUESTOR: Camdenton School Home Coordinator Brent Dun...
06/16/2026

FROM CLOTHING TO CLASS TRIPS
JESTERS MAKE IT HAPPEN

A WARDROBE BOOST
REQUESTOR: Camdenton School Home Coordinator Brent Dunn
REQUEST: clothing
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: 13 year old female living with grandmother
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Clarice Reid and Toni Ledbetter
PURCHASED: KOHL’S - Clarice shopped for 5 shirts, 5 pants, 2 dresses, a pair of Nike shoes, 14 pairs of socks, 3 jeans.
DELIVERED: Toni delivered the clothing to Brent at the school.

SUMMER READY
REQUESTOR: Counselor Flo Nash at Climax Springs
REQUEST: clothing
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: Senior male needing clothes for summer
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Rich and Linda Pieper
PURCHASED: AEROPOSTALE - 7 Shirts, 5 jeans, a hoodie with assistance from Sales Associates AJ and Allison; TARGET - 13 pairs of underwear; SHOE CARNIVAL - tennis shoes, slides, 24 pairs of socks with assistance from Sales Associates Ellen and Mayme
DELIVERED: The items were delivered to Flo at the school.

MAKING SENIOR MEMORIES POSSIBLE
REQUESTOR: Macks Creek Counselor Candy Bothwell
REQUEST: financial assistance for Senior trip
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: HS male needing $100 deposit for Senior trip
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Linda West
DELIVERED: Linda delivered a check to Candy to cover the deposit fee for the Senior class trip.

MAKING PARTICIPATION POSSIBLE
REQUESTOR: Camdenton High School Counselor Tim Roettgen
REQUEST: financial assistance for Color Guard shirt
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: High School student needing $35 to pay for the Color Guard shirt
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Jane Eidson
DELIVERED: Jane delivered a check to Camdenton High School Attendance Clerk Sarah Sweatt to cover the cost of the Color Guard shirt.

OUTFITTING SIBLINGS
REQUESTOR: Taylor Nye at Citizens for Domestic Violence
REQUEST: clothing
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: Junior male prefers athletic wear, Freshman female prefers casual attire, 7th grade male prefers athletic wear - living with single mom
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Cynthia Goffinet
PURCHASED: UNDER ARMOUR - 6 pants, 8 shorts, 12 t-shirts, 2 hoodies, a pair of shoes with assistance from Sales Associate Zach; OLD NAVY - 3 pairs girl’s shorts, a boy’s hoodie; WALMART - socks for 2 and underwear for 3; RACK ROOM SHOES - 2 pair Nike shoes; AEROPOSTALE - 3 shirts, a pair of shorts
DELIVERED: Cynthia delivered the clothing to Taylor at CADV.

PAPA CHUBBY’S FUNDRAISER RAISES OVER $2,100!THANK YOU!The Lake of the Ozarks Idiots Club enjoyed another successful fund...
06/15/2026

PAPA CHUBBY’S FUNDRAISER RAISES OVER $2,100!
THANK YOU!

The Lake of the Ozarks Idiots Club enjoyed another successful fundraiser at PAPA CHUBBY’S on Saturday, June 6th despite the unpredictable weather! Thanks to the generosity of PAPA CHUBBY’S patrons and supporters, the charity raised $2,155.00 to help children and youth living in poverty in the Lake area.
Our volunteers had fun greeting people arriving by boat and visiting with customers while they enjoyed the delicious food and atmosphere at PAPA CHUBBY’S.

We enrolled 23 new members, sold 21 shirts, 18 hats and 33 koozies! We also received many monetary donations throughout the day!

A special THANK YOU goes to the entire PAPA CHUBBY’S staff for their continued support and hospitality, as well as the dedicated Idiots Club volunteers who donated their time to make the event a success.

Photos show just a few of the wonderful Papa Chubby's patrons who helped make a difference in the lives of local children through their support of the Lake of the Ozarks Idiots Club.

If you would like to learn more about the charity or make a donation, visit www.lakeoftheozarksidiotsclub.org. Together, we can continue helping children and youth in need throughout the Lake area.

OUTFITTING KIDS IN NEED FOR SUMMERJESTERS SHOP FOR 11 CHILDRENCLOTHING & ESSENTIALS FOR THREE BOYSREQUESTOR: Taylor Nye ...
06/11/2026

OUTFITTING KIDS IN NEED FOR SUMMER
JESTERS SHOP FOR 11 CHILDREN

CLOTHING & ESSENTIALS FOR THREE BOYS
REQUESTOR: Taylor Nye at Citizens Against Domestic Violence
REQUEST: clothing
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: 9 year old boy, 5 year old boy, 2 year old boy, all three like Spiderman, living with single mom
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Jan and Gerry Phelan
PURCHASED: UNDER ARMOUR - 2 pairs joggers, 5 pairs athletic shorts, a pair of tennis shoes; RACK ROOM - a pair of tennis shoes; KOHL’S - 13 shirts, 3 pairs joggers, 6 pairs athletic shorts; TARGET - 2 shirts, a pair of joggers, a pair of athletic shorts, 2 sweatshirts, 1 sweatsuit, 36 pairs of socks, 28 pairs of boxer briefs, 2 boxes of diapers; BOMBAS - 8 pairs of socks
DELIVERED: All of the items were delivered to Taylor at CADV.

SUN-SAFE CLOTHING HELPS YOUNG STUDENT PLAY OUTSIDE
REQUESTOR: Camdenton School Home Coordinator Brent Dunn
REQUEST: clothing
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: 5 year old boy needing SPF clothing to play in the sun
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Diane Smith
PURCHASED: WALMART - 6 long sleeve shirts; TARGET - 3 pants; DICK’S SPORTING GOODS - 3 pants
DELIVERED: Diane delivered the clothing to Brent at Dogwood Elementary.

CLOTHING, SHOES & HYGIENE ITEMS FOR THREE
REQUESTOR: Counselor Candy Bothwell at Macks Creek
REQUEST: clothing and hygiene supplies
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: 5 year old boy, 8 year old girl and 10 year old boy - family is struggling to make ends meet
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Jim and Sherry Burke
PURCHASED: SHOE CARNIVAL - 3 pairs of shoes with assistance from Sales Associate Ellen; CARTER’S - 2 jeans, 4 boy’s shorts, 5 boy’s t-shirts; OLD NAVY - 2 boy’s hoodies, 4 boy’s shorts, 5 more boy’s t-shirts, 2 girl’s training bras, a girl’s hoodie, 5 girl’s t-shirts, 4 girl’s shorts, 2 girl’s jeans with assistance from Sales Associate Kerra; TARGET - 34 pairs of boy’s boxer briefs, 32 pairs of boy’s socks, 20 pairs of girl’s underwear, 15 pairs girl’s socks, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, hair ties, hair clips, a hairbrush, laundry detergent
DELIVERED: Special Educational Paraprofessional Maredith Evans accepted the donation upon delivery.

SUMMER WARDROBE FOR FOUR
REQUESTOR:Climax Springs Counselor Flo Nash
REQUEST: clothing
CHILDREN/YOUTH ASSISTED: 5 year old girl, 8 year old boy, 11 year old girl, 13 year old boy from a blended family living in extreme poverty in need of summer clothes
JESTERS VOLUNTEER: Paul Haughey
PURCHASED: UNDER ARMOUR - 3 pairs shoes, 3 hoodies, 15 shirts, 12 shorts, 6 pants, 2 sports bras with assistance from Quinton; KOHL’S - 56 pairs of socks, 1 pair shoes, 5 shirts, 4 shorts, 2 pants, a hoodie, 58 pairs of underwear
DELIVERED: Paul delivered all of the items to Flo at the school.

$28,468 DONATED IN MAY!THANK YOU!The Idiots Club received fantastic donations in May. We are so grateful for the generos...
06/10/2026

$28,468 DONATED IN MAY!
THANK YOU!

The Idiots Club received fantastic donations in May. We are so grateful for the generosity of businesses, organizations and individual supporters! This month donations are as follows:

Donors from Sunrise Beach, MO - $250
Donor from Mission, TX - $100
Donor from Camdenton, MO - $1,000
Donor - $50
Donor from Camdenton, MO - $50
Donation from BOM Tour Camdenton, MO - $210
Donation from LAKE & LAND Osage Beach, MO - $717
Donation from Oak Ridge Elementary Camdenton, MO - $15,976.08
Donation from Giving Branch Lake Ozark, MO - $3,000
Donor from Mission, TX - $60
Donors from Kelley, IA - $3,035.00
Donor from Camdenton, MO - $50
Donor from Eldon, MO - $1,600
Donors from Lake Ozark, MO - $100
Donor from Overland Park, KS - $100
Donor from Osage Beach, MO - $200
Donors from Washington, MO - $100
Memorials from Tucson, AZ - $300
Donors from Osage Beach, MO - $100
Donors from Osage Beach, MO - $500
Donors from Gravois Mills, MO - $100
Donors from Toledo, IA - $100
Donors from Sunrise Beach, MO - $250
Donor from Camdenton, MO - $400
Donor from Polk City, IA - $75
Donor - $25
Donor from Lake Ozark, MO - $20

That is a total of $28,468.08! THANK YOU to all the individuals and organizations that donated during the month of May. Every Dollar is greatly appreciated! Know that your funds are truly used to benefit children and youth in need living in the Lake Area.

If you would like to make a donation to the Lake of the Ozarks Idiots Club, we can be found at:

Mailing address is: LOTO Idiots Club PO Box 1185 Osage Beach, MO 65065.
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Website accepts credit cards or PayPal: https://www.lakeoftheozarksidiotsclub.org/shop/

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Donations Mail To: PO Box 1185
Osage Beach, MO
65065

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