Morgan’s Mission holds bingo fundraiser to help remodel bathroom at Community Park

MARSHFIELD—Morgan’s Mission will be holding their annual fundraiser on March 15. Held at Uptown Plaza, located at 901 N. Pacific Street in Spencer, Morgan’s Mission will be partnering with Spencer Community Boosters to host bingo, holding a spaghetti lunch, and the band Rising Phoenix will finish out the day to tie off a fun filled community event.
Morgan’s Mission is a non-profit based in Spencer that fundraises money for community needs. Leader of Morgan’s Mission, Becky Gorst, explains that donations can range from community families in need after fires or losses, community improvement, and purchasing equipment for children in school programs that may not otherwise be able to participate due to cost. Morgan’s Mission works with school counselors to donate to children who may want to participate in the school’s soccer team, but may not be able to afford cleats. That’s where Morgan’s Mission steps in.
Founded in 2018, Mor-gan’s Mission originally started as Morgan Strong. Morgan Strong was created for Gorst’s son, Morgan, who was sick with cancer.
“Morgan was diagnosed with brain cancer on Aug. 31, 2018, we fought hard and on Nov. 5, 2019 on a day we thought we were going to get good news and the tumor would be gone (it was shrinking every time we went), they told us that the cancer spread and he went from being at the end of treatment to having 4 new tumors. It was a horrible day. One of the worst days. I think worst than the initial diagnosis because we knew it was over. He passed away on March 10, 2020, three days before his 14th birthday.” Gorst says. “In the time from his date of diagnosis to the day he passed we made so many memories. It’s heartbreaking to lose a child but we had time to fight and so many I love yous.”
As friends and community members rallied around Morgan Strong, when Morgan passed away Gorst kept the mission going by using the leftover funds from Morgan Strong and making Morgan’s Mission’s first donation in 2021. Some of the first donations made by Morgan’s Mission went to build a concession stand at the local community park.

“The community has been very, very good to us.” Gorst says, “They supported us when Morgan was going through cancer, and after he passed they were amazing. With Morgan’s Mission the support has continued from the community and local businesses.”
For their annual fundraiser, Gorst explains they’ve chosen March in honor of Morgan’s birth month, with his birthday falling on March 13. This year’s fundraiser will be held on March 15, a day packed with bingo, a spaghetti lunch, and a performance by the 80’s rock group Rising Phoenix. Doors open at 11:00 in the morning, with kids’ games and bounce houses from noon to 4:00p.m., a freewill spaghetti lunch (a donation based payment for lunch) with spaghetti and meat sauce, chicken alfredo, garlic bread, and more, bingo from 2:00p.m. to 4:00p.m., raffle baskets all day, and to close out the night Rising Phoenix will perform from 6:00p.m.-10:00p.m.
“All our funds pretty much go right back out the door to the community,” Gorst says, “this year we’re partnering with the Spencer Booster’s Club to work on a remodel of the bathrooms at the community park.” With the donations and support from Morgan’s Mission Spencer’s community park has been remodeled and built up over the years to become more welcoming to the community.
“Since we started in 2021 we’ve donated well over $20,000,” Gorst says. Morgan’s Mission is eager to continue giving back to the Spencer community, with the next step being their annual fundraiser held on March 15 at 901 N. Pacific Street in Spencer.