September 19, 2025 • 6 mins
Free family fun on Saturday, September 20th, including fishing from the bank for kids, kids relay race, and line dancing! Find out more from Russell's Michelle Russell!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
On Quad City Forum. I now have the very big
pleasure to introduce you to Michelle Russell. You are part
of Russell Construction. Can you talk to me just briefly
a little bit about how long you guys have been
in the community and what it means to you to
be here.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
We've been just celebrated our thirty seventh annual golf outing
for charity, which this year we raised ninety thousand dollars.
But we've been in business over forty years, started in
nineteen eighty seven. They have started here right here in
Quad City. Is now our have a brand, have offices
in Saint Louis and Kansas City and do work. We
(00:38):
have the privilege to do work all over the country,
but this is our home base and we're really proud
to have our headquarters still here in Quad Cities.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Yeah, and you guys do such great work. You were
just talking about the golf outing that you had. But
the big thing that's coming up on September twentieth is
I think a really cool move where you help out
Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities and that's your
big fishing tournament. So talk a little bit about what
will be happening on September twentieth.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Oh great, yeah, thanks for asking. It's a really fun
day in its fifty first year this year, and it's
always for charity, so it's one of the longest running
charity fishing tournaments in the country. We're the sponsor alongside
with a lot of our other partners like Tricity, Electorate.
Thing is really fun. So we have the tournament where
(01:27):
you know, if you're a serious or just for fun
fishermen and you have a boat and you want to
get out there and actually fish, the tournament all registration Cataba,
get me registered dot com. We've incorporated this. Like what's
important to us at Russell, my husband and I is
that we try to introduce the sport of fishing two youngsters.
(01:50):
You know, we kind of see that in the day
and age, a lot of people are sitting behind a phone,
even as a young person and not really even getting
out there and enjoying this fresh air as much as
we to his kids, this is a sport that you
know requires patients, requires getting out in the fresh air
alone or with you know, your buddies, your dad or
your grandpa, and you know, we want to foster that
(02:13):
in our kids as they grow up.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
Yeah, so what kind of age group are you looking for?
Speaker 2 (02:17):
So we have a fishing from the bank category and
it's all free. Uh, you know, we're hosting it all.
You can literally be you know, in your stroller with
your mom having a little rob for you. We give
out awards start if you catch a fish in the
actual boating division where they're fishing. Last year we started
(02:39):
this age or of nine and if you're nine year old,
you're in your own age group, ten year old, your
own age group eleven year old. And if you're in
a boat fishing and you catch, you're likely to get
something to win, a trophy or money. Even so, it's
really open for all comers and all ages.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
I mean, this doesn't stop at just fishing. You're going
to do an after party with a whole lot of
fun attached to it.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Yeah, we leanted in the last year. It was important
to us that we a make it more family friendly
and you know, really incorporated is a fun day and
more centralized. So it was in Albany, Illinois for a
long time. Before that, it was at Sunset Marina and
now it's kicked off at Leech Park down at the
Islet Capri. So we're outside and covered the fully covered area,
(03:32):
so rain or shine, it's a go and you're gonna
have a great time. And you see the river, you
know your steps away from it. We're right by the
Ice seventy four bridge. We've got free everything's free. I mean,
this is a party on us to get people together,
free food, free during free fun. We have a relay
race at three point thirty and it's you know for kids,
(03:54):
girls against boys, all ages included in one. Race goes
through a bounce house, big obstacle course along the way.
So it's just a lot of fun all of this.
You know, we are at Russell, you know, philanthropy is
in our DNA and we love to supports the community
to do everything we can to give back and build
(04:16):
up the community. So when you register, whatever you're doing
from the bank's, fishing, whatever, relay race, just showing up.
If you list your elementary school that you're tied to,
it's it's all free. You don't pay a registration fee,
but we our foundation will give ten dollars per participant
(04:36):
back to that school, plus ten to the charity, the
Children's Therapy Centers of the Coup cities. Oh this is
our way. Yeah, and then people out there and back.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
Exactly, And why wouldn't you want to be a part
of this? It just sounds like so much fun, so
really very centrally located. Again, you're talking about Bettendorf and
Leech Park. It's just west of the aisle where everything
is going to be going on under that overhang, right.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Yes, exactly, it's between the bridge and the hotel.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
So again, September twentieth, Ira Caprie, Iola Capri.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Okay, times of signed. You can't get lost, you'll find
your way to the fun and hope you get out there.
Of course you're going to be down there playing music.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
Yes, I will be down there. I'll do announcements, I'll
shake hands. I'm not going to fish because I don't
like debait the hook, but if someone would bait a
hook for me, I'll throw in a line. I'm just saying,
I'm with you, I'm with you.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Oh my gosh. And I almost forgot about the line dancing.
We actually are having wine dancing that day as well.
You know, no pressure comes of fun.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Yeah, a different kind of line, Michelle. If people want
to register to make sure that they're counted, where should
they go to do that?
Speaker 2 (05:45):
So if you've got to get me register dot com
and then just type in live uncommon. So this is
a live uncommon event. It's a five o' one C
three that allows us to produce all these events, and
it'll take you right to it. There's only one event
under that name out.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
There, September twentieth in Bettendorf, Isle of Capri. Get me
registered dot com. Make sure you get your registration in
and come on down and help support the great things
that Russell is doing here in the Quad Cities. I
appreciate you, Michelle so much.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
I appreciate you. Thank you so much.
On Quad City Forum. I now have the very big
pleasure to introduce you to Michelle Russell. You are part
of Russell Construction. Can you talk to me just briefly
a little bit about how long you guys have been
in the community and what it means to you to
be here.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
We've been just celebrated our thirty seventh annual golf outing
for charity, which this year we raised ninety thousand dollars.
But we've been in business over forty years, started in
nineteen eighty seven. They have started here right here in
Quad City. Is now our have a brand, have offices
in Saint Louis and Kansas City and do work. We
(00:38):
have the privilege to do work all over the country,
but this is our home base and we're really proud
to have our headquarters still here in Quad Cities.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Yeah, and you guys do such great work. You were
just talking about the golf outing that you had. But
the big thing that's coming up on September twentieth is
I think a really cool move where you help out
Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities and that's your
big fishing tournament. So talk a little bit about what
will be happening on September twentieth.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Oh great, yeah, thanks for asking. It's a really fun
day in its fifty first year this year, and it's
always for charity, so it's one of the longest running
charity fishing tournaments in the country. We're the sponsor alongside
with a lot of our other partners like Tricity, Electorate.
Thing is really fun. So we have the tournament where
(01:27):
you know, if you're a serious or just for fun
fishermen and you have a boat and you want to
get out there and actually fish, the tournament all registration Cataba,
get me registered dot com. We've incorporated this. Like what's
important to us at Russell, my husband and I is
that we try to introduce the sport of fishing two youngsters.
(01:50):
You know, we kind of see that in the day
and age, a lot of people are sitting behind a phone,
even as a young person and not really even getting
out there and enjoying this fresh air as much as
we to his kids, this is a sport that you
know requires patients, requires getting out in the fresh air
alone or with you know, your buddies, your dad or
your grandpa, and you know, we want to foster that
(02:13):
in our kids as they grow up.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
Yeah, so what kind of age group are you looking for?
Speaker 2 (02:17):
So we have a fishing from the bank category and
it's all free. Uh, you know, we're hosting it all.
You can literally be you know, in your stroller with
your mom having a little rob for you. We give
out awards start if you catch a fish in the
actual boating division where they're fishing. Last year we started
(02:39):
this age or of nine and if you're nine year old,
you're in your own age group, ten year old, your
own age group eleven year old. And if you're in
a boat fishing and you catch, you're likely to get
something to win, a trophy or money. Even so, it's
really open for all comers and all ages.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
I mean, this doesn't stop at just fishing. You're going
to do an after party with a whole lot of
fun attached to it.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Yeah, we leanted in the last year. It was important
to us that we a make it more family friendly
and you know, really incorporated is a fun day and
more centralized. So it was in Albany, Illinois for a
long time. Before that, it was at Sunset Marina and
now it's kicked off at Leech Park down at the
Islet Capri. So we're outside and covered the fully covered area,
(03:32):
so rain or shine, it's a go and you're gonna
have a great time. And you see the river, you
know your steps away from it. We're right by the
Ice seventy four bridge. We've got free everything's free. I mean,
this is a party on us to get people together,
free food, free during free fun. We have a relay
race at three point thirty and it's you know for kids,
(03:54):
girls against boys, all ages included in one. Race goes
through a bounce house, big obstacle course along the way.
So it's just a lot of fun all of this.
You know, we are at Russell, you know, philanthropy is
in our DNA and we love to supports the community
to do everything we can to give back and build
(04:16):
up the community. So when you register, whatever you're doing
from the bank's, fishing, whatever, relay race, just showing up.
If you list your elementary school that you're tied to,
it's it's all free. You don't pay a registration fee,
but we our foundation will give ten dollars per participant
(04:36):
back to that school, plus ten to the charity, the
Children's Therapy Centers of the Coup cities. Oh this is
our way. Yeah, and then people out there and back.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
Exactly, And why wouldn't you want to be a part
of this? It just sounds like so much fun, so
really very centrally located. Again, you're talking about Bettendorf and
Leech Park. It's just west of the aisle where everything
is going to be going on under that overhang, right.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Yes, exactly, it's between the bridge and the hotel.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
So again, September twentieth, Ira Caprie, Iola Capri.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Okay, times of signed. You can't get lost, you'll find
your way to the fun and hope you get out there.
Of course you're going to be down there playing music.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
Yes, I will be down there. I'll do announcements, I'll
shake hands. I'm not going to fish because I don't
like debait the hook, but if someone would bait a
hook for me, I'll throw in a line. I'm just saying,
I'm with you, I'm with you.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Oh my gosh. And I almost forgot about the line dancing.
We actually are having wine dancing that day as well.
You know, no pressure comes of fun.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Yeah, a different kind of line, Michelle. If people want
to register to make sure that they're counted, where should
they go to do that?
Speaker 2 (05:45):
So if you've got to get me register dot com
and then just type in live uncommon. So this is
a live uncommon event. It's a five o' one C
three that allows us to produce all these events, and
it'll take you right to it. There's only one event
under that name out.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
There, September twentieth in Bettendorf, Isle of Capri. Get me
registered dot com. Make sure you get your registration in
and come on down and help support the great things
that Russell is doing here in the Quad Cities. I
appreciate you, Michelle so much.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
I appreciate you. Thank you so much.
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