Ahrens Park Foundation

All 9 Giving Gardens are planted!

May 7, 2023 Garden plans are starting to heat up! Soon we will see lettuce, spinach, radishes and more... Stop by one of the 9 gardens in Grinnell:  Ahrens Park Garden Grinnell Early Learning Center Summer St. Garden St. John's Lutheran Church Fairview Elementary  Davis Elementary Bailey Park Elementary UPH-GRMC Marvin Garden

Renovated Sand Volleyball Court is Complete

April 25, 2023 Our outdoor sand volleyball court is ready for the season with new poles, nets, and repurposed sand! See you on the court!

2023-06-27T13:50:38-06:00April 25th, 2023|Ahrens Park Foundation|

Burning of native landscaping at Ahrens Park

March 28, 2023 The changing of the season and warmer weather means prairie plants and their weedy competitors are about to emerge. However, our park crew is staying ahead of it! Here are some photos of the prairie burn that took place that will help restore the land and grow a new prairie landscape so [...]

2023-03-30T13:02:43-06:00March 28th, 2023|Ahrens Park Foundation|

Easter Egg Hunt at Ahrens Park

March 26, 2023 Tonight at 11:59pm is the Grinnell Parks and Recreation registration deadline for our new family event, Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt! Register online today: https://grinnellrec.activityreg.com/ Make sure to bring your flashlights AND baskets to collect those eggs! Sponsored by Grinnell Recreation, Ahrens Park Foundation, and Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation.

Ahrens Foundation Celebrates 30 Years!

March 22, 2023 Come celebrate the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation’s (CDAF) 30th anniversary and watch the NCAA Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 24th! Join us at the Grinnell Athletic Recreation Center at Ahrens Park for games, drinks, fun, and fundraising for CDAF. Doors open for the March Blowout Bash Fundraiser at 6:30 PM [...]

Prairie Burn Gravel Ride and 5K Fun Run

March 5, 2023 Don’t miss out on this fun local gravel ride event + a 5K fun run Sign up for 2023 event below! June 10- fun for the whole family! June 10 Central Park- Grinnell Fun for the whole family New this year a 5K fun run Sign up today at https://www.prairieburn100.com/ Prairie Burn [...]

2023-03-30T13:11:03-06:00March 5th, 2023|Ahrens Park Foundation|

Softball Clinic or Area Youth at GARC

February 25, 2023 A great turnout from the MegRem Softball clinic held at the Grinnell Athletic & Recreational Center - GARC on Feb. 25. Megan Rembielak is a former D1 softball player for Appalachian State University and instructor based out of West Palm Beach, FL

2023-03-30T13:18:57-06:00February 25th, 2023|Ahrens Park Foundation|

New History Signage at Ahrens Park

November 4, 2022 Want to learn more about the park? Come take a walk and check out the new park history boards! Special thank you to ASI Signage, Latimer Group for the great work! 

2022-11-29T09:59:18-06:00November 4th, 2022|Ahrens Park Foundation|

Trunk or Treat at Ahrens Park

October 22, 2022 Trunk or Treat 2022 was a huge success and so much fun!!! Record numbers at the park today! The costumes were fantastic! Special thank you to all businesses, organizations, and individuals for participating today. Special thank you to Grinnell Recreation for organizating this great event for our community !!

2022-11-29T10:04:43-06:00October 22nd, 2022|Ahrens Park Foundation|

50 Trees Planted in Grinnell

October 21, 2022 Celebrating another successful planting of trees by 1000Trees volunteers, a project of Imagine Grinnell, partner program of the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation. Thank you to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the grant to plant 50 public trees. Thank you to our community partners, Bayer Crop Science, Grinnell [...]

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