[ad_1] January 11, 2021 The Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation is honored to be a finalist for the 2021 Iowa Healthiest State Initiative Outstanding Workplace. Congrats to LINK and Grinnell Mutual too! 2021 Healthiest State Annual Awards Finalists Winners to be announced during virtual ceremonies in February The Healthiest State Initiative has announced the [...]
August 8, 2018 Pictured Above: Melissa Strovers, Monica Chavez-Silva, and Julie Gosselink receive the national award on behalf of Grinnell honorees in Philadelphia, PA The national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (GLR) recognized the Grinnell Education Partnership with several honors at the GLR Week national conference in Philadelphia July 23–27. The program received a Pacesetter [...]
October 13, 2016 The Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) bestowed its four annual awards during an Oct. 8 event and added a new award to be given as appropriate. The event raised over $12,000 for the foundation's Big Give Month, including an auction of two paintings created as attendees watched. Award recipients were Sig [...]
March, 2010 In 2010, the Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park was named the Iowa Sports Complex of the year. Its various sports fields were given high praise for the quality and overall care of the facility. The Iowa Turfgrass Institute established the award to recognize excellence of sports fields maintained in Iowa and to show appreciation [...]
January 31, 2010 Pictured above: President and CEO, Julie Gosselink, accepts the national Critical Impact Award in San Diego, CA presented at the annual Council on Foundations conference in January, 2010 Critical Impact Award Awarded by the Council on Foundations In 2010, the Council on Foundations awarded the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation [...]
November 18, 2005 At the 20th Annual Philanthropy Day Luncheon on November 18th the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation received the Association of Fundraising Professionals Outstanding Corporate/Foundation Philanthropists award. President and CEO, Julie Gosselink, accepted the award on behalf of the Foundation at the Des Moines Marriott Hotel.
Ahrens' Playground Safety Advocate of the Year Award Awarded by the National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS) Each year the NPPS awards an individual that is dedicated to keeping our nation’s playgrounds safe in honor of Claude W. Ahrens. NPPS is the leader in research, training and development of S.A.F.E. play areas. NPPS’ mission [...]
