September 20, 2022 Imagine Grinnell and its 1000 Trees initiative recently received a grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources through its Derecho Community Forestry Grant Program. This grant will allow 1000Trees to purchase trees to be planted in the Right-Of-Way (ROW) throughout the 50112 zip code and at Ahrens Park. Additional trees [...]
September 1, 2022 The Grinnell-Newburg Community School District and the Grinnell Area Mental Health Consortium have partnered to bring a community-wide speaking event series to Grinnell. The second event addresses the topic of the effects of media on children. On September 15, Dr. Douglas Gentile research scientist, author, and professor of Psychology at Iowa State [...]
August 18, 2022 Back Row (Left to Right): Larry Jansen, Tom Latimer, Frank Shults, Dave Ketter, Rachel Bly, Chief Michael McClelland, Jennifer Cogley (Director of Programs CDAF), Lori Schoh. Front Row (Left to Right): Terry Mason, Karen Phillips, Dr. JR Paulson, Melissa Ford. Not pictured: Brenda Daily, Julie Smith, Shannon Fitzgerald, Linda Romero, Jim Gilbert The [...]
July 26, 2022 Have you noticed the awesome native plants and wildflowers around Ahrens Park? Check them out next time you’re here. There are 3 different native landscaping areas around the park. Which ones can you find below
July 18, 2022 Music education in school has so many benefits, including: Improved memory Better test scores Improved language skills Better math skills Confidence and Self esteem Thinking about band and choir as your child enters the middle school? The Vosburg Music Fund can help. Please email us with questions at jennifer@ahrensfamilyfoundation.org [...]
July 15, 2022 The next speaker for the mental health speaker series with the Grinnell-Newburg School District is in 2 months! Save the Date for Sept. 15. We need you Does your group or business offer community resources? Hit us up to be a part of the next mental health speaker on Sept. 15! Send [...]
July 1, 2022 Nominations are open for the 2022 “Leave It Better Than You Found It” awards from the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation. All Grinnell area nonprofit, social, civic, fraternal, and community groups making a difference in the local community are eligible to be nominated by the August 1 deadline. The 2022 [...]
May 2, 2022 The initiative to upgrade T.T. Cranny Field at Grinnell High School, like so many other private and public projects, has encountered a significant cost increase due to pandemic-related workforce and supply chain issues. In response the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation and the Grinnell Mutual Group Foundation have partnered to establish a [...]
April 15, 2022 Custom Jersey Orders Due April 19 The 2022 Prairie Burn 100 gravel bike ride will take off from Grinnell, Iowa’s Central Park on Saturday, June 11, 2022, with a start time of 7 A.M. The ride is a fundraiser for Imagine Grinnell, a nonprofit that manages programming for healthy and sustainability [...]
March 29, 2022 The first Mental Health Speaker Series starts tonight! Come out and see us at Grinnell High School! Food, Community Resource Fair and an amazing speaker!
