March 15, 2023 Great time to spring clean and get rid off those old electronics! Bring your old electronics that are taking up space in your house to this free event on Saturday, April 29! See the link here for accepted items https://www.mahaska.org/grinnellecycle
March 14, 2023 With the daylight savings time change, gravel riders in and around the Grinnell community are ready to resume weekly gravel rides as they prepare for the annual Prairie Burn 100 gravel bike ride fundraiser on Saturday, June 10th, 2023 in Grinnell, IA. Registration is now open for the June Prairie Burn [...]
March 9, 2023 The Women + Friends event ending at Solera was a great way to kick off our Period Product drive. We received many items that night, but still need more. Period products of pads, liners, tampons and unused menstrual cups may be donated. Collection boxes at >>Solera >>Grinnell Mutual >>HyVee >>Fareway >>Edward Jones- [...]
February 17, 2023 Save the Date! Come celebrate the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation's 30th Anniversary Party on Friday, March 24th. A March Madness themed celebration is planned. More details to come soon.
February 15, 2023 S.H.E. Counts (Supporting Helping Empowering Women), Grinnell Mutual, and the Grinnell Chamber of Commerce are kicking off Women’s History Month with Women + Friends: Women’s History Month Night Out on Wednesday, March 1st 2023 from 4:30-7:00. The event is an opportunity for anyone to shop deals at Grinnell retailers, support S.H.E [...]
January 23, 2023 S.H.E. Counts is hosting a pancake dinner at West Side Diner on February 20th evening. Proceeds will benefit the GHS First Generation scholarship, administered by S.H.E. Counts. A partner program of the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation, S.H.E. COUNTS supports, helps, and empowers women and girls in Poweshiek County. Created in [...]
January 10, 2023 The Grinnell Area Mental Health Consortium, American Brawn, and the Grinnell-Newburg Community School District are collaborating to present Suicide Awareness and Prevention: Support and Strategies on March 4th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Hotel Grinnell. The event will consist of two speakers presenting on identifying and coping with mental [...]
January 6, 2023 322 Tiger Packs bags out the door! Thank you to our amazing volunteers. To learn more about Tiger Packs and how you can give, check out the link below https://ahrensfamilyfoundation.org/tiger-packs/
November 29, 2022 In this season of giving, Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) and the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF) are filled with gratitude and thanksgiving about the 2022 We GIVE campaign. The twelfth annual giving campaign for Poweshiek County raised a total of $146,387 among 65 funds supported by both non-profits. CDAF [...]
November 16, 2022 A new program has been established by the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF) to educate and empower Grinnell elementary students to make healthy lifestyle choices, in and outside the classroom. P.O.W.E.R. Kids (Positive Opportunities for Wellness, Exercise, and Reading for Kids), a partner program of CDAF, teaches and empowers [...]
