Shop Local!
December 18, 2020 We know you love your community! That's why we ask you to please eat, shop, spend locally . Our local businesses need your support now more than ever! #GRINNtogether
Together We Gave
December 3, 2020 Thank you! Whether it was making someone smile, helping a neighbor out, or showing up for an issue you care about, on #GivingTuesday you transformed the way we think about and act on giving all year long.
2020 Giving Campaign for Local Foundations is a Success
November 30, 2020 The tenth annual giving campaign for Poweshiek County, themed We Give, raised $202,941 for 60 funds and nonprofits supported by the Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) and the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF). The annual campaign sponsored by the two foundations reaches over 1,500 households via mailed catalogs of giving [...]
Housing Assistance Fund dollars now available and Outreach Care Kit drive kicks off
November 5, 2020 Housing Assistance Fund dollars now available Poweshiek Housing assistance fund dollars are now available for Poweshiek County residents. The Poweshiek Housing Assistance Fund was established in 2020 by the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation after a local Housing Coalition was formed over growing concerns of homelessness in Poweshiek County. Due to [...]
S.H.E. Counts launches year-long Personal Care Drive
October 21, 2020 S.H.E. Counts is launching its year-long county wide personal care drive and would love to help you give the best gift ever – the gift of supporting area women and girls in need. S.H.E. Counts is collecting donations of personal care items to send to Crisis Intervention Services (CIS) and Mid-Iowa [...]
Grinnell College and the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation establish Racial Equity Fund
October 12, 2020 In an effort to advance anti-racism locally, Grinnell College and the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation have established a Racial Equity Fund. Grinnell College will donate $25,000 and the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation will donate $5,000 to establish this fund. Together, the two organizations will match gifts dollar for [...]
Support Levels for Tiger Packs
October 9, 2020 Please consider supporting an upcoming Tiger Packs packaging event!
Local Foundations Launch Annual Campaign to Build Community
October 5, 2020 Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) and the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF) announce the launch of the joint annual fundraising campaign titled “We Give.” Since 2011, October has been the focus of an annual giving campaign for the GPCF, historically called Big GIVE. “After a tumultuous year of a [...]
Food coalition seeking donations to meet increased need
September 21, 2020 Members of the Grinnell Food Coalition (GFC) are seeking donations to help area families in need through the end of the year. Need grew dramatically in August as unemployment supplements ended and the derecho struck. And GFC is now asking community members who can, to contribute toward GFC food vouchers. Joe [...]
Imagine Grinnell Starts 1000+ Trees Grinnell initiative following August derecho
September 23, 2020 Imagine Grinnell has convened community volunteers and City partners to form the 1000+ Trees Grinnell initiative to replace trees lost during the August 10th derecho. A significant portion of the Grinnell tree canopy fell victim to the storm as well as the previous emerald ash borer infestation. As part of its mission [...]