May 3, 2021 Trees were distributed at Ahrens Park on May 1st to be planted in wards 3 and 4- generally, south of Hwy 6 in Grinnell. Day 3 of the first big community tree distribution for 1000+ Trees . Thanks to the many community volunteers including the GHS boys [...]
April 22, 2021 Gifting Grinnell, a virtual month-long auction intended to stimulate business activity and benefit nonprofit programs, raised approximately $14,000 to be distributed among twenty-two local nonprofit programs. Gifting Grinnell was a community initiative spurred by six area organizations that have partnered throughout the past year to ease the pandemic’s local burden. At [...]
April 21, 2021 Let's Eat! Free Food box distribution is tomorrow- Thursday, Apr. 22 at 4:00. Share with your neighbor, these food boxes are available to anyone. No restrictions or limitations. Find us at 2021 6th Ave.
April 15, 2021 Because of our very generous and caring community, SHE COUNTS has been able to donate over 4100 personal care items to women in our communities to date! THANK YOU! BUT. Our work isn't done yet. Every day, women across our county, our state, and our country face "period poverty" with issues [...]
March 29, 2021 Imagine Grinnell and its 1000+ Trees Grinnell project is the most recent recipient of funds from Alliant Energy and Trees Forever Branching Out Grant. The grant totals $10,000 to go towards planting trees in the third and fourth wards of Grinnell. Property owners in the third and fourth wards (south of Highway [...]
March 22, 2021 Thursday, March 25 starting at 4:00pm! Let's Eat food box distribution. Tell your neighbors! Please no early birds.
March 15, 2021
March 8, 2021 Happy International Women's Day! To celebrate this year, the three organizations at the heart of our local International Women's Day celebration will be recognizing three women from our community that embody and live out the mission of our organizations. SHE Counts is honoring Emily Moore for her volunteer efforts with our [...]
March 4, 2021 The outdoor ice skating rink is now closed for the season. Thanks for coming out and having some fun!
February 1, 2021 After 15 years of mobilizing community members to feed the hungry the Grinnell Take Away Hunger (GTAH) organization will no longer sponsor packing events. This decision was made by the GTAH board members in large part because of the challenges and uncertainty caused by COVID restrictions. “The organization will be put on [...]
