December 11, 2025 We had a blast at Fairview and Bailey Park Elementary Schools on December 8th and 9th leading 2nd grade activities for our POWER Kids program! Kids pedaled our Blender Bike to make smoothies, and learned that wellness can be fun, exciting, and achievable! Together, we’re shaping a healthier future—one student at [...]
December 11, 2025 No plans for Christmas? The Grinnell United Methodist Church will be providing a free Christmas Day Dinner at noon. If you choose to dine in you will enjoy a beautiful setting and be surrounded by the joyful fellowship of others. If you struggle to get out, you are welcome to request a [...]
December 10, 2025 Imagine Grinnell was busy planting and distributing trees this year! In the spring we were able to partner with the City of Grinnell and plant trees where road reconstruction occurred and then in the Fall we planted an additional 100 trees. To learn more about our programs, check out the Imagine Grinnell [...]
December 1, 2025 The Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation is proud to be a title sponsor of the Holiday Matinee series at Strand 3 Theatre. FREE tickets are available at the Foundation Offices at Ahrens Park and other sponsoring businesses. Stop by between 9 AM – 4 PM Monday - Friday or call [...]
November 15, 2025 The Grinnell Food Coalition (GFC) is calling on the community to come together in support of families continuing to feel the strain from the temporary suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits earlier this fall. While benefits will eventually be reinstated, many Poweshiek County households and food pantries are still facing [...]
November 10, 2025 As colder weather approaches, Imagine Grinnell is once again helping local residents save energy and lower utility bills by expanding and restocking the Home Energy Toolkits available for check-out at Drake Community Library. Originally launched in 2009, the Home Energy Toolkit program offers practical tools and easy-to-follow instructions that empower residents to [...]
November 7, 2025 Tiger Packs, a program of the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation, is so grateful to receive a grant from Theisen’s More for Your Community Foundation! Their support helps provide weekend food packs for local students — making sure every child has what they need. We’re lucky to have Theisen’s as a [...]
November 3, 2025 A trio of dedicated volunteers has worked over the past two years to create a series of soft trails in Arbor Lake Park. They have just finished a trail segment west of Windsor Manor, completing a perimeter trail entirely around the park, and they plan to work on a trail in Summer [...]
October 27, 2025 Foundations associated with Ahrens Park in early 2025 announced a gift of a portion of Ahrens Park to the school district as the site of the new elementary school if the Physical Plant and Equipment Levy vote passed in March. The voters approved the levy, and negotiations on the gift began. School [...]
October 27, 2025 The Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) and the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF) are excited to announce the kickoff of the annual We GIVE 2025 Campaign, a philanthropic initiative designed to address the immediate needs of our neighbors, first responders, veterans, children, and schools in Poweshiek County. This annual [...]
