October 8, 2025 It’s We Give Month at the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation — we’re celebrating the power of community giving by supporting programs that make a real impact right here in Grinnell. When you give to Tiger Packs, you’re helping provide weekend food bags for over 250 PreK–8th grade students and [...]
October 2, 2025 Mornings With Sarah And Joe announced: "Big thanks to Julie Gosselink from the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation and Nicole Brua-Behrens from the Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation for joining us live this morning!" Catch the interview at www.myiowainfo.com to hear about how the We GIVE for Poweshiek County campaign is lifting up [...]
October 1, 2025 Today we participated in the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative Walk at Ahrens Park alongside staff from the Ahrens Park Foundation and the Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation. This is the 15th year for the annual walk and Ahrens Park was a registered host site for Poweshiek County. What a beautiful October day! [...]
September 28, 2025 Thank you to all who came out to the Kites Over Grinnell event at Ahrens Park! It was a beautiful day and a perfect day for flying kites.
September 15, 2025 A HUGE thank you to our amazing volunteers and generous vendors who made the POWER Kids Mini Farmers Market a success last week! Because of you, 3rd–5th graders at Grinnell Middle School experienced the joy of shopping for fresh, healthy, and local items—while learning valuable lessons about wellness and nutrition. We couldn’t [...]
September 12, 2025 Imagine Grinnell's 40th Anniversary Celebration was a wonderful day filled with music, laughter, good food, and great company. We are so grateful to everyone who joined us at Marvin Garden and to all who have supported Imagine Grinnell over the past four decades. Here’s to the next 40 years of making [...]
September 9, 2025 Please join us on Saturday, October 18th for the annual Trunk or Treat at Ahrens Park! This is a free event for the community provided to you by the Ahrens Park Foundation, Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation, and the City of Grinnell.
September 9, 2025 Annual Grinnell Middle School and Grinnell High School cross country meets brought the energy to Ahrens Park tonight!
August 26, 2025 Community invited to anniversary celebration on September 7 at Marvin Garden! Imagine Grinnell, a program of the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation, dedicated to creating a healthier and greener community, is marking its 40th anniversary with a community celebration on Sunday, September 7, from 12–3 p.m. at Marvin Garden (600 Marvin [...]
August 15, 2025 The Grinnell Food Coalition (GFC) is excited to announce the launch of its new Seed Grant program—a pilot funding opportunity designed to strengthen food access in Grinnell and throughout Poweshiek County. The Seed Grant offers flexible funding to support food programs addressing urgent challenges or filling short-term gaps in service. Applications are [...]
