September 25, 2023 The Blessed Community Meal at the United Methodist Church is a weekly meal for anyone in need. See the details below -->Thursdays from 5:30-6pm -->916 5th Ave. Enter the Park St. Door -->Call by Wednesday at Noon to reserve your meal, 641-236-3757 or follow the link: https://bit.ly/42wvj9D -->Interested in volunteering or [...]
September 14, 2024 Thank you to our local Farmers market vendors for partnering again with POWER Kids for such a great event at Davis Elementary. 3rd and 4th graders were able to use tickets to purchase baked goods, flowers, garlic, peppers, tomatoes, popcorn and honey.
August 6, 2023 Looking for local food resources? Check out the guide below
July 1, 2023 Grinnell is home again this year to nine giving gardens, gardens tended by volunteers from which anyone is welcome to take any produce ready for harvest. Those overseeing the gardens invite everyone to walk into the gardens and harvest ripe produce to consider volunteering to help keep the gardens weeded, watered [...]
June 16, 2023 Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation is proud to be the 2023 Grinnell farmer's market headline sponsor! The community farmer's market is a wonderful community resource and outing for so many and it is not possible without our community sponsors. The Claude & Dolly Ahrens Foundation was established in 1993 as [...]
May 7, 2023 Garden plans are starting to heat up! Soon we will see lettuce, spinach, radishes and more... Stop by one of the 9 gardens in Grinnell: Ahrens Park Garden Grinnell Early Learning Center Summer St. Garden St. John's Lutheran Church Fairview Elementary Davis Elementary Bailey Park Elementary UPH-GRMC Marvin Garden
March 22, 2023 Come celebrate the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation’s (CDAF) 30th anniversary and watch the NCAA Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 24th! Join us at the Grinnell Athletic Recreation Center at Ahrens Park for games, drinks, fun, and fundraising for CDAF. Doors open for the March Blowout Bash Fundraiser at 6:30 PM [...]
March 1, 2023 The Iowa Kitchen serves a free meal every Saturday at Noon! Call 641-236-3657 to reserve yours. Located at 834 Park St. Learn more at their website: https://www.theiowakitchen.org/ Also, we support the Drake Community Library Food Cupboard. This food resource is open during Library hours: Mon-Thurs. 10am-8pm; Fri. 10am-6pm and Sat. 10am-5pm. Limited [...]
February 8, 2023 The Grinnell Food Coalition supports MICA with food donations and other resources. To access the MICA food pantry please see the information in the flyer below.
January 17, 2023 Donations to the Grinnell Food Coalition support access to food in the Grinnell area. We support the MICA food pantry, the Drake Community Library food cupboard, grocery vouchers, egg vouchers at MICA and more! If you need help with access to food, send us a DM.
