Connecting for Women
September 8, 2020
Celebrate the Moms in your life!
May 5, 2020 Needing a unique way to recognize the "Moms" in your life this weekend? SHE Counts is wrapping up its personal care drive on Mother's Day and would love to help you give the best gift ever - the gift of supporting area women in need. SHE Counts has been collecting donations [...]
Grinnell Mutual collects items for personal care drive
April 10, 2020 The Personal Care drive items that Grinnell Mutual collected in conjunction with International Women's Day during the months of February/March are being distributed today. Half going to MICA and CIS. Thank you for all your efforts! We are able to make an immediate impact now!
First Gen Scholarship scholarship applications for GHS students
March 26, 2020 The deadline for our S.H.E. Counts First Gen Scholarship has been extended to April 15th. This application will also be available on the school/counselor’s website for students to apply!
Cancelled International women’s day Event
March 6, 2020 In order to mitigate any potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the March 9 International Women’s Day event scheduled to be held at Grinnell Mutual has been cancelled. While there are no confirmed cases in Iowa right now and the risk is low for COVID-19, the situation is fluid and [...]
Personal Care Drive to benefit local organizations
March 2, 2020 At the International Women's Day event, we will be collecting donations of personal care items to send to Crisis Intervention Services (CIS) and Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA). CIS helps people rebuild their lives in the aftermath of sexual assault, domestic violence, or other violent crimes. MICA helps low-income central Iowan families. [...]
Celebrate International Women’s Day with us!
February 10, 2020 On March 9, S.H.E. Counts, the Grinnell League of Women Voters, and the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation will be hosting the fifth annual International Women’s Day at the Grinnell Mutual Bartelt Conference and Education Center! This year’s theme is Each for Equal because each one of us can help [...]
National Period Day
October 17, 2019 An average woman spends over $7k-18k buying period products. Help us to reduce this burden by asking lawmakers to exempt essential hygiene products from state sales tax. 33 states, including Iowa, continue to tax these items as luxury products!
SHE Counts hosts Power Up Series
August 28, 2019 SHE Counts will be putting on the third of four in our series titled “Power Up: Financial Fitness for Women” on Friday, September 27th from 12 - 1 pm in the Community Room at Drake Library. RSVP soon as spaces will fill quickly at this free event with lunch and childcare [...]
Honor a special woman on International Women’s Day March 8th!
February 12, 2019 The deadline for Tribute ads is February 18th. Send in a special dedication to a woman in your life to be honored at the International Women's Day event at Hotel Grinnell on March 8th, 2019.