Local Food Resources
August 6, 2023 Looking for local food resources? Check out the guide below
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08, 2023
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07, 2023
Park Signage along Walking Path
July 19, 2023 Thank you Latitude Signage + Design for the great article and for creating these amazing donor and storyboards so we can share the history of our wonderful park. Amazing work! Come take a walk in the park to see it and learn more! https://www.latitudesignage.com/.../ahrens-park-signage...
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07, 2023
Iowa Women’s Foundation Reveals Ovation Tribute Recipient Gosselink
July 10, 2023 Julie Gosselink, president, CEO, and chair of the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF), was honored recently by her friends, colleagues, and the Iowa Women’s Foundation at the 2023 10th edition of OVATION: A Tribute to Iowa Women and Girls. Serving on numerous local and state boards and committees, Julie is [...]
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07, 2023
“Leave It Better Than You Found It” Nominations Open
July 5, 2023 Nominations are open for the 2023 “Leave It Better Than You Found It” awards from the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation. All Grinnell area nonprofit, social, civic, fraternal, and community groups making a difference in the local community are eligible to be nominated by the August 1 deadline. The 2023 “Leave [...]
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07, 2023
Volunteers maintain nine Giving Gardens for fellow residents
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 [...]
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06, 2023
Prairie Burn 100 brings swirl of activities to Central Park
June 26, 2023 The Prairie Burn 100, sponsored by Imagine Grinnell, filled Central Park with people and activities on Saturday, June 10. A total of 182 riders and runners completed a gravel bike ride or 5K run while others enjoyed activities in the park and welcomed the athletes as they returned to the park. The [...]
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06, 2023
Proud to be 2023 Grinnell farmer’s market headline sponsor!
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 [...]
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06, 2023
SHE Counts programming
June 1, 2023 What a busy spring! Our period products were delivered to area agencies, 1st generation information was shared at the Grinnell Middle School, and the 1st Gen scholarship was awarded on Honors Night at GHS. We're excited to announce the dates for the Grinnell Chamber of Commerce spring series of Connecting For [...]
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05, 2023
Prairie Burn 100 Gravel Bike Ride and 5K Fun Run set for June 10, 2023
May 23, 2023 The Imagine Grinnell fundraiser and annual event, Prairie Burn 100 gravel bike ride is scheduled for Saturday, June 10th, 2023 in Grinnell, IA. New this year, a 5K Fun Run. Registration is still open for both activities and is the primary fundraiser for the non-profit Imagine Grinnell, a group that supports environmental, [...]
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05, 2023
All 9 Giving Gardens are planted!
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