February 25, 2025 A huge thank you to Grinnell Elks Lodge for their incredible generosity! Their donation of $2,000 to Tiger Packs and $2,000 to the GHS Food Market will make a meaningful impact, ensuring students have access to the food they need. We are beyond grateful for their support!
February 21, 2025 POWER Kids has so much fun with K-4th grades! • Blender bikes • Reading stories • Learning about healthy habits • “Shopping” at a Farmers Market • Running around at recess for prizes • So much more! Be a part of the action! Sign up for volunteering or donate here: https://ahrensfamilyfoundation.org/p-o-w-e-r-kids/
February 18, 2025 Check out the fun Math club activities! Fractions and making check mix, smoothies, and dirt cups Symmetry and fun snowflake art So many other great lessons in the last few weeks
February 17, 2025 The city of Grinnell has a master parks survey available for anyone in the Grinnell community. This is a long-range strategy to help the city assess, improve, and strategically grow its recreational amenities and programs. Do you have a favorite park in Grinnell? Is it missing something that keeps it [...]
January 22, 2025 This year, GFC is focusing on: Engaging the Community – Listening to lived experiences to drive real change. Building Capacity – Strengthening organizations to ensure lasting food security. Equitable Resource Allocation – Providing support for food-related efforts. Raising Awareness – Amplifying stories and advocating for change.
January 29, 2025 We invite you to watch the one-hour film, "Trust Me", a feature-length documentary exploring how media technology is influencing society and what we can do about it. Produced by Oscar-nominated ® Roko Belic, and engage with “Trust Me’s” Impact Producer, Rosemary Smith and Grinnell College Professor of Sociology Karla Erickson, and JR [...]
January 23, 2025 Are you experiencing housing insecurity or know someone who is? Please join the Grinnell Housing Authority for the Point In Time Homelessness count. See all the details below
January 22, 2025 The Ahrens Park Foundation is pleased to announce a significant and generous gift of land in Grinnell, Iowa, intended for the construction of a new combined elementary school. As well, this gift will afford the relocation of the Grinnell-Newburg Community Schools district’s offices and greater future integration of the district’s work [...]
January 22, 2025 For the month of February- it's "Fun with Fitness" for POWER Kids at Bailey Park Elementary School and Fairview Elementary. A big thank you to the staff at PWA Fitness Center. Volunteers are needed to help with the fun activities: Food taste testing and education Read a story Assist with fitness [...]
