November 13, 2022 As the temperatures begin to plunge and utility bills begin to rise, Imagine Grinnell has revamped and restocked three Home Energy Toolkits at Drake Community Library. Originally created in 2009, home energy toolkits are for residents to check-out and utilize in their home to increase energy efficiency and lower monthly utility bills. [...]
November 10, 2022 The Build a Better Grinnell 2030 Community Visioning Project is kicking-off and is seeking broad community input. The Visioning Project is an effort to assess Grinnell’s strengths, community needs, and priorities. The project will use a collaborative approach focusing on community input and engagement to identify and initiate quality-of-life improvements for people [...]
November 4, 2022 Imagine Grinnell’s Prairie Burn group is holding 4, no-cost, 60-minute educational clinics about gravel biking, and hosting a Gravel Gobbler event on Thanksgiving coinciding with the annual Turkey Trot run. The Burner Gravel Clinic series, for all aged 14 or older, will focus on biking basics, from safety to pro tips. [...]
November 4, 2022 Want to learn more about the park? Come take a walk and check out the new park history boards! Special thank you to ASI Signage, Latimer Group for the great work!
October 25, 2022 As you may or may not be aware, several racially-motivated incidences have occurred in Grinnell over the last few months targeting people of color, specifically Grinnell College students. These incidents have escalated in frequency in recent weeks. The Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation and Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation are working to [...]
October 24, 2022 The Grinnell Food Coalition (GFC) is currently partnering with other organizations in the community to continue to address food insecurity among area residents. A food cupboard will be established at the Drake Community Library, support for the MICA food bank and the Tiger Packs programs is ongoing, re-starting of the community [...]
October 22, 2022 Trunk or Treat 2022 was a huge success and so much fun!!! Record numbers at the park today! The costumes were fantastic! Special thank you to all businesses, organizations, and individuals for participating today. Special thank you to Grinnell Recreation for organizating this great event for our community !!
October 21, 2022 Celebrating another successful planting of trees by 1000Trees volunteers, a project of Imagine Grinnell, partner program of the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation. Thank you to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the grant to plant 50 public trees. Thank you to our community partners, Bayer Crop Science, Grinnell [...]
October 14, 2022 The new partner program of Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation , P.O.W.E.R. Kids, has been busy this fall. Starting off with 3rd and 4th graders at Davis Elementary for a mini Farmers Market. Local vendors participated and offered such great selections for the students from peppers and garlic, apples, flowers, and [...]
October 12, 2022 Prep for 2nd graders at Bailey Park Elementary School. Fun with the smoothie bike!
