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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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
May 1, 2023 The Grinnell Area Mental Health Consortium and the JPK fund have helped over 173 new clients just this past year. We need your support to continue our mission of helping individuals seeking treatment for a mental illness. To learn more about the JPK fund, and how it helps area residents with mental [...]
April 25, 2023 Our outdoor sand volleyball court is ready for the season with new poles, nets, and repurposed sand! See you on the court!
April 10, 2023 It was a beautiful day for Mileage Club at Davis. Photos of our 3rd graders enjoying the first day on this course. Mileage Club is a program of P.O.W.E.R. Kids and the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation which serves children at Davis, Bailey Park, and Fairview elementary schools in the [...]
