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Chad Nath appointed new CEO for Ahrens Park Foundation

January 25, 2022 Chad Nath served as LINK Grinnell’s Executive Director for two years before accepting the position as CEO of the Ahrens Park Foundation. Prior to his role with LINK, Chad spent 16 years with UnityPoint Health – GRMC; seven as Director of Wellness, Fitness, and Integrated Health, nine as Director of Safety, Security, [...]

2022-01-27T19:56:15-06:00January 27th, 2022|Ahrens Park Foundation, Foundation News|

Ice Rink Closed for the Season

March 4, 2021 The outdoor ice skating rink is now closed for the season. Thanks for coming out and having some fun!

Park Improvement Projects Outpace Summer Activities

September 1, 2020 The pandemic and derecho may have changed league and tournament play at Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park this summer but they didn’t deter the park’s capital improvement project checklist. Ahrens Park is home to eight youth softball and baseball fields, outdoor basketball courts, a tennis court, four pickleball courts, a sand volleyball court, [...]

2020-10-08T22:10:36-06:00September 1st, 2020|Ahrens Park Foundation, Foundation News|

Final phase of Ahrens Park improvement plan to begin

September 12, 2019 The third and final phase of the current improvement plans for Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park are to begin, creating a new entrance to the park, an additional exit out of the park and resurfacing parking lots. In fall 2017, the Ahrens Park Foundation announced a $1 million multiphase, multiyear capital improvements project. [...]

2020-10-01T14:52:47-06:00September 12th, 2019|Ahrens Park Foundation, Foundation News|

Ahrens Park Adds PHASE II

June 10, 2019 Twenty-five-year-old Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park is getting a Phase II facelift, this time for the tennis and basketball courts. In fall 2017, the Ahrens Park Foundation announced a $1 million multiphase, multiyear capital improvements project. Phase I, the largest of the projects, was completed in May 2018 with the installation of two [...]

Kites Over Grinnell at Ahrens Park on Sept. 29th

The always colorful and enjoyable fall event, Kites over Grinnell, will be held Sat., Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ahrens Park, sponsored by the Grinnell Rotary Club. This year’s event will honor three generations of Rotary leaders from the Urfer family: the late Samuel J. Urfer, who served as president [...]

2020-10-08T21:20:16-06:00September 18th, 2018|Ahrens Park Foundation, Foundation News|

Nonprofit Educational Workshop Series: Financial Management

August 6, 2018 Beginning next week, the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation and Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation will begin a monthly Nonprofit Educational Workshop series for local nonprofit organizations. Each session will be held on the third Thursday of the month from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and will focus on one area [...]

2020-09-29T20:20:30-06:00August 7th, 2018|Foundation News|

IMAGINE GRINNELL’S GRAVEL TOUR AND ANNUAL GIVING GARDENS FAMILY RIDE

July 2, 2018 On Saturday, July 7, Imagine Grinnell (IG) will combine its third annual Giving Gardens bike tour with a new offering—the first annual Grinnell Gravel Tour, a cycling option that is growing in popularity nationwide and within the community. The bike tour is being coordinated this year by IG intern Kate Wiley, [...]

2020-09-29T18:41:43-06:00July 11th, 2018|Foundation News, Imagine Grinnell|

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Ahrens Park Playgrounds Upgrade to the Biggest and Best of Miracle Recreation

May 29, 2018 On Friday, May 25, second grade students from Bailey Park and Fairview Elementary Schools initiated the latest in recreation equipment on two new playgrounds at Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park. Last fall, the Ahrens Park Foundation announced a $1 million multiphase, multiyear capital improvements project for the nearly 25-year-old park. The new playgrounds—one [...]

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