January 8, 2019 Beginning January 25th, S.H.E. Counts will launch a quarterly financial educational workshop series for women, titled Power Up, Financial Fitness for Women. Each session will focus on providing financial skills and management advice. Delphina Baumann and Melissa Vine, advisory committee members of S.H.E. Counts, will lead the [...]
Pictured above: Nate and Karie Smith, Linda and Skip Lowe January 3, 2019 Area families may benefit from a new fund established by Grinnell residents Skip and Linda Lowe and Nate and Karie Smith to “strengthen marriages and families.” The STRONG Foundation, a program fund partner of the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation, [...]
Where: Peace Tree Brewing Company When: Thursday, December 13th, 5:30-9 PM What: A holiday party and fundraiser for Imagine GrinnellFor more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/342025099932818/ Imagine Grinnell will host a holiday mixer at the Grinnell Peace Tree Brewing Co., Thursday, December 13th from 5-9pm. Imagine Grinnell’s volunteer board members will be on hand to thank supporters and greet [...]
November 16, 2018 The Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation's annual Big GIVE for Poweshiek County Campaign raised $146,000 for 50 local funds and nonprofits supported by GPCF. The month-long fund drive in October encourages donors to think locally when they consider their giving priorities and contribute to the many nonprofit funds that affect Poweshiek County. [...]
August 8, 2018 Pictured Above: Melissa Strovers, Monica Chavez-Silva, and Julie Gosselink receive the national award on behalf of Grinnell honorees in Philadelphia, PA The national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (GLR) recognized the Grinnell Education Partnership with several honors at the GLR Week national conference in Philadelphia July 23–27. The program received a Pacesetter [...]
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 [...]
June 25, 2018 Nominations are open for the 2018 “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 Aug. 1 deadline. The 2018 [...]
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 [...]
