Grinnell Chamber of Commerce

Food coalition seeking donations to meet increased need

September 21, 2020 Members of the Grinnell Food Coalition (GFC) are seeking donations to help area families in need through the end of the year. Need grew dramatically in August as unemployment supplements ended and the derecho struck. And GFC is now asking community members who can, to contribute toward GFC food vouchers. Joe [...]

2020-09-29T18:54:53-06:00September 24th, 2020|Foundation News, Grinnell Food Coalition|

“Mask Up Grinnell” Campaign Encourages Mask-Wearing

  August 24, 2020 As COVID-19 continues to make a global impact, a coalition of local partners aims to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus right here in Grinnell by encouraging and enabling mask-wearing. More than 30 states now mandate face-coverings in public and while Iowa is not on this list, the [...]

2020-10-08T22:09:32-06:00August 27th, 2020|Foundation News|

Giving to Grinnell in the wake of Derecho

August 20, 2020 The Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to partner with the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation, Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation and the Grinnell United Way in an effort to communicate organizational information and options to individuals wishing to make financial contributions in the wake of the August 10 derecho. [...]

Coalition provides food vouchers, local resource guide

July 7, 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic reached Iowa in March and emergency closures triggered unemployment, Grinnell residents began discussing how they could help fellow townspeople in need. Those discussions quickly resulted in formation of the Grinnell Food Coalition, a public-private church partnership which is now regularly providing vouchers and information to people who [...]

Grinnell Games Goes Virtual

June 12, 2020 Grinnell Games, presented by the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation, is going virtual in June! In 2020 participants are invited to join as an active community both near and far to come together to celebrate our front-line healthcare employees by running and walking virtually together. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]

2020-06-23T21:12:59-06:00June 23rd, 2020|Foundation News|
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