June 21, 2018 Community members and business leaders met at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. Wednesday for an initial meeting to reveal the results of the childcare analysis being conducted by First Children’s Finance. According to a 2017 report from the Center for American Progress, Poweshiek County was declared a Childcare Desert. In an effort to address [...]
November 18, 2014 Ahrens Park added four large directional maps and eight distance markers to its walking path this fall. The purpose for the signage was to enhance the walking and exercising path and encourage more physical activity. Funding for the signage came from the Poweshiek County Transformation Grant (CTG), which was administered through [...]
October 23, 2014 From left: Todd Linden, GRMC President and CEO; Shannon Fitzgerald, Ahrens Foundation CFO and Controller; Julie Gosselink, Foundation President and CEO; Chad Ahrens, Foundation board member; Susan Witt, GRMC and Foundation board member; Vanessa Doty, Administrative Manager The Paul W. Ahrens Fitness Center in Grinnell Regional Medical Center's (GRMC) Postels Community [...]
October 12, 2014 Facility Possible Thanks to Philanthropy There’s a lot of philanthropic muscle behind the new Paul W. Ahrens Fitness Center at Postels Community Health Park. Thanks to more than 300 gifts to the $500,000 project—including support from many fitness center members and lead gifts from the Claude W. [...]
