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9th Annual Big Give Results
December 3, 2019 The ninth annual Big GIVE for Poweshiek County raised $189,252 for 61 local funds and nonprofits supported by the Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) and the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF). The annual campaign sponsored by the two foundations reaches over 2,000 households via a mailed catalog of giving [...]
Students emphasize importance of philanthropy during week-long celebration
November 19, 2019 During the hustle and bustle of a busy fall semester, taking a moment to appreciate the importance of philanthropy doesn’t always happen. That’s why during National Philanthropy Week (Nov. 11-15) members of the Grinnell College Student Alumni Council wanted to make sure students recognize how philanthropy is intertwined with their Grinnell [...]
Hy-Vee Fundraiser in November
November 1, 2019 Hooray, it's November! Tiger Packs will receive a $1 donation for every Reusable Bag sold in November at Hy-Vee 320 West Street S., Grinnell IA.
Big GIVE launches today
October 1, 2019 During the month of October Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) and the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF) launch the 2019 Big GIVE fundraising campaign. Big GIVE Month is a focused effort to help donors—first-time and repeat—to find the fund or project that best matches their giving interest or to [...]
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. [...]
Newest Partner Fund Created in Memory of Bill Vosburg
September 3, 2019 Due to the generosity of an anonymous donor, a fund has been created to help support kids in the local Grinnell area with music funding assistance who are unable to afford music lessons, instruments and other items or therapy services associated with learning music. The Vosburg Music Fund has been established [...]
Poweshiek County Fair Foundation Named Winner of 2019 “Leave It Better Than You Found It” Award
August 18, 2019 The Poweshiek County Fair Foundation is the 2019 winner of the “Leave It Better ThanYou Found It” award from the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF). The fair foundation was established in 2004 as a nonprofit organization to benefit the upkeep and ensure the future of the 18-acre county fairgrounds facilities on [...]
Partnership, Community, and a Whole Lot of Waste
August 14, 2019 The last installment of Imagine Grinnell’s Waste Reduction Speaker Series concluded on July 22 with a presentation by Jennifer Jordan and Jane Wilch. Jennifer Jordan is the Resource Management Superintendent for the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center in Iowa City. Her colleague, Jane Wilch, is the Recycling Coordinator. The presentation [...]
“Leave It Better” Nominations Open
July 1, 2019 Nominations are open for the 2019 “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 2019 [...]