June 26, 2017 Grinnell ended 2016 with four giving gardens, and the 2017 gardening season has seen the addition of three more gardens, including one in Ahrens Park, as well as an increase in the people watching over those gardens. Imagine Grinnell will host a bike tour of giving gardens on Saturday, July 8. [...]
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. [...]
