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October is We Give month

October 16, 2020 October is We Give month for the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation/Ahrens Park Foundation and Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation. Please consider a gift to Imagine Grinnell to support our current programming, 1000+ Trees, Plate to Plant, and Marvin Garden. You can give online at https://imaginegrinnell.org/donate/ or https://ahrensfamilyfoundation.org/imagine-grinnell/ Please write what [...]

2020-11-04T22:30:46-06:00October 16th, 2020|Imagine Grinnell|

1000+ Tree Initiative Survey

October 15, 2020 Did you experience tree loss during derecho? Who hasn't! Please help out the 1000+ Tree Initiative by filling our our survey! https://forms.gle/4Q1qHX3P2Q9GqzVEA

2020-10-21T19:33:16-06:00October 15th, 2020|Imagine Grinnell|

Imagine Grinnell kicks off 1000+ Trees Grinnell initiative with planting event

October 14, 2020 Imagine Grinnell will kick off the 1000+ Trees Grinnell initiative with a public planting event on October 24th beginning at 10AM. As part of its mission to turn imagination into action to create a more vibrant, sustainable, and healthy Grinnell, Imagine Grinnell is leading the effort for the replacement of community trees [...]

2020-10-14T19:58:28-06:00October 14th, 2020|Imagine Grinnell|

Campaign begins to replace trees lost in derecho

October 7, 2020 By Nadia Langley, writer for The Scarlet & Black Imagine Grinnell recently launched its 1000+ Trees Grinnell Initiative, a project that aims to restore the trees lost in Poweshiek and neighboring counties as a result of August’s derecho. Imagine Grinnell is a partner program of the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens [...]

2020-10-09T01:05:06-06:00October 7th, 2020|Imagine Grinnell|

Imagine Grinnell Cleanup at Marvin Garden

September 28, 2020 Imagine Grinnell board members and friends gathered on Saturday to clean up perennial spaces at Marvin Garden. After getting through multiple layers of burs we successfully moved 4 truck loads to the brush dump! Thanks to everyone who helped!

2020-10-21T19:30:02-06:00September 28th, 2020|Imagine Grinnell|

Marvin Garden donates fresh produce to MICA

September 24, 2020 Donations to MICA yesterday from Marvin Garden! Thank you Poweshiek County Master Gardeners of Iowa and Imagine Grinnell Foundation for your hard work on Marvin Garden.

2020-10-21T17:43:00-06:00September 24th, 2020|Giving Gardens|

Imagine Grinnell Starts 1000+ Trees Grinnell initiative following August derecho

September 23, 2020 Imagine Grinnell has convened community volunteers and City partners to form the 1000+ Trees Grinnell initiative to replace trees lost during the August 10th derecho. A significant portion of the Grinnell tree canopy fell victim to the storm as well as the previous emerald ash borer infestation. As part of its mission [...]

2020-09-29T18:54:29-06:00September 23rd, 2020|Foundation News, Imagine Grinnell|

Imagine Grinnell Announces Plate to Plant Community Compost Initiative

August 3, 2020 Following Imagine Grinnell’s mission to create healthier people and a healthier environment in Grinnell, the local nonprofit has set out to support a new initiative: Plate to Plant. This community compost initiative aims to reduce the city’s landfill waste while simultaneously creating nutrient-rich soil. Bella Kugel and Sage Kaplan-Goland, two recent [...]

2020-09-29T19:02:12-06:00August 4th, 2020|Foundation News, Imagine Grinnell|

New Addition at Marvin Garden

July 1, 2020 Marvin Garden has a fun addition to help identify plants and herbs! Stop by and see the cute painted rocks. Marvin Garden is located east of Arbor Lake on Marvin Ave.

2020-10-21T19:38:15-06:00July 1st, 2020|Giving Gardens, Imagine Grinnell|
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