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“LEAVE IT BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT” Nominations Open Nominations are open for the 2022 “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 […]

GRINNELL, Iowa — The Grinnell Education Partnership (GEP) is pleased to announce a recent grant award from the Bayer Fund in the amount of $10,000. This grant will be an integral contribution to GEP’s work to support children and families in the Grinnell area. Grant funds will be used to purchase […]

Ambassadors had a great visit to the Grinnell College Museum of Art this morning! New director Susan Baley talked about her previous positions with 108 Collective and University of Oklahoma in Tulsa and the Swope Art Museum in Terre Haute before settling in Grinnell this past January. Baley also introduced […]

Enjoy golf, camaraderie, cuisine, music, prizes, and entertainment. You and a partner of your choice are invited to join us for our premier golf event, The Invitational.  This event promises to keep you and your partner entertained over three days. No matter your age or ability, we have a format […]

Grinnell Mutual sets new United Way donation recordGrinnell, Iowa — Grinnell Mutual employees and matching funds from the Grinnell Mutual Group Foundation raised a record amount — read more about the United Fund success at…https://ourgrinnell.com/grinnell-mutual-sets-new-united…/

(GRINNELL, Iowa – October 14, 2021) UnityPoint Health® – Grinnell Regional Medical Center (GRMC) hospital board trustee, Bill Menner, received the 2021 Iowa Hospital Association’s (IHA) Excellence in Governance Award at the association’s annual meeting last week in Des Moines. The Excellence in Governance Award is given each year to a hospital […]

LOCAL BLOOD DONORS NEEDED THIS FALL DES MOINES, IOWA (October 11, 2021) – LifeServe Blood Center is seeking eligible blood donors to give blood at upcoming community blood drives this fall to benefit local hospital patients. Appointments are required. Montezuma Community Blood Drive, Tuesday, November  2, 2021 from 12:30 PM – 6:00 PM […]

Grinnell Collegenow accepting applications forcommunity Mini-Grants Mini-Grants support local projects to enhance the quality of life in Grinnell  GRINNELL, Iowa — Grinnell College and the Office of Community Partnerships, Planning, and Research will be accepting applications for the fall grant cycle of the Community Mini-Grant program through Oct. 31, 2021. Awards will be announced by Friday, Dec. 10, […]

The Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) and the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF) will kick-off the year-end giving season with the annual We GIVE, a month-long fundraiser starting October 1 and continuing through October 31.  Last year, Poweshiek County was drastically affected by a series of unprecedented disasters, […]