Community

As manager of Habitat for Humanity’s The ReStore Rachel Bromann knows that first hand because every donation and sale helps fund the cost of someone’s new home.

The Iowa Organic Association will hold its annual meeting Dec. 1 in Marion with guest speakers Angela Tedesco, author of “Finding Turtle Farm: My Twenty-Acre Adventure in Community Supported Agriculture,” and Dr. Andy Nish, medical director of the John Stoddard Cancer Center.

A Thanksgiving prank in 2017 is still going strong six years later after gaining non-profit status and making big expansions.

Willis Dady Homeless Services has shared its annual Holiday Giving Opportunities to invite the community to support those experiencing homelessness this winter in Linn County.

Available at the Cedar Valley Humane Society

Applicants have until Dec. 9 to apply on the county’s website

A push to raise $250 million for the 146-year-old University of Northern Iowa began quietly four years ago, starting with fundraising for a $14.9 million renovation of the campus’ Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center.

The City of Iowa City and the Iowa City airport are looking for artists to design and paint a 300-foot-long, 12-foot-tall mural on an airport hangar facing South Riverside Drive.

Available at the Cedar Valley Humane Society

After advancing to a third round of the popular game show “Family Feud,” Cedar Rapids City Council member Pat Loeffler and his family were defeated in the episode airing Thursday night.

Cedar Rapids City Council member Pat Loeffler and his family won $20,000 in the episode that aired Tuesday. They’ll move on to a second round, which airs at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on Fox. The family will host another watch party at Double Z’s.

Julie Kraft, 58, has been using her energy as a self-professed “community cheerleader.” She runs her own communications business while serving on various local committees and boards such as ConnectCR and the Revival Theatre Company.