City’s first community impact award recognizes couple’s decades of volunteer work
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City’s first community impact award recognizes couple’s decades of volunteer work
Some of the Aghan refugees have arrived in the Cedar Rapids area, and work to help relocate Ukrainian refugees here, too, has already begun.
The Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival announces the return of the annual Tribute to Heroes Dinner, returning to The Hotel at Kirkwood on June 17. A big part of this dinner/fundraiser is honoring those in our community who have made a difference. Nominations for 2022 Heroes are being accepted through April 1.
Organizations planning special events that will occur from July 1 to June 30, 2023, are encouraged to apply for grant funding from Think Iowa City, the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Potential grant projects can be cultural, educational, literary, recreational, or artistic. Each recipient may be awarded up to $5,000 for an approved event.
On Saturday, Family Promise of Linn County (FPLC) will host the Joyful Noises event at the Olympic South Side Theater in Cedar Rapids. Early bird tickets are available online for $20, or tickets can be purchased at the door for $25. In addition to the performances from local artists, the fundraiser will include a silent auction which already is open to the public online. All money raised will support families in the FPLC shelter, transitional housing, and prevention programs for families facing homelessness.
Learning to safely use a chainsaw can be extremely useful, especially following a natural disaster. A popular training course, returning to Cedar Rapids on April 9 and 10, will cover the basics of chainsaw operation and safety for beginners. The cost for the course is $15.
This Sunday, come help support the management of Jackson County Conservation's rare and sensitive remnant prairies by enjoying some soup and a program at Hurstville Interpretive Center.
Nonprofits may apply for $100,000 through a new fundraising endeavor called the Grand Impact. Fifty businesses in the greater Cedar Rapids region have each donated $2,000 to help a public charity tackle a new challenge. Any human services 501(c)(3) organization that serves the target area can apply. The deadline is April 11.
“Unfortunately we’re running into construction delays everyone is seeing,” said Deputy Library Director James Teahen.
Sean Kennedy, a City High and UI alum, is raising funds for World Central Kitchen’s work to feed Ukrainian refugees. He says the group wants the Ukrainians fleeing their homes to have food that “warms their heart as well as their body” at the border.
Join the Iowa Architectural Foundation (IAF) on April 2 for an in-person tour of two incredible historic buildings in Cedar Rapids designed by famed Chicago architect, Louis Sullivan. Esteemed local historian, Mark Stoffer Hunter, will guide guests through St. Paul's United Methodist Church and The Peoples Savings Bank.
Jackson County Conservation will host three OWLS (Older, Wiser, Livelier) events starting with a Skunk Cabbage Hike this Friday. Events also are scheduled for April 2 and April 7. Registration is required at least 48 hours in advance of each event.
The series is free and open to the public with the goal of creating conversation about the impact of incarceration on individuals and their communities. The first film, “13th”, will be shown Sunday, with the discussion taking place on March 31.
The City of Mount Vernon is holding a public meeting to introduce a wayfinding signage study to focus on drawing visitors to downtown Mount Vernon from the new Highway 30 interchange.
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