Iowa City-area high school students are putting together a benefit concert for the Iowa Miles of Smiles Team (MOST). Iowa MOST is a coalition of Iowa-based doctors who give their time to go to underprivileged communities in Guatemala and provide free cleft lip and palate reconstruction surgery.
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.
Mario Minnaert will run 48 miles this weekend as a fundraiser to support mental health awareness and NAMI Linn County, and is inviting others to donate toward his cause.
This year’s Marion Chamber’s Marion Leadership In Action class is looking to purchase a 30-foot, LED panel tree with changing colors and light patterns to use for the holidays in City Square Park.
Visitors will have a chance to start holiday shopping at the annual Mistletoe Market this week. The event is scheduled to take place within Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids on Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The church is offering a turkey and ham dinner for $10
Dance Challenge a traveling dance competition specifically partnering with schools trying to fundraise money for their teams.
“Stories from the Heart: Reimaging Hope” in Raygun in Cedar Rapids at 5:30 p.m. Thursday will feature local speakers on what home means to them. The community is invited to join in and help support local families facing homelessness.
PAWS in the Park at Noelridge Park includes a one-mile dog walk around the park, more than two dozen pet fair vendors, food trucks, and a chance to enter your pet in a costume contest.
Iowa City nonprofit hosts fifth annual Fair Trade Oriental Rug Event Oct. 20-24 at Iowa River Landing.
Run for Pie runners will have the chance to earn a homemade apple pie while raising cash to educate children in rural Haiti.
The Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer will be held Oct. 3. The race raises funds to provide breast and gynecological cancer screening and diagnostic services to underinsured, uninsured and financially disadvantaged people.
The annual dinner will open up ticket sales today for 500 seats.
The Crunch Berry Run, a color run fundraiser, will take place the morning of Oct. 2, with proceeds benefitting Murals & More, a nonprofit dedicated to public art in Cedar Rapids.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a rising star in the Democratic Party, will address virtual Iowa event June 13
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