Des Moines, IA – Over the last two weeks, the Veterans Employee Resource Group (VERG) at the Principal Financial Group® has been collecting many of the top needs of Central Iowa Shelter & Services. They collected over 5,000 clothing and kitchen items, as well as 250 pounds of toiletries during
Read More →Date: Sunday, April 20, 2014 Time: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Location: Hope Ministries Bethel Mission facility, 1310 6th Ave For Your Information: Hope Ministries is hosting their annual DAY OF HOPE Easter meal to homeless and hungry community members on Easter Sunday, April 20. Over 200 volunteers will be on hand to serve.
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa (April 16, 2014) – The Move Project will host their second annual ride for clean water – The Water Ride – on May 17. The Water Ride is a bicycle ride, starting and ending at Water Works Park, which raises funds for clean water projects in Ghana,
Read More →July 25-27 marks the 10th running of the 48 Hour Film Project in Des Moines. Registered filmmakers from across Iowa will gather at the Des Moines Art Center the evening of July 25 where they will be given a genre, a character, a prop, and a line of dialogue that they
Read More →Saturday, April 19, 2014 Noon – 4:00 P.M. Saylorville Lake Visitor Center FREE Celebrate the 44th Anniversary of Earth Day with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Saylorville Lake. Join us at noon at Saylorville Lake’s Visitor Center for a showing of the movie “Green Fire” Aldo Leopold and
Read More →Knoxville, IA, April 14, 2014—Peace Tree Brewing Company’s Blonde Fatale was awarded a Gold medal in the Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale category at the 2014 World Beer Cup® Award Ceremony this past Friday night. The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade group dedicated to promoting and protecting America’s small
Read More →Think of it as the Westminster Dog Show-with a lot more doggy drool, celebrity impersonations by pups, elaborate dog/owner costumes, and a pageant exclusively consisting of English bulldogs. On April 21, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa will host its 35th Annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest in the Drake University Knapp
Read More →Des Moines, Iowa, April 14, 2014 — Neighborhood Finance Corporation (NFC) announced today that it has appointed Stephanie Preusch as the organization’s new Executive Director. In bringing over 20 years of housing and mortgage experience to the NFC staff, Preusch has been a leader in affordable housing policy and community
Read More →(Des Moines, April 11, 2014) At its April 4 meeting, the Rotary Club of Des Moines A.M. (DMAM) awarded eight recipients with community grants totaling $13,000. Each of the organizations who received grants had representatives speak at the meeting. Recipients: Bailey Katherine Bryant (BKB) Memorial Golf Outing that donates 100%
Read More →What The public is invited to attend one of five public meetings to learn about the service enhancements being proposed for 2014 by the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART). Why: The public meetings are designed to provide riders with the opportunity to view and provide feedback on DART’s
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