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Stories tagged with '2019 Impact Report'
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Donor Stories
The Gift is in the Giving
Nick and Lea Andersen started kindergarten together in Goldfield, Iowa, and after over 60 years of marriage, they are still going strong. “I think forever is a good thing,” said Nick about their lifelong love....
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Donor Stories
Beauty in the Journey
In 1986, Kesley Shuros was born to Warren and Lois Shuros. Kesley passed away in 2014 at the age of 28 years old, freed from Batten disease. For her parents, her legacy is a story...
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Donor Stories
Friends For Good
Friendships are sometimes born out of necessity. They start with a mutual interest and, through a shared love, can bloom into beautiful and healthy relationships. That’s how Hartman Nature Reserve and The Friends of Hartman...
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Community Leadership
Nurturing Children for a Healthy Community
CFNEIA is working to provide solutions to the current child care crisis in Iowa, making grants and helping child care organizations establish funds across our region. We are also providing hands-on leadership and are key...
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Community Leadership
Grin & Grow Child Care - Child Care Success Story
The working poor, or those hovering at or just above the poverty line, are often those most impacted by the current child care crisis. It affects their ability to get ahead or to just get...
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Community Leadership
It Takes a Village - Child Care Success Story
When you’re discussing a premier senior living retirement community, you don’t typically think of high-quality child care, but in 2019, Waterloo-based Friendship Village made the two synonymous. “It’s interesting because it’s the opposite end of...
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Scholarships
For the Love of Science
Nina (Jocic) Bonde’s journey to PhD student in Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has always been led by a love of science. Nina was born in the former Yugoslavia, and when she was three-years-old,...
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Grantmaking in Action
Ending the Stigma in the Cedar Valley
Established in 1949, Black Hawk-Grundy Mental Health Center has seen many changes in the mental health field. However, throughout that 71-year history, one major obstacle continues to hinder getting services to people who need them...
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Grantmaking in Action
A History Worth Preserving
Every year, approximately 60,000 people from the Cedar Valley and beyond explore the Grout Museum District. The District consists of five buildings on the south end of downtown Waterloo, including the Grout Museum, the Rensselaer...
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