A grants submission deadline has been announced by The Moline Foundation. Non-profit, designated as 501(c)(3) organizations are encouraged to apply. The organizations must serve the citizens of Moline and the surrounding region, including the Quad Cities region.
           
All materials necessary to receive funds are due in The Moline Foundation offices by
Moline, Illinois - The Moline Foundation announces the appointment of a new member to its Board of Directors.
Debi Becht, Moline, will serve a five-year term as a member of The Moline Foundation Board of Directors.
A Nurse Practitioner, Becht has lived in Moline for nearly 40 years. She is also the co-founder of the Good Samaritan Free Clinic, a non-profit health clinic formerly operated in Moline and East Moline.

DES MOINES, IA (03/14/2018) (readMedia)-- Forbes online has declared College Savings Iowa as one of the five best 529 college savings plans in the country. "According to the Personal Finance section of Forbes online*, College Savings Iowa is one of the best performing 529 plan in the country and is in the top five nationally based on 10-year returns," State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald said.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Today, Daniel Biss released the following statement in response to Governor Bruce Rauner’s decision to veto the Gun Dealer’s Licensing Bill:

Asks legislative leaders to join in broader effort to address crime prevention, school safety and mental health

JOHNSTON, IOWA (March 12, 2018) - Four Iowa high school students received the 2018 Iowa Bankers Association's Student Athlete Achievement Award during the Iowa High School Boys State Basketball Tournament on March 9 in Des Moines. One student from each class received a $1,000 scholarship from the Iowa Bankers Association to the college of his choice. Scholarship recipients included: * Class 1A: Kyle Barnes, Saint Albert Catholic High School, Council Bluffs

Mississippi Valley Blues Society presents world famous guitarist Paul Nelson

Four delegates from Carlow County, Ireland will visit Davenport March 14-20 to learn from city leaders and citizens as well as sharing best practices and resources from their communities. The Carlow delegation include:

Dan McInerney - the Director of Services for County Carlow Michael Doran - an elected official on their County Council Eileen Brophy - Director of the Delta Center Sensory Garden, President of Carlow Rotary

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) last night provided notice of a committee hearing to take place on March 14, 2018, to focus on the tragic shooting that occurred in Parkland, Florida. Grassley publicly noted his intent to hold this hearing during the committee’s executive business meeting last week.

On Saturday, March 17, wear green (even if you're not Irish) to be like our green tree frogs. You can meet a couple of our frogs up close and personal after the breakfast which starts at 8:30am. Learn why frogs are so important to many ecosystems and why many of their species are at the greatest risk today. Then, go see our colorful frogs (blue, yellow, and more) in their Zoo habitats at our Reptile Building.

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