17
Aug
2004
• The Iowa Lottery posted profits of $55.8 million - an increase of more than 16 percent - for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Preliminary figures show that overall sales from lottery games totaled more than $208.5 million, an 11-percent increase from a year ago. The figures exceeded the lottery's budget projections and last year's numbers. In Fiscal Year 2003, the lottery had overall sales of $187.8, an increase of 3.6 percent, and $47.9 million in net revenues. Lottery officials said they benefited from legislation approved during the 2003 session that re-invented the lottery as a public enterprise based on a business model. The legislation reduced red tape and gave the lottery greater flexibility in its day-to-day operating decisions, with the goal of increasing profits. Officials said that under the new law, the lottery board can now approve the enterprise's budget using best-business judgment, allowing the lottery to accelerate product development. In the past, the lottery had to delay some strategic long-term planning and the introduction of new products while it waited for the legislative-appropriations process to be completed. Iowa Lottery revenues are deposited in the state general fund and are used to pay for a variety of programs such as education, natural resources, health and family services, and public safety.
• Quad Cities-area members of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition and the Iowa Coalition Against Abusive Lending will hold a public forum on predatory lending on August 24 and are asking for people's experiences on the practice. The event will be held at United Neighbors (808 North Harrison Street in Davenport) starting at 6 p.m. To tell your story on predatory lending, call United Neighbors at (563)322-7363.
• The Community Art Resource Tank (CART) is looking for new members, volunteers, and donations of art supplies and computer equipment. The organization's mission is to "bring art exposure and exploration to everyone, regardless of economic condition." CART, at its space in the Union Arcade building in downtown Davenport, plans to use paid memberships to support community arts programs, such as classes for social-service-agency clients. CART also offers classes and open easel time for members. For more information about the organization, visit (http://www.thecart.org).
• With four printings and 45,000 copies sold, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's cookbook returns to local bookshelves this September. First printed in 1979, Standing Ovations was sold throughout the U.S. and was featured nationally in Ladies Home Journal and Good Housekeeping. The 308-page volume includes a variety of recipes from beverages and hors d'oeuvres to entrees, salads, and desserts. Recipes were submitted by symphony patrons, trustees, volunteers, orchestra members, guest soloists, and popular restaurants in the Quad Cities area. Public sale of Standing Ovations at $20 begins in September. Proceeds from the sale of the book support the music-education projects of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association. For more information, call (563)322-0931.
• The Iowa state chapter of Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE) has changed its name to Iowa FreedomWorks following a merger between the national organizations of CSE and Empower America. While the mission will stay the same, these combined resources will allow FreedomWorks to expand and broaden the national fight for lower taxes, less government, and more economic freedom. For more information, look at (http://www.freedomworks.org).
• The Illinois Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care named Mary Suhr the 2004 Illinois Social Work Leader of the Year at its annual conference in Naperville. Suhr received this award for her leadership, professional achievement, and service to Genesis Medical Center Illini Campus and the Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care. The Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care is dedicated to promoting the universal availability, accessibility, coordination, and effectiveness of health care that addresses the psychosocial components of health and illness.
• The Komen Quad Cities affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has expanded its service area with the addition of Mercer County in Illinois. Komen Quad Cities now serves eight counties in the Mississippi Valley area: Scott, Clinton, Cedar, and Muscatine in Iowa and Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside, and Mercer counties in Illinois. Since its inception in 1990, the Quad Cities affiliate of the Komen Foundation has funded breast-health and breast-cancer education, screening, and treatment projects throughout the multi-county service area. For more information about the Komen Quad Cities Affiliate, call (563)421-2873.
• Black Hawk College (BHC) has initiated a new online job-placement system that is open to anyone looking for a job. Students and community members can register online for free and immediately access all the jobs in the BHC Placement System. They can post their résumés for employers to see and narrow their job search by selecting target areas of interest. The staff at the BHC Career Services Center will review all posted résumés and make suggestions to help job seekers. The jobs are from around the country. Employers are also invited to use the system. After registering online for free, they will receive a password and user name that will allow them to post job openings and review résumés at any time. Visit (http://www.collegecentral.com/bhc) for more information, or contact the BHC Career Services Center at (309)796-5626.
• The City of Davenport has received 33,000 recycling bins for the new every-other-week recycling collection that begins the first week of September. Adhesive decals highlighting certain weeks are being applied to the bins to help residents identify their collection day. Bins will be placed next to garbage containers on the resident's collection day in the period from August 16 through August 27. A packet of information will be placed inside the bin to describe how the collection works.
• Quad Cities-area members of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition and the Iowa Coalition Against Abusive Lending will hold a public forum on predatory lending on August 24 and are asking for people's experiences on the practice. The event will be held at United Neighbors (808 North Harrison Street in Davenport) starting at 6 p.m. To tell your story on predatory lending, call United Neighbors at (563)322-7363.
• The Community Art Resource Tank (CART) is looking for new members, volunteers, and donations of art supplies and computer equipment. The organization's mission is to "bring art exposure and exploration to everyone, regardless of economic condition." CART, at its space in the Union Arcade building in downtown Davenport, plans to use paid memberships to support community arts programs, such as classes for social-service-agency clients. CART also offers classes and open easel time for members. For more information about the organization, visit (http://www.thecart.org).
• With four printings and 45,000 copies sold, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's cookbook returns to local bookshelves this September. First printed in 1979, Standing Ovations was sold throughout the U.S. and was featured nationally in Ladies Home Journal and Good Housekeeping. The 308-page volume includes a variety of recipes from beverages and hors d'oeuvres to entrees, salads, and desserts. Recipes were submitted by symphony patrons, trustees, volunteers, orchestra members, guest soloists, and popular restaurants in the Quad Cities area. Public sale of Standing Ovations at $20 begins in September. Proceeds from the sale of the book support the music-education projects of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association. For more information, call (563)322-0931.
• The Iowa state chapter of Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE) has changed its name to Iowa FreedomWorks following a merger between the national organizations of CSE and Empower America. While the mission will stay the same, these combined resources will allow FreedomWorks to expand and broaden the national fight for lower taxes, less government, and more economic freedom. For more information, look at (http://www.freedomworks.org).
• The Illinois Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care named Mary Suhr the 2004 Illinois Social Work Leader of the Year at its annual conference in Naperville. Suhr received this award for her leadership, professional achievement, and service to Genesis Medical Center Illini Campus and the Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care. The Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care is dedicated to promoting the universal availability, accessibility, coordination, and effectiveness of health care that addresses the psychosocial components of health and illness.
• The Komen Quad Cities affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has expanded its service area with the addition of Mercer County in Illinois. Komen Quad Cities now serves eight counties in the Mississippi Valley area: Scott, Clinton, Cedar, and Muscatine in Iowa and Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside, and Mercer counties in Illinois. Since its inception in 1990, the Quad Cities affiliate of the Komen Foundation has funded breast-health and breast-cancer education, screening, and treatment projects throughout the multi-county service area. For more information about the Komen Quad Cities Affiliate, call (563)421-2873.
• Black Hawk College (BHC) has initiated a new online job-placement system that is open to anyone looking for a job. Students and community members can register online for free and immediately access all the jobs in the BHC Placement System. They can post their résumés for employers to see and narrow their job search by selecting target areas of interest. The staff at the BHC Career Services Center will review all posted résumés and make suggestions to help job seekers. The jobs are from around the country. Employers are also invited to use the system. After registering online for free, they will receive a password and user name that will allow them to post job openings and review résumés at any time. Visit (http://www.collegecentral.com/bhc) for more information, or contact the BHC Career Services Center at (309)796-5626.
• The City of Davenport has received 33,000 recycling bins for the new every-other-week recycling collection that begins the first week of September. Adhesive decals highlighting certain weeks are being applied to the bins to help residents identify their collection day. Bins will be placed next to garbage containers on the resident's collection day in the period from August 16 through August 27. A packet of information will be placed inside the bin to describe how the collection works.
