Churches United announced that it received a $30,000 grant from the Scott County Regional Authority in support of Winnie's Place. Winnie's Place is an emergency shelter for homeless women with or without children. Winnie's Place opened in December 2006 and through March had served 67 women and 63 children. The mission of Churches United of the Quad City Area is to unite Christian churches, to empower them for service, and to honor diversity.
The Rock Island office of the American Cancer Society needs a new home. With continuing efforts to better reach out to the community with educational and patient services, the organization has outgrown its current office location. As a not-for-profit organization, the office seeks to be a good steward of donor dollars while still providing good service to the region. This requires space to store supplies, meet with patients and their loved ones, facilitate meetings, and run the office in an orderly fashion. Any person or organization with information regarding such a facility in the Illinois Quad Cities area should contact Lisa Adair at (309) 794-0601.
On Thursday, May 31, Quad City Montessori School will celebrate 100 years of Montessori education worldwide, and 37 years of providing Montessori education in Davenport. The school will host an ice-cream social at 12:30 p.m. on the school grounds at 2400 East 46th Street in Davenport (the corner of Jersey Ridge Road and 46th Street.). The event will feature a cake to celebrate the Montessori centennial and to honor the continuing tradition of Montessori education at Quad City Montessori School. In addition, the school will have a display about Montessori education at the Bettendorf Public Library through the month of June.
An informal community reception honoring retiring St. Ambrose University President Ed Rogalski and his wife, Bobbi Rogalski, will be held on the front lawn of the campus on Saturday, June 16, from 2 to 4 p.m. The Quad Cities community is invited to attend, and refreshments will be served. In the event of rain, the reception will be held in the Cosgrove Hall Cafeteria. A scholarship has been endowed in the Rogalskis' honor. The Ed & Bobbi Rogalski Presidential Scholars Program will benefit students who exhibit the highest academic profile and financial need. For more information or to make a contribution to the scholarship fund, contact the St. Ambrose University Advancement Office at (563) 333-6298.
The seventh-annual Quad City Symphony Orchestra-sponsored music-education program "Listening Olympics" was held on Friday, April 20, at Asbury United Methodist Church in Bettendorf. First place went to students from Madison Elementary in Muscatine: Morgan Harris, Erica Schultz, and Kearston Boisen. More than 50 fifth-grade students, in teams of three, from 12 Quad Cities-area schools competed for gold, silver, and bronze medals at this friendly competition that challenges students' knowledge of classical music. Student participants have been studying music examples and answers to questions such as "Who is the composer?" and "Is this music from the Classical or Romantic period?" "Listening Olympics" is offered annually at no cost to schools and participants and is supported by funding from Volunteers for Symphony.
Come discover "Iowa's Most Haunted Places" on Saturday, June 9, at 2 p.m. at the Davenport Public Library Fairmount Street location, 3000 North Fairmount Street. Chad Lewis, paranormal researcher for Unexplained Research, will take the audience on a ghostly journey to some of the most haunted places in Iowa. It covers the entire state of Iowa, from the Cursed Angel of Council Bluffs to the Hanging Ghost of Davenport. Complete with photos, case histories, eyewitness accounts, ghost lore, and directions, this presentation encourages you to visit these places for your own ghost story. No registration is required for this free event. Call (563) 888-3371 for more information.
The local Alzheimer's Association will be presenting a series of free educational classes at the United Methodist Church, 1401 Maurer Street in Wilton, Iowa, on Thursday, May 24, and Thursday, May 31. The classes will be repeated on Tuesday, June 5, and Tuesday, June 12. The classes on May 24 and June 5 will focus on an overview of Alzheimer's and on the promising possibilities of current research. The classes on May 31 and June 12 will cover how to communicate with someone who has Alzheimer's, and how to create a safe and protective environment for him or her. Classes are intended for anyone who is currently caring for someone with Alzheimer's, or anyone with an interest in the subject. To register or for more information, contact the Alzheimer's Association in Davenport at (563) 324-1022.
Starting in June the Family Museum in Bettendorf is offering all-day camps lasting four days each. Spaces are still available for Air Flight (June 11 through 14), Art Afield (June 18 through 21), Art Basics (July 9 through 12), Backyard Ecology (July 16 through 19), and Super Science (July 31 through August 3). Each class meets from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. with a 45-minute supervised play break. Each class costs $112 and is intended for children who have just completed third, fourth, or fifth grade. To register or for more information, contact Julie Klein at (563) 344-4170. For more information on the Family Museum, visit (http://www.familymuseum.org).
The 10th-annual Rudy Quijas Fight against Cancer Memorial Prostate Screening will be held on Tuesday, June 19, at the Trinity Cancer Center on its Seventh Street Campus in Moline, and on Wednesday, June 20, at Trinity at Terrace Park in Bettendorf. A limited number of appointments are available and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. To set up an appointment, call 779-2000 or (877) 242-8899.
Broadway Presbyterian Church, at 710 23rd Street in Rock Island, is sponsoring Eco-Club for kids from kindergarten through 12th grade. Participants will learn about recycling, service projects, bird-watching, hiking, botany, fishing, etc. The club meets Tuesdays at 1 p.m. beginning June 12. Registration is required; to register, call Vikki at (309) 786-2631. The first 16 children will be accepted for this free club.
