Whitetails Unlimited "WTU" is a Non-Profit National conservation group that started in 1982 and has chapters/members throughout Iowa.

In WTU fiscal year 2012-2013 we joined forces with Drury Outdoors "Mark & Terry Drury" to raise funds for "Catch A Dream". www.catchadream.org

Catch A Dream was formed to take Children 18 years of age and younger with a terminal illness on a Hunt of a Life Time!! Now remember, this was the childs own dream before they are taken up to the Big Blue Sky.....

So the Drury Brothers donated over 300 shed antlers all signed and numbered to Whitetails Unlimited "WTU". WTU then utilized these sheds at the annual chapter fund-raising banquets to raise money to take these kids on a Hunt of a Life Time!

So WTU is excited to announce they recently have donated over $100,000 to Catch A Dream in support of all kids in the Catch A Dream program!!

A big thank you to all WTU members in Iowa and throughout the USA!!

All of the volunteers and staff at the Bettendorf Discovery Shop are hoping that you will be able to join us Monday, May 5th for our Garden event.  We are all ready to welcome a long awaited spring by filling the shop with a variety of beautiful spring things that have been donated over the last year.

The store will be bursting with lovely items for your home and garden.  Plants & flowers for inside and outside, pictures, dishes, yard decorations, birdhouses, the list goes on and on.  We will also have lots of beautiful flowered clothing and accessories to brighten your day.  There will be a lot of great things to see, so we hope that you can stop by and take part in the fun!

The Discovery Shop is an upscale resale shop that is celebrating 26 years of successful fundraising in Bettendorf.  Thanks to the generosity of the community, the Discovery Shop raises money by selling gently used items donated by individual donors and local businesses.  Helping to make the shop such a success is the staff of wonderful volunteers that donate their time, if you are interested in joining our volunteer team we are always happy to have extra hands to help.   All proceeds go to the American Cancer Society for cancer research, education, patient services and advocacy.

Donations needed and welcomed anytime the shop is open and a tax receipt is always available.  Hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 am to 5 pm., Thursday from 10 am to 7 pm. and Saturday from10 am to 4 pm.

Monday April 14, 2014 (CHICAGO ILLINOIS) - Chicago Bears legend and NFL Hall of Fame inductee Gale Sayers, will host the 1st Annual Gale Sayers Foundation Kentucky Derby Viewing Party May 3 2014, John Barleycorn 149 W. Kinzie St. Chicago, Illinois 60654.  Proceeds to benefit the Gale Sayers Foundation and their education grants.

The Sayers Foundations' mission is to support K-12 schools, administrators, and teachers who are challenging the status quo by implementing successful technology based learning models.

Every child deserves a high quality public education and we are determined to identify and support those schools who believe that all children are deserving.

They are education reform advocates, financial supporters, and technology partners to schools whose primary objective is to prepare students to be more college and or career ready, and more capable of succeeding in an increasingly technology driven global economy.

Extraordinary change requires extraordinary people. Sayers Foundations' mission and work rests on a fundamental belief that smart investments in leadership generate significant returns. We believe that for schools, districts, and systems to enable all children to achieve at high levels, we must focus on effective technology based teaching and the quality of leadership and management of these schools.

Last year the foundation provided $20,000 to education grants and their goal for 2014 is to provide $40,000 in grants to Chicago public schools who meet their grant criteria.

The Kentucky Derby viewing party will commence at 1PM for general admission. Attendees will have access to 54 large screen television monitors to view all the live races from Churchill Downs.

There will be redemption prizes available for derby races, free gift bags, local celebrities, food buffet, derby drink specials, live entertainment, silent and live auction items, and valet parking.

To RSVP Please call 312-214-3999 or register online at www.galesayersfoundation.com / email gaylon@galesayersfoundation.com.

Pre event registration is $50 and $75 at the door. VIP access is $150. Photo opportunity with local celebs and open bar for VIP's from 12 PM - 1 PM.

To encourage new and/or increased donations from the Quad City community to support and ensure the continued operation of the Humility of Mary Shelter, Inc. the Congregation of the Humility of Mary has established a goal of raising $250,000 before April 30, 2014. As a challenge and inspiration, the CHM sisters will match dollar for dollar the first $100,000 raised by the Quad City community. This financial support is vital in order to continue to provide emergency shelter 24 hours a day / 7 days a week / 365 days a year for homeless adult men and women. Thank you to all those who have already donated and we ask those of you who have not to please consider it.

Individuals and groups can send their contributions to Humility of Mary Shelter, Inc., Attn: Sister Johanna, 1016 West 5th Street, Davenport, IA 52802. Online donations can be made by visiting the shelter website at www.humilityofmaryshelter.com.

Humility of Mary Shelter, Inc. provides emergency shelter, transitional and permanent supportive housing programs that offer opportunities for men and women experiencing homelessness to become emotionally, mentally, and physically more stable. The shelter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has proudly served the Quad City community since 2008.