18 Nov 2019

Iowa Council on Homelessness Recognizes Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in Iowa

By Ashley Jared

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 18, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds recently proclaimed November 16-24 as Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in Iowa, joined by members of the Iowa Council on Homelessness.

Iowa joins with the National Coalition for the Homeless, the National Student Campaign against Hunger and Homelessness as well as more than 700 other organizations throughout the country in bringing awareness to the pressing issues of hunger and homelessness.

14 Nov 2019

Student Hunger Drive Comes to a Close

By Jennifer Schroder

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 14, 2019) — Students from 17 area high schools joined at River Bend Foodbank to celebrate their accomplishments over the past 6 weeks. This year, students provided 568,317 meals to help feed the hungry in eastern Iowa and western Illinois.

13 Nov 2019

Student Hunger Drive Finale Rally; Total Number of Meals Raised to be Announced

By Jennifer Schroder

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 13, 2019) —

WHAT: Student Hunger Drive Finale Rally

WHERE: River Bend Foodbank 4010 Kimmel Drive, Davenport, IA 52802

WHEN: Thursday, November 14, 6PM. The number of meals raised will be revealed between 6:05 and 6:10PM.

WHY: Six weeks of friendly competition between 17 area schools comes to an end. Join us as we announce the final number of meals students provided and celebrate their hard work.

08 Nov 2019

Discovery Shop to Host Annual Holiday Open House Sunday, November 24, Noon to 4PM

By American Cancer Society

BETTENDORF, IOWA (November 8, 2019) — The Bettendorf Discovery Shop in Cumberland Square is excited to announce that their Annual Holiday Open House will be held on Sunday, November 24, 12-4PM.

07 Nov 2019

Vera French Honors "Friend of Vera French Award" Recipients at 2019 Gala

By Allison Courville

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 7, 2019) — The Vera French Foundation hosted its annual Gala on Saturday, October 26th at The Outing Club in Davenport, Iowa. The event celebrated the organization’s 70th anniversary. Since 1949, Vera French Community Mental Health Center (previously the Scott County Mental Health Center before being renamed after Dr Vera French in 1982) has been providing community mental health services.

01 Nov 2019

Hy-Vee and Its Customers Fundraise for Veterans, Active-Duty Military Members, and their Families

By Christina Gayman

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (November 1, 2019) — Hy-Vee announced today it will team up with customers for the seventh consecutive year to fundraise for veterans, active-duty military members, and their families during its annual Hy-Vee Home-Front Round-Up event. The fundraiser will be held from November 1-17 at Hy-Vee’s more than 265 stores across its eight-state region.

01 Nov 2019

Local 2020 Scholarships Now Available Online Per The Moline Foundation

By Susan Zelnio

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 1, 2019) — The Moline Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of the latest scholarships that are available online at www.molinefoundation.org. This year's application process features a new, simplified application requiring only one essay-submission for over 38 scholarship awards.

28 Oct 2019

Hy-Vee and Hormel Foods to Donate 1,000 Pounds of Skippy® Peanut Butter in Muscatine

By Josh Fisher

MUSCATINE, IOWA (October 28, 2019) — As part of Hormel Foods’ "Spread the Smiles" campaign, Hy-Vee and Hormel Foods have partnered to donate 1,000 pounds of Skippy peanut-butter to the Muscatine Food Bank.

25 Oct 2019

girlpARTs fest3 on October 26: Celebrating Art and Cancer Awareness

By Jodie Kavensky

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 25, 2019) — Quad City artists, musicians, and community-leaders are collaborating in this one-day event to celebrate art and cancer awareness at River Music Experience (RME) in downtown Davenport, 4-10PM. Tickets are $10 (ovarian cancer survivors and children under 12 are free).

22 Oct 2019

The Annual “Bikes for Brains” Fundraiser Has Begun

By Mary McNeil

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 22, 2019) — The popular, annual fundraiser is underway to help 130 children receive their Christmas wish — a bicycle. According to organizer Sandy Seeley, many local children put a bicycle on their Christmas wish-list, but, sadly, many do not receive one because their families cannot afford it.

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