Prairie Backpack
College Community School District’s “green” approach to distributing information from school sponsored activities and non-profit organizations.
Events
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Deck The Stalls
- Location
- Iowa Equestrian Center 801 76th Ave Dr SW Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
- Audience
- All Age
- Cost
- $5.00 per person
- Contact
- Renee Price
- renee.price@kirkwood.edu
- Phone
- (319) 398-7107
Information
The Iowa Equestrian Center at Kirkwood Community College is hosting a fun new Holiday Event. Deck the Stalls is happening Sunday, December 11th from 10am – 2pm. We will have horse rides, a live reindeer display, vendors, door prizes and a hot chocolate bar. Admission is just $5.00 per person cash at the door only and activities are included. Hope to see you there!
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December Mobile Food Pantries
- Contact
- Hailey Carr
- hcarr@hacap.org
- Phone
- (319) 393-7811
Information
No Id required. May pick up food for multiple families.
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Donate Fleece to PHS Key Club
- Contact
- Megan Washburn
- mwashburn@crprairie.org
- Phone
- (319) 848-5200
Information
That winter chill is in the air and the holidays are drawing closer! Prairie High School Key Club is once again making tie blankets to support Catherine McAuley’s women services and refugee and immigrant programs.
If you would like to help, we are looking for
donations of 2 yards of fleece
or
for $12 dollars to cover the cost of a blanket.Thank you for all you do to help support Key Club. Please send any donations to Key Club co Prairie High School. Checks can be made out to CCSD. Donations will be accepted through Nov 30.
Please contact Megan Washburn (mwashburn@crprairie.org) at the High School with any questions.
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Holiday Private Lesson Special
- Location
- Orchestra Iowa School, 119 Third Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
- Audience
- Everyone.
- Cost
- $175.00
- Contact
- Myron McReynolds
- Phone
- (319) 366-8206
Information
The Orchestra Iowa School is offering a special private lesson package for new students.
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Junior Achievement – Classroom Volunteering
- Location
- College Community School District
- RSVP
- Jun 02, 2023
- Organization
- Junior Achievement
- Contact
- Katie Langrehr
- Phone
- (319) 862-1100
Information
Junior Achievement is looking for volunteers to deliver classroom programs to students K through 6th grade across the district. Programs are focused on financial literacy, work and career readiness, and entrepreneurship. The time commitment is once a week for five weeks, 30–45-minute visits. Please contact Katie Langrehr for more information.
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Helping Families “InterACT”
- Location
- Virtual via Zoom
- Audience
- Families with children in 3rd through 6th grade
- Cost
- Free
- RSVP
- Nov 01, 2022
- Contact
- Malisa Rader
- mrader@iastate.edu
- Phone
- (515) 708-0622
Information
Parents and youth will learn skills to help Accept, Choose and Take Action for self-care and healthy relationships.
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Toys for Tots drop off boxes at CCSD
- Location
- Each CCSD school building
- Contact
- Michelle
- Phone
- (319) 431-7294
Information
Toys for Tots drop boxes will be placed at all CCSD school buildings until Dec. 7th for new UNWRAPPED toys for children birth-age 14. Items of greatest need are toys for kids ages 9-14.