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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Barnyard Day at Hills Bank
- Location
- 3204 7th Ave, Marion
- Audience
- Elementary students and gaurdians
- Contact
- Cindra Bombei
- Phone
- (800) 445-5725
Information
April is Ag Month at Hills Bank! Visit an office near you to enjoy unique agricultural displays all month long. Don’t miss the baby chicks hatching the week of April 22nd and a Barnyard Day event on Saturday, April 27th!
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Jefferson Summer Swim Camp
- Location
- Jefferson High School Pool, 1243 20th St. SW, Cedar Rapids
- Audience
- elementary, intermediate, middle, and high school swimmers
- Cost
- varies, see flyer
- RSVP
- Jun 01, 2024
- Contact
- Jessica Hinke
- jhinke@crprairie.org
- Phone
- (319) 361-9863
Information
Competitive Swim Camp – mostly middle school and high school students who already know the basics of competitive swimming and want to improve or get a head-start on their fall/winter season.
Developmental Swim Camp – any ages (mostly elementary and middle school), improving swimming abilities, two times are available, both times will offer options for those who need to learn to swim and those who are wanting to swim better or over longer distances -
Prairie Hawks 10U Black – Pizza Fundraiser
- Audience
- General Public
- Contact
- Heather Vasquez
- hd.vasquez@yahoo.com
- Phone
- (319) 329-2867
Information
Pizza Fundraiser for the Prairie Hawk 10U Black Baseball Team
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Metro Spring Football Season
- Location
- Metro Youth Football 1100 Ahearn Dr NE Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402
- Audience
- Youth sports
- Contact
- Keith Burrell or Josh Sickels
- myfaboard@gmail.com
- Phone
- (319) 393-8696
Information
Metro Spring Football Season
Kindergarten Instructional Camp
📅 Season Dates: April 21 – May 12, 2024
💲 Registration Fee: $30
🏈 1st & 2nd Grade Flag Football
📅 Season Dates: April 1 – May 19, 2024
💲 Registration Fee: $109
🏈 3rd thru 8th Grade 7v7 Passing League
📅 Season Dates: April 1 – May 19, 2024
💲 Registration Fee: $109 -
Prairie Girls Soccer – Kick Out the Stigma
- Location
- John Wall Stadium - Field
- Audience
- Everyone is welcome
- Cost
- Cost to get into the games ($7.00 for adults and students, $2.00 for people 62-64, free for anyone over 65)
- RSVP
- Mar 22, 2024
- Contact
- Renee Boehler
- rboehler@crprairie.org
- Phone
- (319) 621-5999
Information
On April 26th, the Prairie Girls Soccer Team is hosting a “Kick out the Stigma” event. They are partnering with the Green Bandana Project to raise awareness and help prevent suicide. We have created a special shirt for the night and you can place your order by going to: https://kickoutthestigma2024.itemorder.com. Come out and show your support of the Prairie Girls Soccer Team. The JV team will play at 5:15 and varsity will play at 7:00.
Shirt orders are due by March 22nd at noon.
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Fresh Air After School (April session)
- Location
- Indian Creek Nature Center
- Audience
- K-3rd
- Cost
- $210 Member, $255 Non-Members; Scholarships are available
- RSVP
- Apr 01, 2024
- Contact
- Andria Cossolotto
- Phone
- (319) 362-0664
Information
Fresh Air After School is held on T, W and Th in the month of April (a May session is also available). This is an immersive program that allows for students to unwind from their long day indoors by going on exploring adventures at Indian Creek Nature Center.
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YMCA MACR Sharks Swim Team – Summer Season Enrollment
- Location
- Helen G Nassif YMCA, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Audience
- Accepting new swimmers ages 6-17 years
- RSVP
- Apr 01, 2024
- Contact
- Donald Pirrie
- iowayswimming@gmail.com
- Phone
- (319) 573-9294
Information
The MACR Sharks are now accepting new swimmers for the upcoming Spring/Summer Swim Season. Join the Sharks this summer and make new friends, learn new skills and enjoy a summer filled with healthy activity. The MACR Sharks focuses on technique development in all four strokes, starts and turns. Competitions are offered locally throughout the summer.
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Red Cross Babysitting Clinic
- Location
- Hiawatha Community Center - 101 Emmons Street, Hiawatha, IA 52233
- Audience
- 11-15 year olds
- Cost
- $130
- Contact
- Ambyr Severson
- Phone
- (319) 393-1515
Information
We want to be sure that young people know what to do to prevent and respond to potential emergencies. This class will develop leadership skills and teach participants how to keep themselves and others safe.
Babysitter’s Training
• Designed for young people to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly give care to infants and children in a residential setting.
• Learn about basic child care and basic first aid.
• Participants receive a certificate of completion.
• Target audience is 11-15 years old
Class is limited to 12. Register online at https://bit.ly/Babysitters-Training -
Never Dream Less Foundations
- Location
- 4211 Glass Rd NE Ste B-1, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
- Audience
- All students
- Cost
- Pricing is on the flyer.
- Contact
- Bree Lane
- Phone
- (319) 431-9072
Information
This is a non-profit organization that offers programming to children of all ages and helps them connect to the community and to each other in a electronic free and organic way.
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Summit Schools Summer Camps
- Location
- Summit Schools
- Audience
- Elementary-middle school students
- Cost
- Varies
- Contact
- Amber Maas
- Phone
- (319) 294-2036
Information
Summit proudly offers a variety of camps aimed to keep your child(ren) thinking critically and problem-solving while still having a blast! Summit’s summer camps are known in the community for their high-quality programming and small class sizes, providing an optimum learning environment. Summit’s summer camps run June 3-July 26 for children in Kindergarten-8th grade. Full-day, or morning and/or afternoon camps offered. Visit summitschools.org for summer camp guide, and registration info. Summit is offering a 10% discount through March 31, 2024 (use the code: summer24).