A generous gift by two Drake University alumni will provide scholarships to pharmacy students in Drake’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The $700,000 gift was from the estate of James W. McLuen, PH’54, and Joyce McLuen, who owned and operated McLuen Drug in Indianola for decades. “We are
Read More →Grimes, IA – Special Olympics Iowa (SOIA) is holding its annual State Equestrian Competition at the Jester Park Equestrian Center in Granger, Iowa on Saturday, September 16. The competition allows athletes to participate in events including: ball drop, barrels, baton relay, egg & spoon, horsemanship — walk only and western, key hole
Read More →DES MOINES, IA – The Des Moines Art Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Tiffany Nagel Spinner as its new director of development. Tiffany comes to the Art Center from Iowa Public Radio, where she served as its major gifts officer. Before this, she was the annual fund manager for
Read More →More than 100 members of the Drake University community will pitch in next week on a project to benefit homeless individuals in Des Moines. Students, faculty, staff members, alumni, and others will build three tiny homes for Joppa, a nonprofit organization that helps homeless people survive, get housing and rebuild their
Read More →DES MOINES, IA – Iowa’s Latino Heritage Festival will accept applications through Sept. 15 for its annual academic scholarships. Current high school and college students who are Latino/a are eligible to apply. The application is available to download from the festival websites: www.latinoheritagefestival.org. It must be completed and submitted electronically to mpsspanish@aol.com by
Read More →WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowans for Adoption (The National Center for Adoption) is pleased to announce its first annual adoption banquet at the Glen Oaks Country Club. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. The banquet will include dinner, a cash bar, a silent auction
Read More →Blank Park Zoo’s Plant.Grow.Fly. pollinator conservation project, its partners, and the Latino Heritage Festival are pleased to announce the 2017 Monarch Festival. The Festival, to be held at Blank Park Zoo on Sunday, September 17 from 12-4 p.m., will be a celebration of the monarch’s journey from Canada, through Iowa, to
Read More →WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 8, 2017) – Hundreds will walk to end pancreatic cancer, the world’s toughest cancer, at PurpleStride Iowa on Sept. 23. The community event is hosted by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) Des Moines Affiliate. The five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer is just
Read More →What: The 2017 Touchdown Tailgate Party Headquarters will be held September 9th from 8am-11pm on Cowles Commons in downtown Des Moines. The Iowa Craft Beer Tent will be open serving both craft beers and Budweiser products. Food will be available from Brewer Family Farms, Guru BBQ, and Rockin 5K BBQ.
Read More →DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Wild, proud American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild, announced on Thursday that Masa Takaiwa (Tah-kah-ee-wah) has been named the team’s Athletic Trainer. In addition, the team named Jason Aldrich the team’s Assistant Equipment Manager/Strength coach. Takaiwa begins his first season with
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