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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 2013
Page
6
Junior League of Cedar Rapids hosts Welcome Night at the Human Services Campus to outline goals community impact and League training benefits. Free event starts at 5 p.m. with details on membership and volunteering.
The Cedar Rapids section reports a public gun violence prevention event by Organizing for Action at 11 am Wednesday on May's Island downtown. Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman will discuss local gun violence and progress, with other community leaders speaking. admission is free. Bertram Homecoming Day runs Saturday at Bertram Town Park from 11 am to 4 pm with a free lunch, activities, and music. Sunday features Worship in the Park at 10:45 am with free activities and goodwill donations.
Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity launches Women Build 5 in honor of Christine Grant and UI women’s teams. A ceremonial wall build runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the UI Dental Lot opposite Carver-Hawkeye Arena, with walls moved to 2769 Whispering Meadows for an August 29 raise. Volunteers of all genders invited via volunteer hub links.
Eastern Iowans Carly Weber reports York as Mrs Iowa contestant in Arizona for Mrs America. York uses the platform to promote cancer research and Leukemia Lymphoma Society while traveling the Midwest for fundraising and community service. The pageant includes interviews, preliminaries, and a final on August 28 with a nationwide webcast.
National Public Radio will interview Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom veterans in Waterloo from Sept. 4 to 7. Each 40 minute session pairs a veteran with a family member or friend for an informal audio interview. Photos will be taken and sessions archived at the Library of Congress. Contact Bob Neymeyer at 319 234 6357 or bob Neymeyer gmidistrict.org to participate.
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps teams serve as camp counselors at Camp Courageous a year round camp for people with disabilities through Sept. 27. The program helps admit more campers while the camp serves over 6 000 individuals annually with waiting lists.
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