Charitable agencies join hands for holidays in Eastern Iowa
Charities and businesses unite for Operation Care and Share to aid needy Eastern Iowans this season. A Saturday food drive dubbed Dinner from the Mayflower kicks off in Rockwell-Collins parking lot with a Mayflower Transit van to be filled. Drop-offs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations to HACAP or the Salvation Army. Other projects include Toys for Toys collections, Lin dale Mall Toys distribution, and Food Baskets benefiting thousands.
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Bev Spinler
HACAP
Hawkeye Area
St. Vincent DePaul
Seventh St. SE
Salvation Army
C Ave. NW
Cedar Rapids
Old Adams School
1635
Linmar Dr. NE
Christmas Baskets and Coats For Needy in Iowa
Metropolitan and community groups organize food and coat drives across Iowa. Rockwell Collins employees assemble baskets for HACAP and Salvation Army for delivery on December 19. Donors can adopt a family or donate coats via HACAP, KCRG TV, and multiple drop sites including malls, grocery stores, and listed centers.
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Salvation Army
1000
C Ave. NW
Rockwell-Collins
HACAP
ISU Extension Adds Two CITYLINE Categories
Iowa State University Linn County Extension Service launches two CITYLINE segments. Category 5100 on food and nutrition features healthy cooking diets labels and snacks led by Susan Athoff. Category 5110 on horticulture covers gardening tips lawn care storage poinsettias and winter tree protection led by Patty Petersen.
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Iowa State University
Linn County Extension Service
Cityline
Susan Athoff
Patty Petersen
ISU Extension Service
East Central
The
Gazette
Free Voice Information Service
U of Iowa faculty win Fulbright awards for study abroad
Three University of Iowa professors receive Fulbright grants for 1987 88. Rex Honey will study local government and election geography in New Zealand for six months. George McCormick sails to Pakistan in January to map volcanic rocks and teach field methods. Lawrence Gelfand earns the Mary Ball Washington Chair at University College Dublin to lecture on American presidency diplomacy and history.
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Rex Honey
New Zealand
George McCormick
Pakistan
Lawrence Gelfand
Mary Ball Washington
University College
Dublin
Ireland
Honey
McCormick
Afghanistan
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Vanessa Shelton Ravatts
American Cancer Society
Banc
Iowa Mall
Stan Cooper
Five Rivers Carpenters and Painters Local 447
Metro-Iowa
Kcrg-Tv
City New Process Cleaners
Williamsburg
Marengo
Anamosa
Vinton
North English Community Center
Wal-Mart
Operation New View
Manchester
First Ave
Lindale Mall
Operation Threshold
Independence
Techni-Graphics
Iowa City
Coralville
KCRG
Second Avenue
Fifth Street
Waterloo
Toney Ray Stocks Sr
Rhonda
Universal Gym
Monark
Noittitowne
Schwinn/Universal
Blairs Ferry Rd
Sun
MasterCard
Rcan Express
U of
University of Iowa
Gelfand
U.S. Presidency
Etonic
Adidas
Converse
Town and Country Shopping Center
First Avenue
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