Ginsberg sale to aid Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City
M C Ginsberg in Iowa City will hold a Thursday through Saturday sale from January 10 to benefit Hancher Auditorium. All profits go to the damaged arts center with jewelry 50 percent off and watches 40 percent off. Customers may pick a smaller discount to boost their donation. Information at mcginsberg.com and hancher.uiowa.edu. Iowa Hospice seeks volunteers with training January 15 at Hawkeye Public Library Cedar Rapids area.
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M.C. Ginsberg
Iowa City
Hancher Auditorium
University of Iowa Performing Arts Center
Hancher
McGinsberg.com
Hancher.uiowa.edu
Iowa
Bowl For Kids Sake Kicks Off In Cedar Rapids
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids and East Central Iowa launches its Bowl For Kids Sake fundraising with a CEO Challenge at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center. The event runs Jan 24 to Feb 26 with over 3 000 bowlers, generating more than 40 percent of the organization's budget. For participation call (319) 377-8993.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters
Cedar Rapids
East Central
Iowa
Bowl For Kids’ Sake
C R Kennedy Hosts Northeastern Iowa Honor Jazz Band Fest
C R Kennedy High School Band Department will host the third annual Northeastern Iowa Bandmasters Association Honor Jazz Band Festival on Saturday January 10. Student musicians from Eastern Iowa high schools will rehearse and perform, with a 7 p.m. concert featuring Class 1A/2A Class 3A and Class 4A honor bands. Admission is 4 dollars for adults 3 dollars for seniors and high school students 2 dollars for K-8 students and free for preschoolers.
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Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School
Northeastern Iowa Bandmasters Association
Iowa
Man Battles Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in Family Fight
Ryan David Graybill, 57, felt knee swelling and fatigue then learned he has AML. After two rounds of chemo his leukemia is in remission but requires a stem cell transplant. Only 30 percent find a family match. the rest seek the National Marrow Donor Program for a best possible donor.
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Meredith Hines-Dochterman
the Gazette
Ryan
David Graybill
Mary
Graybill
Amber Mossman
Cedar Rapids
National
Coggon
Mary Graybill
Amber Mussman
Online vote highlights donor program and donor search
Rusty Bishop of Des Moines is a finalist in a $25,000 online contest to benefit the Iowa Marrow Donor Program. The program matches unrelated donors for bone marrow and cord blood transplants, with over 7 million donors and 90,000 cord units. A public drive in Coggon invites healthy adults 18 to 60 to learn about becoming donors.
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Rusty Bishop
Des Moines
Iowa
Inspiringsales
The
Marrow Foundation
Graybill
Donor drive for marrow registry at Coggon lodge
A National Marrow Donor Program event runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Mecca Mason Lodge lower level 123 E Main St in Coggon. The drive invites healthy people ages 18 to 60 to join and be tested by cheek swab, with quotes from Graybill about helping others.
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Mussman
Mecca Mason Lodge
E. Main St
Coggon
Graybill
Cedar Rapids Union Depot and Paramount Theatre Fate
A Cedar Rapids report estimates 25 million dollars to repair and restore the Paramount Theatre, signaling a major public debate on preserving historic landmarks. The Union Depot, opened 1897 and demolished in 1961 to make downtown parking, remains a touchstone in local memory as officials weigh preservation versus modernization.
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Ial
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Union Depot
Grand
Greene Square Park
Third Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Union Depot
Chicago
Charles Frost
Navy Pier
Paramount Theatre
Third Ave. SE
The
Capitol
Warren Harding
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