Community Forum and River Clean Up Bring Volunteers
Cedar Rapids hosts a noon to 4 Saturday forum at Jane Boyd Community House with a 2 p.m. panel and feedback moderated by LaSheila Yates of KOJC. The event is free and open to the public. In Vinton area Cedar River RATS seeks volunteers for a canoe/kayak cleanup starting at Riverside Park Boat Launch at 9 a.m. finishing at Wildcat Bluff Park about 3 30 p.m. Volunteers sign a hold harmless agreement receive gloves bags water and lunch. register with Tami at Vinton Unlimited.
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Wildcat Bluff Park
Riverside Ramp
Benton City
Newton Drive to Recovery at Iowa Speedway
Volunteers are needed for the Drive to Recovery effort at the U S Cellular 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series at the Iowa Speedway. Twenty five volunteers are sought to collect donations for the Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation and the Jobs and Small Business Recovery Fund.
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Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation
Kim Brislawn
Cedarrapids.org
Scrub Your Paws for a Cause Dog Wash in Iowa City
The fourth annual dog wash supports the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center’s Friends of the Animal Center Foundation. Event runs noon to 4 pm on August 9 in the parking lot of the Iowa City Area Association of REALTORS. Bath $20 nail trim $15. Rabies vaccination proof required. Call (319) 338-6460 for details.
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Wildlife lovers run rehab program across four counties
Gayla Myers leads the Wapsi River Wildlife Project with 18 volunteers in Linn, Jones, Cedar, and Delaware counties who rehabilitate ill and injured wild animals. The group tracks birds, fawns, rabbits, squirrels, and turtles with team leaders for each group and operates a hot line for intake and guidance.
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Wapsi Project
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Wildlife rehabilitation work on Wapsi River project
The Wapsi River Wildlife Project in Linn Jones Cedar and Delaware counties rehabilitates orphaned injured and displaced wildlife. Volunteer handlers coordinate wildlife intake by phone or email and release raccoons by early September after teaching natural survival skills.
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Iowa volunteer Carol Hemsath up for national award
Carol Hemsath of Rowley and Independence is among 16 nominees for the 2009 American Volunteer Award by the Meals on Wheels Association of America. If she wins she receives 1000 dollars for local programs. voting is via mowaa org entry 7.
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Rowley
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Meals On Wheels Association of America
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Independence
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Waterloo
Buchanan County Senior Center
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Ramblin
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