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Volunteers Needed

VCCV Weekly Volunteer Opportunities

•  The Bob Washut Trio will provide live music from 5:30 - 8 p.m. on Friday May 31st in the NewAldaya Lifescapes Pub. Volunteers are needed from 5:00 - 8:20 p.m. to greet our guests! Volunteers age 21 and over are welcome. •  The Waterloo Center for the Arts is looking for volunteers to provide …

Volunteers Needed

Highway 20 Cleanup

We need some extra hands on Thursday the 23rd for a cleanup of the stretch of Highway 20, from Hudson to 58. It's about one mile of road.  We are meeting at 8:30am at the CEEE (Center for Energy and Environmental Education) on the UNI campus.  Address is CEEE Jennings Dr, Cedar Falls, IA. We will …

Volunteers Needed

"River of Dreams" Canoe Poker Run

The 1st annual "River of Dreams" event gives kids who are battling terminal illnesses a chance to get out on the water for a nice relaxing day.  The event begins at 12:30, more details to come about when to show up to help. It starts at Wshington park, and ends at Waterloo Boathouse in the …

Hospitality Highlights for May 20, 2013

Accomplishments

Cedar Valley Tourism Award Winners, Car Club, Farmers Market, Hospitality Highlighs for May 20, 2013

The Cedar Falls Tourism and Visitors Bureau publishes a weekly e-newsletter, called Hospitality Highlights.  This communication is sent on Monday morning and is intended to be a "quick read" containing timely information regarding groups, events, meetings and special opportunities of interest to …

Accomplishments

Honoring a local music educator

Mike Michalicek is retiring as a public school teacher this year. The following is a revised excerpt from a letter submitted to the Jazz Educators of Iowa to nominate Michalicek to the JEI of Hall of Fame (Al Naylor was ultimately selected). --------------------------------- Mike Michalicek, or “…

Local Connections

Iowa Couple Wins $70,000 Nationwide "Dream Backyard Makeover" Contest

Harold Cross, owner of Archadeck of Central Iowa, along with Chris Boyd of Belgard Hardscapes and others presented Rick and Merea Bentrott of Huxley, Iowa, with the Dream Backyard Makeover contest grand prize – a $70,000 backyard transformation.  Archadeck Outdoor Living Brands, Belgard Hardscapes …

Volunteers Needed

VCCV Weekly Volunteer Opportunities~

•  The Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum will honor our veterans by providing children’s activities on May 27. Volunteers are needed to help with patriotic themed activities from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Volunteers are also needed to help with boxed lunches that will be served in the lobby to …

Social Services

Nearly $1.3 million awarded to Iowa child abuse prevention efforts

Local child abuse prevention councils serving 82 counties will receive nearly $1.3 million for child abuse prevention service projects during the fiscal year starting July 1. More than 12,000 parents and 50,000 children will benefit from these services. Financial support for these projects comes …

Patch Reads

FREE Big Screen TV

Free to a good home! Big screen TV. Older model, but still works GREAT! Our daughter (a UNI student) does not need this one any longer. We need to move it SOON! Please call 319-461-7073. Thank you!

Hospitality Highlights: Week of May 13, 2013

Accomplishments

Bike to Work Week, Cedar Valley Tourism Awards, Cedar Falls Farmers Market, Cedar Falls High School Graduation: Hospitality Highlights

The Cedar Falls Tourism and Visitors Bureau publishes a weekly e-newsletter, called Hospitality Highlights.  This communication is sent on Monday morning and is intended to be a "quick read" containing timely information regarding groups, events, meetings and special opportunities of interest to …

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