Greetings!

 

 

The Cedar Rapids community is holding a food drive on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 21, 2013.  This is a day to honor Dr. King's legacy of freedom and unity. Dr. King believed in the power of people to come together to create change and better communities. Coe College, HACAP, Mt. Mercy University, and United Way of East Central Iowa have come together to provide an opportunity for our community to serve each other on the day.

 

Food Drive and Food Sculpture Contest:

Hunger knows every season.  While many families receive food assistance over the holidays, donations tend to drop off after the holidays. Help us keep area food pantries stocked this winter by donating non-perishable food items for our Food Drive.  All donations will go to the HACAP food reservoir to support area food pantries.  Donations can be dropped off at these locations:

 

Mount Mercy University

  • Busse Hall, 1330 Elmhurst Dr
  • January 14th-20th 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Coe College

  • Lower Gage Memorial Union, 1220 1st Avenue NE
  • January 14th-20th 8 a.m. -4 p.m.

Linn County Public Health

  • 501 13th St. NW Cedar Rapids IA 52405
  • January 14-18 and January 21st from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

United Way of East Central Iowa

  • 317 7th Ave SE
  • January 21st from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Goodwill Stores

  • 5520 Council Street NE, Cedar Rapids
  • 2000 Scotty Drive SW, Cedar Rapids
  • 3202 7th Avenue, Marion
  • January 21st 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Volunteers at each location are encouraged to create a sculpture with the food collected and post a picture on the United Way of East Central Iowa's Facebook page.Starting the next day, people can vote for their favorite.

 

We encourage you to visit our Facebook page on that day and see how our community came together in service on MLK day.  

 

If you are interested in hosting a food drive or making a sculpture, please contact [email protected].

 

Until next month,

 

Your United Way Team

 

 

January is National Mentoring Month
Please consider mentoring a child.

Currently, there are over 100 children waiting for a mentor at Big Brothers Big Sisters and there are other mentoring programs in the Cedar Rapids area also looking for volunteers to become mentors!

Help us close this gap as we celebrate National Mentoring Month and sign up to become a mentor today.  Please consider forwarding this information to your friends, family and co-workers.


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The event will at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center from 11:30 - 1 p.m. Dr. Ruth White, who currently oversees the  Kids on Course program, will give the keynote address. 



 


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United Way of East Central Iowa

317 7th Avenue SE, Suite 401

Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

800-332-8182 

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