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Lead DSM introduces Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute Class of 2024

Lead DSM announced the 40 members selected for the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute Class of 2024. The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute is designed to equip leaders to be effective caretakers and changemakers in …

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Merchants Bonding Foundation’s golf classic breaks fundraising record

Merchants Bonding Company Foundation’s Bill Warner Sr. Memorial Charity Golf Classic raised $171,278 for EveryStep’s Stork’s Nest program, a record amount for the event, and collected nearly 20,000 diapers in the Stack Up to Stock …

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Youth Leadership Initiative aims to prepare students to become leaders

Lead DSM recently announced the 37 students from 19 public and private schools across Greater Des Moines who are in the Youth Leadership Initiative class of 2024. The initiative provides high school students with hands-on …

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Reichardt joins ChildServe as director of development

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Sarah Reichardt is the new director of development at ChildServe, a specialty pediatric health care organization. In the new role, Reichardt will be responsible for increasing the organization’s philanthropic funds through individual and …

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Seminar aims to help Spanish speakers avoid fraud

The Lucha Antifraude Seminar will focus on fraud prevention and why it is an important topic, especially for Spanish speakers. The event will take place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27 at the …

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State Fair vendors donate 12K pounds of food to Food Bank of Iowa

The Food Bank of Iowa rescued more than 12,000 pounds of unused food from 16 vendors following the Iowa State Fair, which ended on Sunday. According to a news release, that is almost 5,000 pounds …

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Volunteers clean 1,640 pounds of trash from Fourmile Creek

In an effort to help clean Iowa waterways, 68 volunteers picked up 1,640 pounds of trash from Fourmile Creek and the surrounding area during the Fourmile Fest on Aug. 11. The Iowa Rivers Revival Service …

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18 Central Iowa leaders plan to skydive to support Above + Beyond Cancer

Over the next month, Central Iowa leaders in business, health, philanthropy, government and more will be tandem parachuting to support Above + Beyond Cancer. More than $80,000 has been raised so far to support cancer …

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Over $6 million raised for north-side rec center; project will move forward

Plans for a new recreation center on Des Moines’ north side will move forward after fundraising for the project reached its goal of $6 million, the city announced in a news release.

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Community Foundation provides $300,000 in grants to local nonprofits

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines awarded leadership grants totaling $300,000 to support three community projects. A $100,000 leadership grant will help fund the creation of the Ballet Des Moines Campus for Arts and …