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| Grinnell Athletic and Recreation Center |
| Ahrens Family Center |
In 1994, Claude W. Ahrens donated more than four million dollars and fifty acres of land to build the Ahrens/Paschall
Memorial Park. Building a recreational park had always been a life long dream for both Claude and his son, Paul.
The Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park is home to eight youth softball fields and baseball fields, two outdoor basketball
courts, two tennis courts, a sand volleyball court, three youth soccer fields, a golf driving range, several playground
areas, shelters, a sledding hill, and a one and a half mile outdoor walking path. Also located at the park is the Ahrens
Family Center, the Grinnell Athletic and Recreation Center, and the foundation offices for both the Claude W. and
Dolly Ahrens Foundation and the Ahrens Park Foundation. The Iowa Park and Recreation Association Headquarters
and Iowa Amateur Softball Association are located next door to the park. Today, the Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park
is comprised of over one hundred acres of land.
The Grinnell Athletic and Recreation Center facility was built in 1998 at the Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park. This
22,000 square foot addition features three indoor basketball courts with a surrounding walking and jogging track. The
facility also includes two locker rooms, a vending area, two offices and an open lobby displaying many various
personal and professional achievements and awards received by the late Claude W. Ahrens.
The Grinnell Athletic and Recreation Center is open from October 1st to April 30th each year to people of all ages. The
City of Grinnell/Parks and Recreation Department, Grinnell-Newburg Schools and Grinnell Regional Medical Center
all lease the space at various times throughout the year providing their own recreational programs for youth as well as
adults. Outside, during the months of April to November, the Grinnell Athletic and Recreation Center operates the
Ahrens Driving Range, a 300+ yard golf driving range with twenty tee stations for all ages and three youth soccer
fields, which are primarily used by the Grinnell Soccer Club in the spring and fall.
22,000 square foot addition features three indoor basketball courts with a surrounding walking and jogging track. The
facility also includes two locker rooms, a vending area, two offices and an open lobby displaying many various
personal and professional achievements and awards received by the late Claude W. Ahrens.
The Grinnell Athletic and Recreation Center is open from October 1st to April 30th each year to people of all ages. The
City of Grinnell/Parks and Recreation Department, Grinnell-Newburg Schools and Grinnell Regional Medical Center
all lease the space at various times throughout the year providing their own recreational programs for youth as well as
adults. Outside, during the months of April to November, the Grinnell Athletic and Recreation Center operates the
Ahrens Driving Range, a 300+ yard golf driving range with twenty tee stations for all ages and three youth soccer
fields, which are primarily used by the Grinnell Soccer Club in the spring and fall.
The Ahrens Family Center was built in 1994, and is a 26,000 square foot facility, housing the Grinnell Community
Day Care and Preschool and Head Start classrooms. Altogether, there are twelve classrooms, a multi-purpose
gymnasium, a 20 by 35 foot swimming pool where small children are taught to swim, and a large kitchen facility.
Outside, there are two fenced-in play areas that include playground equipment and tricycle tracks for different age
facility, considered to be one of the finest in the state and Midwest region, for quality child care.
Day Care and Preschool and Head Start classrooms. Altogether, there are twelve classrooms, a multi-purpose
gymnasium, a 20 by 35 foot swimming pool where small children are taught to swim, and a large kitchen facility.
Outside, there are two fenced-in play areas that include playground equipment and tricycle tracks for different age
facility, considered to be one of the finest in the state and Midwest region, for quality child care.
| Open Gym Hours for the Grinnell Athletic & Rec Center (GARC) October – April Monday thru Friday: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM 6:45 PM – 9:30 PM Saturday: 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM Sunday: 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM |
The cost of attending open
gym hours during the City
Parks & Rec hours is $2.00
for youth and $3.00 for
adults. There is no charge
for senior citizens.
To purchase an open gym
pass, you must go to the city
of Grinnell/Parks &
Recreation Department
office, located in the
Grinnell Community
Center. Monthly and yearly
passes are available. Passes
are valid during all open
gym hours.
gym hours during the City
Parks & Rec hours is $2.00
for youth and $3.00 for
adults. There is no charge
for senior citizens.
To purchase an open gym
pass, you must go to the city
of Grinnell/Parks &
Recreation Department
office, located in the
Grinnell Community
Center. Monthly and yearly
passes are available. Passes
are valid during all open
gym hours.
The new 2,350 square foot administrative foundation offices for the Ahrens Park Foundation and Claude W. and
Dolly Ahrens Foundation celebrated its grand opening on June 1st, 2006. This facility is comprised of a reception
room, three office rooms, two conference rooms, a large atrium community room, kitchen, restrooms, and a media
room.
All administrative and grantmaking functions occur here. Various programs by the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens
Foundation are also administered here, including Community Support Services, Dolly Ahrens Achievement
Scholarship Award, Leave It Better Than You Found It, and Playgrounds for Iowa.
The Ahrens Park administrative facility is available by reservation for individuals and/or groups associated with
local nonprofit organizations who have an established relationship with either the Ahrens Park Foundation or the
Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation for the use of meeting and/or reception space. Use is not permitted for
private parties, or other social, non-community oriented gatherings unless approved by office staff of the Claude
W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation.
Staff of the Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation and Imagine Grinnell also hold offices at the administrative
facility. An expansion and renovation project is currently underway to the foundation offices with an expected
completion date of December 1st, 2010.
Dolly Ahrens Foundation celebrated its grand opening on June 1st, 2006. This facility is comprised of a reception
room, three office rooms, two conference rooms, a large atrium community room, kitchen, restrooms, and a media
room.
All administrative and grantmaking functions occur here. Various programs by the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens
Foundation are also administered here, including Community Support Services, Dolly Ahrens Achievement
Scholarship Award, Leave It Better Than You Found It, and Playgrounds for Iowa.
The Ahrens Park administrative facility is available by reservation for individuals and/or groups associated with
local nonprofit organizations who have an established relationship with either the Ahrens Park Foundation or the
Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation for the use of meeting and/or reception space. Use is not permitted for
private parties, or other social, non-community oriented gatherings unless approved by office staff of the Claude
W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation.
Staff of the Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation and Imagine Grinnell also hold offices at the administrative
facility. An expansion and renovation project is currently underway to the foundation offices with an expected
completion date of December 1st, 2010.
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Ahrens Park Foundation
The Ahrens Park Foundation was established in 1997 as a private operating foundation. The Ahrens Park Foundation
owns and operates Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park, located in Grinnell, IA and is a "sibling" foundation to the Claude W.
and Dolly Ahrens Foundation and Claude W. Ahrens Charitable Trust.
The Ahrens Park Foundation is dedicated to providing first class recreational and athletic facilities while partnering with
wellness, educational and recreational programs and organizations for the greater good of the community of Grinnell.
Its partners include the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation, Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation, Grinnell
Community Daycare & Preschool, Mid-Iowa Community Action, City of Grinnell Parks & Recreation Department,
Grinnell Little League, Grinnell-Newburg Schools, Grinnell Regional Medical Center, Grinnell Chamber of Commerce,
Iowa Parks & Recreation Association and Iowa Amateur Softball Association.
owns and operates Ahrens/Paschall Memorial Park, located in Grinnell, IA and is a "sibling" foundation to the Claude W.
and Dolly Ahrens Foundation and Claude W. Ahrens Charitable Trust.
The Ahrens Park Foundation is dedicated to providing first class recreational and athletic facilities while partnering with
wellness, educational and recreational programs and organizations for the greater good of the community of Grinnell.
Its partners include the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation, Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation, Grinnell
Community Daycare & Preschool, Mid-Iowa Community Action, City of Grinnell Parks & Recreation Department,
Grinnell Little League, Grinnell-Newburg Schools, Grinnell Regional Medical Center, Grinnell Chamber of Commerce,
Iowa Parks & Recreation Association and Iowa Amateur Softball Association.
