Lend a hand

On December 7th, 2010 volunteers from our "Lend A Hand" program served dinner for the Community Meal at Davis Elementary school in Grinnell.

Kids Against Hunger event November 14, 2010

On October 29, 2011 Lend A Hand volunteers helped out at PALS in Grinnell.

The Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation created a new programin 2010 called "Lend A Hand." This program is a great opportunity for board, staff and family members of the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation and the Ahrens Park Foundation to personally connect with our community and to volunteer our time, which is one of the greatest resources we can give!

Throughout the year we will be promoting various community volunteer opportunities that the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation and Ahrens Park Foundation and our families will be participating in, as another way to "Leave It Better Than You Found It." Our goal as an organization is to participate in at least one community service event a month.

Community service is all about helping people but also gaining an understanding about each other and a sense of human compassion. It can be a very rewarding and enriching experience. It's also a great way to further a cause, develop new skills and meet people, more importantly it can make a major difference in a community.

The first "Lend A Hand" event took place for the Kids Against Hunger packaging community event in November 2010. In addition, "Lend A Hand" volunteers have served several local organizations and community projects since that includes the Community Meal, Grinnell-Newburg Schools, RAGBRAI, Annual Coat Drive, Poweshiek Animal League Shelter (PALS) and Mid-Iowa Community Action's (MICA) Food Drive.