Category: Education
RED Ahead Program featured at May 12th Barnes and Noble Book Fair
Update (May 14): Thank you to everyone who stopped out to support the RED Ahead program. Don’t forget there is still time to purchase online. See below for book fair ID. Previous post: On Saturday, May 12th, Barnes and Noble (333 Collins Road NE Cedar Rapids) is hosting a book fair to help support the [...]
Congratulations: Big Brothers Big Sisters Recognized as 2011 Gold Standard Award Winner
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids and East Central Iowa, a United Way partner, was recognized as a 2011 Gold Standard Award Winner by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. The purpose of the Gold Standard Awards is to recognize the top tier of outstanding, all-around performance Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies. A total [...]
96.5 Spot: Education During Summer Break
United Way’s David Savino appeared on the Kat and Andy Show on 96.5 Kiss Country Show on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Listen in below.
EDUCATION: Summer Activities for Children When School’s Out
Video not playing? Try this link. David Savino, Education Initiatives Coordinator – AmeriCorps VISTA – at United Way, talks about how children can continue to stay engaged in education during the summer. Rather read a transcript? Try this below: EDUCATION: Summer Activities for Children When School’s Out Karol Kelly, Host: “Hello, everyone. Welcome to [...]
Play and Learn
Move your body! Come work on gross motor skills at Play and Learn tomorrow… Westdale Mall/Seuss Room from 9-10:30 OR 10:45-12:15. Play and Learn is a program for children ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers. No cost, no preregistration, just lots of friends and fun! http://unitedwayofeastcentraliowa.org/community-impact/play-learn/
Editorial: Boy Scouts Doing Well in Eastern Iowa
Michael Stallman, the president of the local Boy Scouts – a United Way partner, wrote a guest piece for the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
Pictures from Play and Learn at Westdale Mall
Play and Learn of East Central Iowa is an organized play group, funded in part by United Way’s Young Leaders Society, for young children and the people who take care of them – their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, other family members and family friends. Check out photos from the Play & Learn at Westdale Mall [...]
Rockwell Collins Manager Appointed as Young Leader Society Vice Chair
Shilo Knapp, the network manager at Rockwell Collins, recently accepted the appointment to serve as the Young Leader Society’s vice chair in fiscal year 2013, which starts July 1, 2012. Wendy Nielsen, assistant VP at Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, who served as the vice chair for the last two years will replace Brandi Mueller [...]
Check out Thursday night Play and Learn!
Fun – FREE – Informative – No PREREGISTRATION! Ages 0-5 with a parent/caregiver Check out our play group at PLAY AND LEARN - Thursday 6pm-7:30pm -Westdale Mall/Seuss Room – We will have a psychologist from Grant Wood as a guest speaker about behavior and discipline. http://unitedwayofeastcentraliowa.org/community-impact/play-learn/
