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Weekly Action | 08/09/21 – 08/15/21

Find opportunities to help in the Iowa Corridor 08/09/21 – 08/15/21!

Monday, 08/09/21

4-5:30 pm: Collins Aerospace Garden Volunteer Night

4-6 pm: VOLUNTEER with Feed Iowa First at the shop (1506 10th St SE, CR)

4-8 pm: Eat out for the Mobile Clothing Closet! Order during our Panera Fundraiser at both 213 1st Ave Coralville AND 5010 Council St NE, CR.

You must order online and use the code “PRFUND” or (if ordering in person) mention the fundraiser and show the Facebook event cover for us to get a percentage of sales!

5:30 pm: Cedar Rapids Community School District Board Meeting Educational Leadership & Support Center, Board Room

View the agenda.

Action: Ask the School Board to challenge the deadly law passed earlier this year and mandate masks to keep our kids safe. Challenging bad laws is a community responsibility and a part of our civic process.

Other actions you can take on this issue include:

  • Requesting optional masked-only classrooms be made available
  • Contacting President Biden and urging him to mandate masks in public schools through an executive order. Online, or call the switchboard at 1-202-456-1414 or the comment line: 1-202-456-1111
  • Petition the Iowa legislature
  • Contacting your representatives. Find them now.

7 pm: Humanize My Hoodie Racial Equity Summer Tour (virtual)

Tuesday, 08/10/21

12-1 pm: Truth Tuesday- Democracy Can’t Wait, Recess Can

12 pm: Cedar Rapids City Council Meeting- Council Chambers (3rd Floor, City Hall, 101 First Street SE)

View the agenda

Action: Request future meetings be held in a hybrid format so as not to lose the accessibility gained earlier in the Pandemic.

COOK a meal for guests, families, and caregivers at The Bird House – Hospice Home of Johnson County (6 adults). Deliver to 8 Lime Kiln Lane in Iowa City, preferably by 5 pm. Call 319-499-1882 when you arrive, and they will come out to get it.

If you want to cook but cannot deliver, please email us. We can probably arrange pick up and drop off if needed.

2-6 pm: Swisher American Legion Blood Drive

3 pm: Virtual Summer Crip Camp Review

3:45-6:15 pm: Volunteers needed for Mobile Pantry at Ecumenical Towers

5 pm: Community Night for Miracles In Motion at Vue Rooftop

5:30 pm: Humans for Racial Justice Gathering. Contact jstax@jonnystax.com for information.

6 pm: ICCSD School Board Meeting- Educational Services Center – Room 142A (1725 N Dodge Street)

View the agenda.

Action: Ask the School Board to challenge the deadly law passed earlier this year and mandate masks to keep our kids safe. Challenging bad laws is a community responsibility and a part of our civic process.

Other actions you can take on this issue include:

6:30 pm: Coralville City Council Meeting- Council Chambers at City Hall, 1512 7th Street

View the agenda.

Action: Request future meetings be held in a hybrid format so as not to lose the accessibility gained earlier in the Pandemic.

6:40pm: North Liberty City Council Meeting- Council Chambers, 1 Quail Creek Circle

View the agenda.

Action: Request future meetings be held in a hybrid format so as not to lose the accessibility gained earlier in the Pandemic.

Wednesday, 08/11/21

8 am-12 pm: Woodland Volunteer Day

9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Work Session- Second Floor Boardroom Johnson County Administration Building 913 South Dubuque Street

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10 am-12 pm: Safe at School Sit In at the State Capitol in Des Moines

3:30 pm: Excluded Workers March

3:30-6 pm: Volunteers needed for Mobile Pantry at Breckenridge Estates

5-7 pm: Listening Post- How to Spend ARP Funds, Mercer Potluck

6-7:30 pm: Lulac Cedar Rapids 376 Council Meeting at Workforce Development Office in Lindale Mall

6:30pm: Iowa City Tenant’s Union Meeting

8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents– Online/Phone

Thursday, 08/12/21

11 am-5 pm: CVHS 11th Annual Drives for Lives Golf Fundraiser

COOK a meal for guests, families, and caregivers at The Bird House – Hospice Home of Johnson County (6 adults). Deliver to 8 Lime Kiln Lane in Iowa City, preferably by 5pm. Call 319-499-1882 when you arrive, and they will come out to get it.

If you want to cook but cannot deliver, please email us. We can probably arrange pick up and drop off if needed.

4:30-7 pm: Volunteers needed for Mobile Pantry to Forest View Trailer Court

5:00pm: Marion Community Equity Task Force Meeting- City Hall, 1225 6th Avenue

Zoom Meeting ID# 821 7975 3166
View the agenda.

Thank them for retaining the accessibility of Zoom!

5:30 pm: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting- Second Floor Boardroom Johnson County Administration Building 913 South Dubuque Street

View the agenda.

Action: Read about the Iowa City Police Department’s recent use of a military grade armored truck to serve warrants in a local neighborhood and then speak during public commentary to urge divesture.

Saturday, 08/14/21

6 am-5 pm: Courage Ride For Sarcoma Cancer Research- Big Grove Brewery & Taproom

COOK a meal for guests, families, and caregivers at The Bird House – Hospice Home of Johnson County (6 adults). Deliver to 8 Lime Kiln Lane in Iowa City, preferably by 5pm. Call 319-499-1882 when you arrive, and they will come out to get it.

If you want to cook but cannot deliver, please email us. We can probably arrange pick up and drop off if needed.

4-7 pm: Open Volunteer Hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker – Call (515) 729-6482

Sunday, 08/15/21

12-4 pm: Open Volunteer Hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker – Call (515) 729-6482

6-7 pm: Iowa City Sunrise Movement Weekly Hub Meeting

8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents – Online/Phone

All Week

  • Together We Achieve in Cedar Rapids need volunteers at the resource center Monday through Saturday
  • CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank in Iowa City needs help
  • Petition the Iowa Legislature to challenge the reckless law prohibiting schools from adhering to CDC recommendations and requiring masks
  • Provide input to “help shape the future of public art in Iowa City”
  • EMAIL to urge the Iowa City City Council to enact the changes to the Bias Based Policing Policy recommended by the Iowa City Community Police Review Board.
    • This change would refocus police activity on public safety, changing the policy from “patrol in a proactive manner, to investigate suspicious persons and circumstances, and to actively enforce the laws” to “interfere with members of the public only when assistance is requested, or when there is an articulable and imminent risk to public safety”.
    • See the full recommendations on pages 91-93
    • Watch CPRB debate its passage
    • If you prefer news coverage, read the story by KWWL.
  • Volunteer with Ronald McDonald House by reaching out to Kailee at volunteercoordinator@rmhc-eiwi.org or 319-356-4417.
  • Learn about becoming a Girls on The Run coach. Their fall season starts on September 13th.
  • Volunteer to help United Action For Youth’s Young Parent Program organize the Tot Shop, a free “store” that program participants can shop for infant and toddler essentials (approximately 3-4 hours) or by driving items to Stuff, Etc. in Iowa City (approximately 3-4 hours). These one-time volunteer positions can have flexible hours during UAY Eastdale hours of operation 9am-5pm. If you are interested, please contact Kierra.
  • Call Honeybee Hair Parlor at (319) 338-5589 to schedule a time to check out their art show. 40% of sales will be donated to Domestic Violence Intervention Program. You can purchase a piece at any time, but please note that pickup won’t be available until after the show ends in mid August.
  • Donate to the Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic to help them make improvements to their lower-level to provide direct patient care on two floors, rather than one.
    • Donations can be mailed to the Clinic at 2440 Towncrest Drive, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 or made through Pay Pal on their website.

Help CCAN This Week

Volunteer to weed, harvest, and/or water (and get free produce) at our community garden at Chadek Park by emailing director@corridorcan.com or messaging the page. Volunteers take what they need for the week and excess is donated to local food security orgs for community distribution.

Mobile Community Clothing Closet Update

Order a Pizza Kit, Donate to the mobile closet

Order a Little Caesars at-home-pizza kit or cookie dough and $6 will go towards establishing a free mobile clothing closet to serve the Corridor!! You can also sign up to help us sell them via email.

Vehicle Update

We are still looking for a vehicle and also a reasonably-priced mechanic willing to look at a few motor homes that are under consideration. We have not decided on one yet, so please still let us know if you are aware of any vehicles that would work well for this service. A motorhome would be especially ideal as it would allow us to offer showers and carry cold water and snacks. A donation of a vehicle would mean we could cover customization and first year operating expenses to start service immediately. A great deal on one would put us closer!

Have an idea for a Mobile Closet fundraiser?

We’re still brainstorming for more ideas for to help us cover the remaining clothing closet expenses. If you or your business are willing to sponsor this project, host a fundraising event for it, or donate an item or service for our auction, please message the page or email director@corridorcan.com.

Online Auction

Join our Auction Group for the chance to win some great items from local businesses and support our efforts to bring a Free Mobile Clothing Closet to The Corridor! Watch for clothing, tea items, and gift cards to be posted this week!

RayGun Shirt Fundraiser

Don’t forget we now have RayGun Shirts!!! Get your limited edition “DRESS PEOPLE WHERE THEY’RE AT” #CCANClothesCruise shirt.

Why The Mobile Clothing Closet Matters

The Mobile Clothing Closet will simultaneously address an unmet need for free clothing resources in the corridor and the high volume of textiles that enter our landfill every year, much of which we will be able to re-route to those in need. We already have two storage sheds full of donated clothing- we just need the truck! 

For more info on #CCANClothesCruise, check out the Englert’s podcast featuring an interview with our director.

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