Monday, 08/02
Cook and deliver a meal for 25 people to St John of the Cross Catholic Worker House in Cedar Rapids between 7 am and 5 pm. Please call Larissa at 319-362-9041 with any questions.
8 am-5 pm: 2021 Glenn Roberts Elks/Iowa City Hospice Golf Classic
12:30-2:30 pm: Johnson County Soil & Water Conservation District Board Meeting
Please call (319) 337-2322 ext. 3, or email if you would like to attend, to request the Zoom link be sent to you
1:15-3:15 pm: Starve a Mosquito Blood Drive Iowa City Public Library 1st Floor Meeting Rooms
3:30-5 pm: Iowa City Climate Action Commission Meeting
Emma J. Harvat Hall, Iowa City City Hall 410 E Washington Street
4-5:30 pm: Volunteer to help with the Feed Iowa First garden at Collins Aerospace
4-6 pm: VOLUNTEER with Feed Iowa First at the shop (1506 10th St SE, CR)
4-6 pm: Volunteer to pick corn for community members in need with Feed Iowa First
5:30 pm: Iowa City Community Police Review Board Meeting- Emma J Harvat Hall
7 pm: West Branch City Council Meeting – CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 110 N. POPLAR STREET
Watch on Zoom or dial in phone number 1-312-626-6799 with Meeting ID 532 252 7574.
Tuesday, 08/03
12-1 pm: Truth Tuesdays Direct Action
12-1 pm: QPR Suicide Prevention Training for Ag Professionals & Producers
3 pm: Virtual Summer Crip Camp Review
3-5 pm: Building Antiracist White Educators Summer Series
4 pm: Marion City Council Work Session
Zoom Meeting ID: 869 7829 6677
5 pm: Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Field Day with Trees Forever
5:00-6:30pm: ICCSD Community Engagement Sesssion FMP2.0
5:30 pm: Humans For Racial Justice Gathering
Contact jstax@jonnystax.com for information.
6 pm: Iowa Humane Alliance Volunteer Orientation
7 pm: Tiffin City Council Meeting- Tiffin City Hall, 300 Railroad St
If anyone would like to address the City Council but is unable to attend the Council Meeting, you can do so by telephone by calling319-545-2572 ext. 0 at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 08/04
Cook and deliver a meal for 25 people to St John of the Cross Catholic Worker House in Cedar Rapids between 7 am and 5 pm. Please call Larissa at 319-362-9041 with any questions.
7 am-11:45 pm: Community Give Back Day for Shelter House at Shakespeares
8 am-12 pm: Woodland Wednesday Volunteer Day in Hiawatha
9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Meeting
1-3 pm: Fixing the School-to-Prison Pipeline Series
6 pm: Marion Civil Rights Commission Meeting- City Hall, 1225 6th Avenue
7 pm: Screening: The Race to Save the World at ICPL, meeting room A
8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone
Thursday, 08/05
9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting
12-1 pm: ICCSD Community Engagement Session FMP2.0
3-5 pm: Brucemore Garden Volunteer Night
4-5:30 pm: Collins Aerospace Garden Volunteer Night
5:30 pm: Marion City Council Meeting
6-8 pm: Hops For Housing Ticket Pickup at Clock House Brewing
7 pm: Iowa City TRC Meeting
“In order to encourage input from the public, the Commission intends to offer the opportunity to participate in the meeting remotely. HOWEVER, THIS MEETING IS IN-PERSON, AND THOSE WISHING TO ENSURE THEIR ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE SHOULD ATTEND THE MEETING IN-PERSON.
If you instead wish to participate remotely, you may attempt to do so by joining the meeting via Zoom.
If you are asked for a meeting ID, enter Meeting ID: 923 5355 5433 to enter a ‘Waiting Room’ for the meeting. If you have no computer or smartphone, or a computer without a microphone, you can call in by phone by dialing (312) 626-6799 and entering the meeting ID when prompted.
Friday, 08/06
11:30 am-3:30 pm: Volunteers needed for Mobile Pantry to Sunrise Village and Modern Manor
2-4 pm: Dog Days of Summer with Cedar Valley Humane Society
3:30-5:30 pm: Volunteer with Green Square Meals
Saturday, 08/07
8 am-1 pm: Volunteer to test, replace, and install smoke alarms for residents in the South District.
9 am: Bikers For Backpacks
11:00am-8pm: Volunteers needed for Derecho Anniversary Festival
4-7 pm: Open Volunteer Hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker House
Call (515) 729-6482
Sunday, 08/08
12-4 pm: Open Volunteer Hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker House
Call (515) 729-6482
1 pm: Painting For A Purpose at Hercules Haven
6-7 pm: Iowa City Sunrise Movement Weekly Meeting
All Week
- Together We Achieve in Cedar Rapids need volunteers at the resource center Monday through Saturday
- Crisis Services and Food Bank in Iowa City needs help
- EMAIL the Iowa City City Council urge them 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 and watch CPRB debate its passage.
- If you prefer news coverage, read the KWWL story.
- 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 by emailing us.
- Volunteer to help the ICCSD Districtwide Parent Organization (DPO) form a committee to explore ways to incentivize mask-wearing at school. Message Maka if you are interested in joining this committee. And please share the apolitical message: “IF WE KEEP THE KIDS IN MASKS, WE KEEP THE KIDS IN SCHOOL.”
- Petition the Iowa Legislature to challenge the reckless law prohibiting schools from adhering to CDC recommendations and requiring masks.
- Order a Catering For A Cause lunch for you and your team and help our homebound seniors stay home longer, healthier, and more affordably today!
- Learn about becoming a Girls on The Run coach. Their fall season starts on September 13th.
- Sign up for the Cedar Rapids 1-Bag Challenge
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 Facebook page. Volunteers take what they need for the week and excess is donated to local food security organizations for community distribution.
Mobile Community Clothing Closet Update!
We are still looking for a vehicle and also a reasonably-priced mechanic willing to look at two motor homes (at their locations in Iowa City and Solon) that are under consideration. We have not made a decision 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, or a great deal on one, would mean more of what we have can be put towards customization and first year operating expenses!
Have an idea for a Mobile Closet fundraiser?
We’re still brainstorming for more ideas 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! Find hotel stays, clothing, tea items, gift cards, and more!
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.