Tuesday, 11/22/22
9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting – Johnson County Administration Building (913 South Dubuque St, IC)
Agenda Link: http://johnsoncountyia.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3312
12-1 pm: Truth Tuesday Rally with Indivisible Iowa at the Corner of 8th Ave & 2nd Street SE Cedar Rapids Iowa
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/2U2Wp1KX4
4 pm: Cedar Rapids City Council Meeting- Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, City Hall (101 First Street SE)
Action: Speak up during public commentary to insist all future meetings be held in a hybrid format that allows for full participation via Zoom.
Agenda Link: https://cms8.revize.com/revize/cedarrapids/CityCouncil/2022/2022-11-22_Agenda.pdf kl
4 pm: Cedar Rapids Community School District Teacher Quality Committee Meeting- Educational Leadership & Support Center (2500 Edgewood Rd NW), Metro Conference Room
Agenda Link: TQ 11.22.2022.docx (crschools.us)
Before 5pm: Meal needed at The Bird House-Hospice Home of Johnson County (6 adults)
Web Link: Meal Train for Hospice Home of Johnson County
5-8 pm: Mexico Lindo Grill & Cantina Neighborhood Night Fundraiser for West Branch Community School District Foundation
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/32UnjvZLA
5:30 pm: Iowa City Human Rights Commission Meeting- Emma J Harvat Hall at City Hall (410 E. Washington St)
Agenda Link: HRC Packet 11 22 22 (iowa-city.org)
6 pm: North Linn CSD School Board Meeting
Action: Speak up during public commentary to insist all future meetings be held in a hybrid format that allows for full participation via Zoom.
2022-23 BOARD AGENDAS | North-Linn Policy Services (iowaschoolfinance.com)
6:30 pm: CCAN-Connect Corridor Networking Meeting
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/4WmZzUy1X
Organizational representatives can email director@corridorcan.com for a registration link.
Wednesday, 11/23/22
4 pm-2 am: Pat & Fran’s Irish Pub Fundraiser for Dance Marathon
8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone
Thursday, 11/24/22
Donate to help Great Plains Action Society “create proactive solutions to the ongoing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (#MMIR #MMIW epidemic)” via https://fundly.com/mmir-fund?fbclid=IwAR1dcBQkKSDsn4si2qm2mgeejPuZtrNBDridtYev0BaKp2daLT8ovks9_uY
Buy a “Truth Will Not Be Whitewashed” shirt via https://www.humanizemyhoodie.com/shop/whitewashed-tee?fbclid=IwAR2gUHW6BtUCKkvL7Q9Tz7P8_EwM3eJdz8UBxbUwyVYZciMVbwj72_oz5cc to support Humanize My Hoodie and Great Plains Action Society‘s truth campaign. #Truth
Friday, 11/25/22
Donate to Great Plains Action Society’s 1491 Fundraising Campaign via Donate | Great Plains Action Society I United States
Saturday, 11/26/22
Before 5 pm: Meal needed at The Bird House-Hospice Home of Johnson County (6 adults)
Web Link: Meal Train for Hospice Home of Johnson County
4-7 pm: Volunteer hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker
Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire
Sunday, 11/27/22
12-4 pm: Volunteer hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker
Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire
8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone
All Week
Iowa City Toy Redistribution Project needs your quality used toys so they can be gifted for the holidays!! Fill out the form at Toy Donations — IC Toy Redistribution (squarespace.com) or email ictoyredistribution@gmail.com with a description of the toys you have ready for a new home! You can learn more at Teaming up in Iowa City to get kids Christmas toys (kcrg.com) and share the Facebook event, found at https://fb.me/e/2eInAi6aO. Invite all your friends!
Houses Into Homes in Coralville needs help Monday through Wedneday this week. Sign up at HiH Warehouse Group: Houses into Homes Warehouse Volunteer Shifts (signupgenius.com)
- Together We Achieve in Cedar Rapids (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4caaa729a6fec52-iowa) needs help in the resource center Tuesday through Saturday and with their holiday meal giveaway every day except Thursday and Friday (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4caaa729a6fec52-together)
- CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank in Iowa City needs help in the Food Bank Monday through Wednesday (Volunteers: CommUnity Food Pantry at Pepperwood Plaza Volunteer Signup (signupgenius.com), and with mobile deliveries on Tue (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a45afa922a6fd0-mobile)
- Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City needs meals every day this week. Sign up at Ronfaald McDonald House Iowa City – RMHC-EIWI
Dine at Groundswell Cafe (7 am-2 pm, Tuesday-Saturday) and “pay-it-forward at the register so that those who cannot afford to pay for a meal can receive one at no cost, no questions asked.”
Sign COGS Petition For Reproductive Justice, addreseed to the University of Iowa, via COGS Petition for Reproductive Justice – UE Local 896 – COGS
Try 8-10, “a delicious Recovery Red IPA” made by Backpocket Brewing and 100% of sales will be donated to Trees Forever ReLeaf Cedar Rapids Plan!
Support Cedar Rapids workers striking against Ingredion, Inc. by joining them on the picket line or dropping off food/drinks/supplies at 1001 1st Street, SW; sending a letter of encouragement to strikeline organizer Jason Davis via jmdavisbctgm@gmail.com so he can share them with other workers; donating to their strike fund via Fundraiser by Ryan Hocke : BCTGM 100G membership assistance fund (gofundme.com); petitioning the Ingredion CEO to Bargain a Fair Contract and End Strike in Cedar Rapids, Iowa via https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-ingredion-ceo-bargain-a-fair-contract-and-end-strike-in-cedar-rapids-iowa?source=twitter&fbclid=IwAR0Piv15vmWXHYB2-0ppFHqxMDXEUHdhNU28jHwKT7hP8L5GvdEFyPu2aUI and/or or spreading the word by following BCTGM on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to share updates and following/using the hashtag #IngredionStrike
Apply to serve on the Johnson County Board of Health, Conservation Board, or other county board via https://www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/vacancies
“Gain insight into Black history, white privilege and what to do to be actively anti-racist” from 1-4pm any day this week by signing up at How To Understand White Privilege and Be Actively Anti-Racist Tickets, Mon 27 Dec 2021 at 19:00 | Eventbrite
Help CCAN This Week
Sign up as a virtual volunteer for Corridor Community Action Network! Help with our Instagram, Twitter, or Facebooks accounts (literally just checking and sharing other pages’ posts) or our email list, write weekly legislative updates or other posts, review city council/county board/school board agendas (even just your own town/district) for potential calls to action, email potential sponsors, send organizational emails, or help with grant writing. Email director@corridorcan.com and tell us how you would like to get involved!
Donate to our Holiday Gift Card drive!
Cards can be sent to Corridor Community Action Network, c/o Iowa City Fab Lab, 870 S. Capitol St, Iowa City, IA 52245. We are trying to balance out toy redistribution by including holiday meal support as well as gifts for teens and possibly adults, so good choices include grocery stores, Walmart, Target, shoe stores, app points, malls, movie theatres, art supply stores, etc. Want to help even more? Host a drive for us online or at work! Have used toys quality toys that are no longer getting use? Iowa City Toy Redistribution Project would love to get them to a child who will love them. Learn more at https://ictoyredistribution.squarespace.com/
Mobile Community Clothing Closet Update!
Unfortunately, the RV used for CCAN Clothes Cruise was broken into and damaged last week. Read about the incident at Corridor Commmunity Action Network’s CCAN Clothes Cruise RV broken into (kcrg.com)
Thankfully, the damage is fixable and we expect to be back on the road soon, which is crucial with the winter weather and widespread need for appropriate gear- but we need your help! If you can donate to assist with the cost of repairs, we would greatly appreciate it-
Financial contributions can be made via:
Checks mailed to Corridor Community Action Network, C/O Iowa City Fab Lab, 870 S. Capitol St, Iowa City, IA 52240
Venmo at corridorcan,
CashApp at $CorridorCAN,
Paypal at paypal.me/CorridorCAN,
Prior to the break-in, we had completed two distributions this season and we are still gearing up for more. We are in serious need of heavy-duty winter gear- coats, boots, socks, gloves, hats, etc! We are temporarily accepting only those items and hygiene/health donations, as we need to distribute some of the incredible clothing we received while out of service due to our Director’s health issue. Items can be dropped off at Iowa City Fab Lab (870 S. Capitol St- ring the bell) between 9 am and 5 pm on weekdays or at the East side Iowa City drop-off location (17 Goldfinch Circle- put items on the porch where they will be hidden from street view by the bushes) any time. If these options don’t work, you can also email director@corridorcan.com to make pick-up/drop-off arrangements.
Other ways you can help us return to and sustain service include:
*Providing direct assistance with repairing the rear side-door. Please email director@corridorcan.com if this is something you can do.
*Volunteering to assist with events as a driver (33 foot RV) or shopping assistant. We **desperately** need drivers, especially with weekend availability!! Drivers do need to be approved by our insurance company, so please send your DOB, DL number, and expiration date to director@corridorcan.com.
*Buying a limited edition “DRESS PEOPLE WHERE THEY’RE AT” #CCANClothesCruise shirt via https://www.rayguncustom.com/…/dress-people-where… to support our free mobile clothing closet. This site will be pulled soon, so get yours while you still can!
*Arranging to host a winter clothing/gear/sock drive (or become a long-term drop-off location!) for the free mobile clothing closet (maybe at your place of work?) by emailing director@corridorcan.com. #CCANClothesCruise #ClothingDrive
*Volunteering as a route coordinator, volunteer coordinator, and/or fundraising assistant by emailing director@corridorcan.com
*Donating your extra hooks, racks, hangers, bins, and other improvement/organizational supplies by dropping them off at Iowa City Fab Lab (870 S. Capitol St, IC) between 9 am and 5 pm on weekdays or emailing director@corridorcan.com.
*Hosting a fundraiser for us! In addition to the window and door that were broken last week, our windshield needs repaired and gas, insurance, parking, and other maintenance expenses are ongoing. Email director@corridorcan.com
*Donating needed items by ordering from our Amazon Wishlist at https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/B8MQROFR18WR….
* Letting us know what locations you think we should add to our popup routes!
*Getting your business or institution to sponsor #CCANClothesCruise and having your logo included in promotional materials and eventually on the vehicle itself. Email director@corridorcan.com
The Mobile Clothing Closet simultaneously addresses 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 can re-route to those in need. For more info on #CCANClothesCruise, check out
We would like to give a huge thank you to our individual donors, our sponsors GreenState Credit Union, North Liberty City Government, MidWestOne Bank, Hills Bank and Trust Company, Veridian Credit Union, Town Square Family Foot Care, Thompson & Co Salon Parlor, ReUnion Brewery, and The Accell Foundation; our supporters Sidekick Coffee & Books, Airport National Golf Course, Maestro Empanadas, RAYGUNshirts, Applebee’s Grill + Bar, Aroma Artisan Pizza, Textiles, Renee’s Ceramic Cafe, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Hudson’s, Big Grove Brewery, The Map Room, Speedeezz Indoor Karting, Kae Apothecary Brass Ring Coffee, Monica’s, Shop Iowa, Molly’s Cupcakes Iowa City, Iowa City Downtown District, Players, Andrew’s Bar Exam, The Chocolate Haus, Prairie Kitchen Store, Vue Rooftop, WOOFABLES, AOK Photography, Cedar Ridge Wine & Distillary, Quinton’s Bar & Deli Coralville, CHOMP Delivery, Tru Salon, Short’s Marion, Iowa City Fab Lab, Cielo Goods, Collins Community Credit Union, The Savvy Boutique, Texas Roadhouse Coralville, Fortuna Gaming Cafe; and everyone who has participated in the fundraisers we’ve held to date. We couldn’t have made it this far without you!
