Tuesday, 10/26
6 pm: ICCSD School Board Meeting (Educational Services Center – Room 142A, 1725 N Dodge Street)
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6:30 pm: CCAN–Connect Monthly Networking Meeting with other organizations serving the Corridor. Organizational representatives can request a Zoom link.
6:30 pm: Coralville City Council Meeting (Council Chambers at City Hall, 1512 7th Street)
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6:30 pm: North Liberty City Council Meeting (Council Chambers, 1 Quail Creek Circle)
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7:30 pm: Indivisible POC Monthly Call
Wednesday, 10/27
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.
9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Work Session (913 South Dubuque Street, IC)
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11 am: Linn County Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting (Formal Board Room—Jean Oxley Public Service Center 935 2nd St. SW, CR)
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4–8 pm: Panera Fundraiser for Shelter House–Iowa City
5:30 pm: Truth Brigade Campaign Launch Calls & Office Hours
5:30pm pm: Short program with The Fund Excluded Workers Coalition before the last public hearing on the American Rescue Plan for Johnson County starts at 6pm (913 S Dubuque St, Iowa City)
Call to Action: Speak up and join us in our demands for an Excluded Workers Fund
to provide pandemic relief and stimulus checks to excluded workers.
8–9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone
Thursday, 10/28
All Day– Youth Action Hour “Show Us The Money” Day of Action
9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting (913 S Dubuque St, Iowa
City)
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COOK a meal for families staying at Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City.
11 am–12 pm: Science Saves Lives – Capitol Event (Des Moines)
Old Chicago Fundraisers for Meals on Wheels Of Johnson County
4–5 pm: One Community, One Book Virtual Book Club: Part 3
4:30–6:30: Open Garden Volunteer times at North Liberty Community Pantry
5–7 pm: Group Volunteer Hours with Houses Into Homes
6 pm: Iowa City Mutual Aid Collective Driver Orientation (lunch deliveries)
6–8 pm: Hops For Housing at Iowa Brewing Company
6–9 pm: Critical Conversations on Race– Where Do We Go From Here?
Friday, 10/29
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.
COOK a meal for families staying at Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City.
Panda Express Fundraiser For Community Clothing Closet–Pick Up or Delivery– ANY PANDA EXPRESS **ANYWHERE** if you order with this link.
12 pm: Lunch & Learn with Iowa Chapter Sierra Club
3:30–4:30 pm: Rally for Peace with Iowa Veterans for Peace & Peace Iowa at the Pentacrest (East Side)
“Bring a sign, a lawn chair, and an umbrella if you wish. Signs and handouts will be available.
PLEASE WEAR A MASK.”
3–9 pm: DVIP + Shelter House Bench Press Competition
Saturday, 10/30
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.
8:30 am–12:30 pm: Iowa Seizure Smart Conference
10 am–2 pm: Houses into Homes Delivery Day
12–4 pm: Wag–O–Ween Fundraiser for Last Hope Animal Rescue at Big Grove (Iowa City)
4–7 pm: Open Volunteer Hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker. Call (515) 729–6482 to inquire
Sunday, 10/31
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.
COOK a meal for families staying at Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City.
12–4 pm: Open 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
- Together We Achieve in Cedar Rapids need volunteers at the resource center Monday through Saturday and with their monthly Food Box giveaway Monday through Sunday.
- CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank in Iowa City needs help.
- Houses into Homes needs volunteers Monday through Saturday.
- Hammers and Hardhats Online Auction for Habitat For Humanity and the Jane Hagedorn Women Build committee (through Saturday)
- Call Johnson County Supervisor Chair Pat Heiden at 319–530–2023 and Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague at 319–536–1200 and tell them:
“Iowa City and Johnson County should put at least $15 million in an Excluded Workers Fund – direct aid and hazard pay should go to the essential, frontline and excluded workers who have risked their health to keep our communities going during the pandemic. Streamline the application process so that aid goes directly to the people – the 3 basic requirements for aid should be proof of residency, proof of identity, and a self–certification of need.” What we do with American Rescue Plan relief money can redefine our communities for years to come. Make
your voice heard! - SIGN UP to participate in UE Local 896/COGS’ membership blitz (through Friday)
- Get pumpkins from Feed Iowa First– $4 donation for large, $2 donation
(cash or check only) for small ones. Find them in the hoop house at 1506 10th
St. SE. If the door is locked, you can use the mailbox. - BUY a Cedar Valley Pit Bull Rescue shirt, hoodie, or stadium blanket.
- Volunteer as a tutor for Dream City, Iowa by contacting them at (319) 594–5854 or info@dreamcityia.org
- Design a COGS t–shirt and send it to cogs@cogs.org by Friday to enter their design contest.
- Get free milkweed seed by sending a self–addressed, stamped envelope by November 1 to:
Milkweed Seed Giveaway
4970 Lakeside Road
Marion, IA 52302 - Donate to U For Us via Venmo @uforusiowa
Help CCAN This Week
Mobile Community Clothing Closet Update!
Mobile Community Clothing Closet Update! We are in the process of customizing our
motorhome so we can begin providing service! You can help us get going over the next couple of weeks by:
- Joining us for volunteer workshop days!
- Subscribe to our Clothing Closet Volunteer email list by emailing us to make sure you don’t miss any.
- We will also need drivers, organizers, a route coordinator, and shopping assistants once service starts, so please let us know if you are interested in those positions as well!
- Donating your extra hooks, racks, hangers, bins, and other improvement/organizational supplies by dropping them off at Iowa City Fab Lab or email us to make other arrangements.
- Creating an informational pamphlet. Email director@corridorcan.com for more info.
- Hosting a fundraiser for us! Email director@corridorcan.com
- Email us if you have any special skills or services to offer that could
help us get the mobile closet on the road. - Donating needed items by ordering from our Amazon Wishlist
- Sending financial contributions 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, or via our GoFundMe. We still need to cover insurance and gas!
- Letting us know what locations you think we should add to our popup routes!
- Joining 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!
- Buying a limited edition “DRESS PEOPLE WHERE THEY’RE AT” #CCANClothesCruise shirt. This site will be pulled soon, so get yours while you still can!
- 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
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 and the vehicle! We just need to cover customization and operating expenses now.
For more info on #CCANClothesCruise, check out this news story.