Tuesday, 11/23
8 am: Linn County Board of Supervisors Elected Officials & Department Head Meeting (Formal Board Room—Jean Oxley Public Service Center 935 2nd St. SW)
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9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting immediately followed by Work Session (Second Floor Boardroom, Johnson County Administration Building, 913 South Dubuque Street)
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COOK a meal for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City.
10 am-1:30 pm: UIHC Rehab Therapies Blood Drive (UIHC Activities Gym (Elevator I, Level 1) 200 Hawkins Drive)
10 am-4 pm: Houses into Homes project volunteers needed.
12-1 pm: Truth Tuesday with Indivisible Iowa, CR
4 pm: Cedar Rapids City Council Meeting (3rd Floor, City Hall, 101 First Street SE) CR
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5 pm: ICCSD Policy & Governance Committee Meeting (Educational Services Center Room 142C, 1725 N. Dodge Street) IC
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5:30 pm: Iowa City Human Rights Commission Meeting (Emma J. Harvat Hall, City Hall, 410 E. Washington St)-IC
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6 pm: North Liberty City Council Meeting (Council Chambers, 1 Quail Creek Circle)-NL
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6 pm: ICCSD School Board Meeting (Educational Services Center Room 142C, 1725 N. Dodge Street)-IC
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6:30 pm: CCAN-Connect Corridor Organizational Networking Meeting on Facebook Live. Organizational representatives can email us for the registration link.
6:30 pm: Coralville City Council Meeting (Council Chambers at City Hall, 1512 7th St)-CV
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6:30 pm: “They Drew a Line” – L.D. Kidd & 100% Over Racism – Online
7:30 pm: Indivisible National POC Monthly Call
Wednesday, 11/24
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.
8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone
Thursday, 11/25
12 pm: Truthsgiving Video Presentation with the UI Native American Student Association – Online
Friday, 11/26
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. Sign up at
COOK a meal for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City.
12 pm: Lunch & Learn with Iowa Chapter Sierra Club
3:30-4:30 pm: Rally for Peace with Veterans For Peace Iowa and Peace Iowa-East Side of the Pentacrest- IC
Bring a sign, a lawn chair, and an umbrella if you wish. Signs and handouts will be available. PLEASE WEAR A MASK.
Iowa City Mutual Aid/DSA Community Meal.
Saturday, 11/27
COOK a meal for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City.
4-7 pm: Iowa City Catholic Worker Volunteer Hours- IC
Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire
8:30 pm: The OG Truthsgiving – IC
Sunday, 11/28
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 the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City.
12-4 pm: S.A.I.N.T. Rescue Bake Sale – CR
12-4 pm: Iowa City Catholic Worker Volunteer Hours- IC
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 Wednesday (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4caaa729a6fec52-iowa) and with special events Wed, Thur, and Sun (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4caaa729a6fec52-together)
- – CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank in Iowa City needs help Monday through Wednesday. Pantry- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a45afa922a6fd0-1045 (M-W) – Driver- Food Bank Volunteers: Mobile Pantry Grocery Delivery (signupgenius.com) (Tue)
- Bake or buy some goodies (cookies, brownies, et) and them drop off to Iowa City Mutual Aid Collective at 850 Page St in Iowa City any day this week. The treats will be included in lunches for individuals who are unhoused, as many services have reduced hours this week. ICMA would also like cups and carriers for hot cocoa.
- Donate $25 to provide a holiday meal to a Johnson County family via builtbycommunity.org/donate-project-holiday/
- Tell the Iowa Department of Education what you think of Special Education Services in the state at Family Voices: A Conversation with Iowa Families about the Future of Special Edu (constantcontact.com).
- Apply to serve on the Johnson County Conservation Board, Board of Health, Juvenile Justice and Youth Development Policy Board, or other coummunity board via Boards, Commissions and Committee Openings (johnsoncountyiowa.gov).
- Donate to Together We Achieve’s holiday meal effort. “$25 provides a box for a family of 4. Visit bit.ly/TWAHoliday to donate or: Venmo: @togetherweachieve; PayPal: office@togetherweachieve.org; CashApp: $togetherweachieve; Checks: written to Together We Achieve – 1150 27th Ave SW Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404 “
Holiday Shopping This Week!
- Artists Ending Homelessness Art Auction
- Bid on an item at The Domestic Violence Intervention Program Auction or donate directly to help DVIP get solar panels for their shelter.
- Buy a shirt, tote, or notebook from Interfaith Alliance of Iowa
- Buy a “Voting Rights” t-shirt on sale from Inside Out Reentry Community for only $7.
- Buy something from Deckers Dog Supplies and percentage of sales from this month will be donated to Deafinitely Dogs.
Help CCAN This Week
Mobile Community Clothing Closet Update!
Our first day of service was a big success, with 40 people served! You can help us keep going and sustain service by:
- Donating your gently-used/new winter gear. We need all gear, in all sizes, as we have multiple distributions planned! One of our upcoming service dates is with the Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank, so we especially need to stock up on infant/toddler cold weather items. Email us to make pickup/drop off arrangements.
- Volunteering as a shopping assistant or driver! Sign up now and email to subscribe to our Clothing Closet Volunteer email list to make sure you don’t miss any. Drivers do need to be approved by our insurance company before their first volunteer day. We could also use a route coordinator, so please let us know if you are interested in that position as well!
- Donating your extra hooks, racks, hangers, bins, and other improvement/organizational supplies by emailing director@corridorcan.com
- Hosting a clothing/winter gear drive or having your place of work serve as a drop-off location. Email director@corridorcan.com
- Creating an informational pamphlet to inform people about this new service. Email director@corridorcan.com for more info.
- Hosting a fundraiser for us! Gas and other maintenance expenses will be ongoing. Email director@corridorcan.com
- Donating needed items by ordering from our Amazon Wishlist. We ran out of new socks, gloves, and ponchos on our first day of service and are low on snow boots (all sizes) and large/extra large coats.
- 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. This service will involve ongoing expenses.
- 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 establish this service in 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 us for more details.
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. Find more info on #CCANClothesCruise.
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; and everyone who has participated in the fundraisers we’ve held to date. We couldn’t have made it this far without you!