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Weekly Action | 11/29/21-12/5/21

Discover ways to help this week in the Iowa Corridor! 11/29/21-12/5/21

Monday, 11/29

All Day: Panda Express Fundraiser for #CCANClothesCruise Free Mobile Closet- *Anywhere*

Apply code 904552 in the Fundraiser Code box during online checkout

Tuesday, 11/30

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.

8:30-9:30 am: November Coffee Chat with One Iowa Web Link: November Virtual Coffee Chat – One Iowa

11 am-3 pm: College of Law Blood Drive (Boyd Law Building: 4th Floor Student Lounge, 130 Byington Road)- IC

11:30 am-1 pm: Family Voices: A Conversation with Iowa Families About the Future of Special Education Part B (ages 3-21)- Online

12-1 pm: Truth Tuesday with Indivisible Iowa-CR

4:00pm: Iowa City Council Work Session (The Center, Assembly Room, 28 S. Linn St)- IC
View the agenda

5:30-7:30 pm: Talking To White Kids About Racism 

6 pm: Iowa City Council Special Formal Meeting Iowa City Council Work Session (The Center, Assembly Room, 28 S. Linn St)- IC
View the agenda.

Actions: Speak up in support of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission during public commentary.

Wednesday, 12/01

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 (The Center, Assembly Room, 28 S. Linn St)- IC
View the agenda. 

11 am-12 pm: On Race, Power + Philanthropy: Dr. Maribel Morey with Dr. Grieve Chelwa-Online

3:30-5:30 pm: Volunteer as a shopping assistant during our mobile closet distribution with Easter Iowa Diaper Bank in Cedar Rapids.

6-7 pm: Upholding Reproductive Freedom with ACLU of Iowa- Online

6 pm: City of Marion Civil Rights Commission Meeting– City Hall (1225 6th Avenue)- Marion

6:30-7:30 pm: Anti-Racist Educators Collaborative Group Meeting-Online

6-7:30 pm: Study & Struggle Critical Conversation #4: Abolition Must Be International

8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone

Thurday, 12/02

5:30-5:50 am: The Business of Race: How to Create & Sustain an Antiracist Workplace

9:00am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Meeting (The Center, Assembly Room, 28 S. Linn St)- IC
View the agenda.

12-1 pm: Virtual Session: Question. Persuade. Refer. (QPR Suicide Prevention Training)-Online

12-4 pm: Blood Drive (IMU – Big 10 Lobby & Room 337, 125 N Madison St)

7: pm: Iowa City Truth & Reconciliation Commission Meeting (Emma Harvat Hall, City Hall, 410 E. Washington St.)-IC

Friday, 12/03

12-1 pm: “Intersections and Crossroads Too-Immigration in Iowa” with Interfaith Alliance of Iowa and Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice- Online

Saturday, 12/04

9 am-1 pm: Nature’s Noel Annual Fundraiser For Indian Creek Nature Center- CR

9 am-5 pm: Dog Forever 10th Annual Holidog Bazaar– CR

12 pm: Show Up For Roe Rally at the Pentacrest

12-1 pm: Organizing for Change Workshop: Handling Difficult Conversations

1-3 pm: 6th-12th Grade Black youth and Black community members: JOIN Black Lives Matter at School-Iowa for Black History Saturday School every First Saturday of the month. Each month will feature a different topic and Black educator from Iowa. Registration is free. Allies who would like to sponsor prizes and resources for Saturday School with BLM at School-Iowa can reach out or donate to their CashApp.

4-7 pm: Iowa City Catholic Worker Open Volunteer Hours- IC

Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire

Sunday, 12/05

Cook a meal for guests, families, and caregivers at The Bird House – Hospice Home of Johnson County (6 adults). Sign up and 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.- IC

10 am-3 pm: Houses Into Homes Delivery Day– Coralville

12-4 pm: Cedar Valley Humane Society Holiday Open House– CR

12-4 pm: Iowa City Catholic Worker Open Volunteer Hours- IC

Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire

7-8:15 pm: How to Start Conversations with Children about Race– Online

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.
  • CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank in Iowa City needs help Monday through Saturday.
  • Houses Into Homes needs help with with projects such as sorting and laundering linens, creating kitchen bundles (silverware, tableware, bakeware/pots and pans), helping organize incoming donations, and refurbishing furniture Monday through Friday.
  • Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City needs meals cooked for families staying there on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
  • Help an unhoused neighbor get his clutch fixed by venmoing @fjpieper.
  • Tell Iowa Migrant Movement For Justice what your legislative priorities are and help them craft their 2021 legislative agenda:
  • Take your empty cans to Can Shed and request that the funds be added to the Last Hope Animal Rescue account. Las Hope will also take securely bagged, clean cans and bottles during regular business hours. Have a bunch of bags to donate? Make pick up arrangements in the CR/Iowa City corridor area (including Solon). This is a great way to donate to Last Hope AND get rid of those empties that have been taking up space!
  • Catherine Mcauley Center is seeking volunteers with dual fluency in English and at least one of the listed languages for a new volunteer role. Please email Volunteer@cmc-cr.org with questions or to express interest.
  • Sign up to volunteer to assist with food preparation in the Ronald McDonald Family Room at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids on a regular basis. Volunteers need to onboard through Volunteer Services at St. Luke’s Hospital and make a commitment to volunteer for the same weekly shift for a period of at least six months. Have a few hours to spare on Monday or Friday mornings? If so, please contact their Family Room Coordinator, Lynn Butterbrodt, at 319-369-5192.

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Help CCAN This Week

Mobile Community Clothing Closet Update

Starting service has been a big success, with 126 people served during our first two distribution events! However, we’ve been cleared out and need to refill the RV. We have a distribution scheduled on Wednesday in coordination with Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank, so while we need all gear, in all sizes, we especially need to collect as much infant, toddler, and children’s clothing/gear as possible by this Wednesday! You can drop items off at Iowa City Fab Lab (870 S. Capitol St) between 9 am and 5 pm on weekdays or email director@corridorcan.com to make pick-up/drop-off arrangements.

Other ways you can help us sustain service include:

  • Volunteering as a shopping assistant or driver! Subscribe to our Clothing Closet Volunteer email list by emailing director@corridorcan.com 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 and a fundraising assistant, 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 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 quickly run out of new socks, gloves, and ponchos and are always 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, 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, Collins Community Credit Union; and everyone who has participated in the fundraisers we’ve held to date. We couldn’t have made it this far without you!

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