Wednesday, 08/03
9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Work Session- 2nd Floor Boardroom, Johnson County Administration Building (913 South Dubuque Street, IC)
Agenda Link: 2022/08/03 09:00 AM Board of Supervisors Work Session – Web Outline – Johnson County, Iowa (iqm2.com)
5-9 pm: Community Giveback day for Shelter House Iowa City at ReUnion Brewery
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/3yZIAuiPc
6 pm: Marion Civil Rights Commission Meeting- City Hall (1225 6th Avenue)
Agenda Link: City of Marion – Meeting Information (civicweb.net)
Read “Not Up for Debate: LGBTQ People Need and Deserve Tailored Sexual and Reproductive Health Care”
Thursday, 08/04
Call the Emma Goldman Clinic to ask if they need escorts for clinic! This starts at 7 am (319) 337-2111
8:30 am: Suicide Prevention Webinar Series/How Collaborative Safety Planning Can Help Save Lives
9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Meeting- 2nd Floor Boardroom, Johnson County Administration Building (913 South Dubuque Street, IC)
Agenda Link: 2022/08/04 09:00 AM Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting – Web Outline – Johnson County, Iowa (iqm2.com)
Dinner needed (6 adults) at Bird House Hospice Home of Johnson County by 5
Web Link: https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/3g4www
2:30-5:30 pm: Volunteers needed at Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank
Facebook Link: (1) Facebook
Contact Heiki at 319-364-8909 or email hwagner@ypniowa.org
5 pm: One Volunteer is needed to attend the Johnson County REAP meeting on behalf of Iowa City Area Group of the Sierra Club. Please email jim_trepka@msn.com if you are able to attend.
5—7:30 pm: Women United’s Power of the Purse
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/260UO7ooT
Web Link: secure.qgiv.com/for/uwoeci/event/850655
5:30 pm: Marion City Council Formal Meeting- City Hall (1225 6th Avenue)
Agenda Link: City of Marion – Meeting Type List (civicweb.net)
6-7:30 pm: PROTECTING LGBTQ FAMILIES IN A POST-ROE WORLD
7 pm: Iowa City Truth & Reconciliation Commission Meeting- Emma J Harvat Hall in City Hall (410 E. Washington St)
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cMIaaV6cTxGwOlWu2-hFHg
Agenda Link: Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission | City of Iowa City (icgov.org)
7 pm: Obvious Child Fundraiser for Iowa Jane Collective at Filmscene
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/2vGRn70DK
Web Link: tickets.icfilmscene.org/websales/pages/info.aspx
7 pm: August Power Hour- Bird-dogging
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/5J5XPWtQe
Web Link: Meeting Registration – Zoom
Friday, 08/05
9 am-2 pm: Cedar Rapids: CPR & First Aid -IN PERSON ($40)
Web Link: Cedar Rapids: CPR & First Aid -IN PERSON – Iowa Foster and Adoption
10 am-4 pm: Volunteers needed at Central Furniture Rescue
Facebook Link: Facebook
Call (319) 382-2882
11-5:30 pm: Coralville Public Library Book Sale
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/ejlPRLbZx
2-8 pm: Back To School Supply Drive at The Purpose Place in Iowa City
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2222296894589580&set=a.1129292560556691
6 pm: We Demand Reproductive Freedom Rally
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/1G34Yxlrw
Saturday, 08/06
9 am-12 pm: Volunteers needed at Central Furniture Rescue
Facebook Link: Facebook
Call (319) 382-2882
9:30 am: Dingleberry Dash
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/2HhSjhrEy
10 am-3 pm: Houses Into Homes Delivery Day
Web Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4faaac2eabf9c70-houses
12 pm: Lunch & Learn with Iowa Chapter Sierra Club
Facebook Link: Iowa Chapter Sierra Club | Facebook
1-3 pm: 6th-12th Grade Black youth and Black community members: JOIN Black Lives Matter at School-Iowa for Black History Saturday School every First Saturday of the month. Each month will feature a different topic and Black educator from Iowa. Registration is free: https://bit.ly/SatSchoolBLMASIowa. Allies who would like to sponsor prizes and resources for Saturday School with BLM at School-Iowa can reach out to blmatschooliowa@gmail.com or donate to their CashApp: https://cash.app/$BLMatSchoolIowa
4-7 pm: Volunteer hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker
Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire
Sunday, 08/07
12-4 pm: Volunteer hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker
Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire
1-3 pm: Families Helping Families of Iowa Clothing Closet Work Day
Web Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0845afaf23a6fe3-3rdquarter1
6:30-8 pm: CCAN’s 3rd Birthday Party Picnic/Potluck
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/1DPSw7PpV
All Week
- CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank in Iowa City (Volunteers: CommUnity Food Pantry at Pepperwood Plaza Volunteer Signup (signupgenius.com), Houses Into Homes in Coralville (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4faaac2eabf9c70-houses1), and Together We Achive in Cedar Rapids (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4caaa729a6fec52-iowa) need help Monday through Saturday. CommUnity also needs help with mobile deliveries Wed- Fri (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
Venmo @raneemhamad to help a local parent in need purchase a car. They are currently about $700 short.
Sign up to help The Lena Project fill their Chalk The Walk square with a response to Amanda Gorman’s Prompt for the Planet. Supplies by emailing triciawindschitl.lenaproject@gmail.com. They say “small stipend included.”
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
Donate school supplies to local families by dropping them off at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Iowa City by this Friday.
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!
Buy a Repros For Iowa “Krusty Kim” shirt for $30 by messaging Crafty Babes Co. and a portion of the proceeds will directly benefit Emma Goldman Clinic (through August 25)
TELL Senators Ernst and Grassley to support passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify marriage equality, via the easy form from One Iowa at https://oneiowaaction.org/action-alert-protect-marriage-equality/?fbclid=IwAR3oLChimP8IGNnqprlKM4W1UKp8u-YCieXcnkjXA8YxEweCuoqJK3j2XZQ
Learn more about CCAN and the work we do by watching this video from the North Liberty Public Library- Corridor Community Action Network – YouTube
Mobile Community Clothing Closet Update!
Clothing service has been a big success, with over *200* served already! We are still accepting donations, which 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 lcoation (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 sustain service include:
*Volunteering to assist with events as a driver (33 foot RV) or shopping assistant (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050a4ca9ab2caaff2-potential). We *really* need drivers, especially with weekend availability!! Drivers do need to be approved by our insurance company before their first volunteer day, so please send us your DOB, DL number, and expiration date to director@corridorcan.com prior to signing up for events.
*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 summer clothing 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! Gas, insurance, parking, and other maintenance expenses are ongoing and our windshield needs repaired. Email director@corridorcan.com
*Donating needed items by ordering from our Amazon Wishlist at https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/B8MQROFR18WR….
*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 https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fund-a-free-mobile-clothing-closet?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf%20share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR2HvFDdbNzE9xbKAAgPlkCUqeF1DfAnPd5z8jK_jjlcYA60a3fY8JWtPaA This service will involve ongoing expenses.
* 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!