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The flood of 2008 was a devastating experience for the Cedar Rapids community. The flood had a direct impact on more than 18,000 people. Homes, neighborhoods and businesses in a 10 square mile area were damaged. Normal patterns of work and daily life were disrupted in unprecedented ways. The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation saw its role in flood recovery as restoring community: providing support to individuals most directly affected by the flood, making sure that agencies skilled at relief work had the resources
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they needed to respond to our fellow citizens, and
square miles
14% of the City of Cedar Rapids engulfed.
helping the community regain its unique sense of place. The Foundation sought to rebuild neighborhoods,
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rehabilitate housing and make sure that people were able to get back to work and to their ongoing
responsibilities. It sought to make sure that the nonprofit agencies on which we depend for the quality of our lives were able to resume operations and their service to the community. The Community Foundation and its family of donors played a significant role in the recovery through the Flood 2008 Fund. More than $5.7 million was donated by 2,200 donors from 43 states and four countries around the world. The Flood 2008 Fund and corporate donor-advised flood funds, in addition to other grant programs of the Foundation, have aided the Community Foundation in assisting individuals, rebuilding homes and sustaining programming to support a variety of community needs through $15 million in grants to local nonprofits. This report details how The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation developed the Flood 2008 Fund, our grant progress and impacts and provides profiles on some of the grantees that assisted in the community relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts. It shows how the Foundation sought to reweave the fabric of a community in ways that we hope have left it a better place to live and a community more resilient in the face of potential disaster. I am extremely proud of the progress, determination and hard work of our residents and the nonprofit community in particular. The Community Foundation thanks the donors, businesses and nonprofits that have worked tirelessly to help residents and their neighbors with vital services and most importantly, for your partnership in making Cedar Rapids better than before.
Flood 2008 Fund Committee Members June 2008 – June 2011 Lorna Barnes* (2008 Chair) J. Scott Bogguss*
John Chaimov* Cathy Gullickson Shadia Igram
Ron Olson* Jerry Matchett* (2009 Chair)
Sigrid Reynolds John Wasta* Dr. Ruth E. White * (2010 Chair)
Board of Directors, 2008-2011 Members of the Board of Directors from 2008 to 2011 that provided leadership throughout flood grant making and response: Richard B. Altorfer Lorna M. Barnes Gary Bartlett John M. Bickel J. Scott Bogguss Loren Coppock John Chaimov Swati A. Dandekar
Chris DeWolf Tiffany Ann Earl Sara B. Fitzgerald Katrina Garner Ruth Hairston Elizabeth Hladky Schott Kay L. Hegarty Nancy Kasparek Kathy Krusie
Jerry Matchett Sean McPartland Cheryle Mitvalsky Thomas Moore Doug Neumann Katie Oberbroeckling Ron Olson
John Osako Rich Patterson Carrie Powicki-Kaufman Chris Skogman Gary Skogman Fred Timko John Wasta Kevin Welu Dr. Ruth E. White
Elizabeth Cwik Les Garner Katie Giorgio Amy Johnson Boyle
Amber Mulnik Rochelle Naylor Deb Orr Bud Synhorst**
Karla Twedt-Ball Bob Untiedt** Josie Velles Peggy Whitworth**
GCRCF Staff, 2008-2011 Dan Baldwin** Emmy Ball Wendy Blood Jean Brenneman *GCRCF Board Member
**No longer with GCRCF
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As the water bubbled out of manhole covers and crept over street curbs on the morning of June 11, 2008, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation staff and board worked behind the scenes to create a mechanism for community recovery. The Flood 2008 Fund was initiated on June 12, 2008 – a day before a record crest of the Cedar River inundated Cedar Rapids, the entire town of Palo and more than 5,000 homes, 50 charitable nonprofit organizations, the Cedar Rapids central business district, city hall, the main police and fire stations and the city library. The Foundation’s involvement in flood recovery helped harness the power of private philanthropy to address a public catastrophe. As a grant making institution rooted in the community, the GCRCF was ideally situated to help donors put their contributions to work in a thoughtful, timely, monitored process. GCRCF staff did their research, talking with community foundations in other disaster-affected regions, meeting with local nonprofit leaders about emerging needs and learning about federal and state disaster response. The research suggested that a foundation’s role in disaster recovery should focus on the sustained recovery effort after the first responders have come and gone. The Foundation made two early decisions that underpinned our approach to disaster grant making. First, we capitalized on the nimbleness of private philanthropy by focusing on flexibility and timeliness of our grant making. We prioritized a streamlined approach over regulation of duplication of benefits, which was already heavily monitored due to state and federal funding streams. Second, we chose to make grants to a broad number of organizations, recognizing that rebuilding community required broad participation from nonprofits using various approaches and serving various demographics. This approach worked because of the strength of our local nonprofit organizations and the manner in which organizations communicated throughout the recovery process. Grants to the Linn Area Long Term Recovery Coalition (LALTRC) and the Block by Block project anchored our investment in rebuilding homes and individual lives. These organizations kept each other informed of projects to avoid unwanted duplication. Furthermore, the LALTRC provided a
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centralized and confidential forum for human service nonprofits to coordinate and minimize the overlap of services. The Foundation designed a grant program to address recovery needs for two years or more after the flood. The Foundation identified three funding priorities. The top priority was to help flood-affected individuals and families regain financial and physical security, largely through regaining housing stability. These grants were made to nonprofit organizations or partnerships for distribution to individuals. Second, the fund Flood magnitude was to address systemic needs created by the flood, through increasing substance abuse services, caring for emotional well-being, Crest of Cedar River on Friday, June 13, 2008 supporting flood-affected children, building neighborhood relationships and supporting an infrastructure of volunteers. Third, the fund helped rebuild non-profit stability, focusing on flood-affected nonprofits that had substantial impact on human service provision or the economic and cultural future of Cedar Rapids. Within two months of the flood, the Foundation began accepting applications from nonprofit organizations. A committee of experienced grant reviewers initially met twice a month to make decisions. This dedicated group continued to meet monthly for two years after the flood, and periodically as needed for another eight months. Occasionally, the Foundation convened conversations of nonprofit leaders to continue to improve the process and meet the evolving community need. One such conversation occurred almost a year after the flood, when nonprofits reported that many clients still lacked basic necessities such as beds or tables. Based on this feedback, we encouraged human service providers to apply for discretionary funds to be used with their on-going clientele to address unmet needs. The Foundation is pleased to share the results of its work through this report. Community recovery is an on-going progress, but with the commitment and passion shown by flood-affected individuals, community leaders, and the entire community, we are building a strong community, together.
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Flood 2008 Fund Grant Making Priorities
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Assist individuals and families through nonprofits $3,044,006
20%
Build nonprofit stability $1,112,638
27%
Address systemic issues $1,570,386
Top grantees by total flood fund dollars received:
Top grantees in the arts, culture & Environment sector:
1.
Affordable Housing Network (includes $1,200,000 for Block by Block)
$1,225,000
1.
African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center
$75,000
2.
Linn Area Long Term Recovery Coalition (fiscal agent: United Way of East Central Iowa)
$968,596
2.
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
$75,000
3.
Orchestra Iowa $75,000
3.
Horizons: A Family Service Alliance (includes $200,000 for Flood Them with Love)
$275,000
4.
Theatre Cedar Rapids $75,000
4.
Community Corrections Improvement Association (largely Americorps/VISTA)
$151,650
5.
Indian Creek Nature Center
5.
Area Substance Abuse Council
$150,000
6.
The Salvation Army of Cedar Rapids
$150,000
7.
Matthew 25 Ministry Hub
$137,464
8.
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
$116,690
9.
Rebuilding Palo Fund, Inc. (an additional $25,000 went to the Palo Senior Center) 10. Iowa Legal Aid
$115,000
$108,994
$55,000
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Impacts of Disaster Grant Making f rom t he
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Thanks to thousands of donors from Cedar Rapids, across the nation and around the world, The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation served as steward to more than $5.7 million in donations to the Flood 2008 Fund from June 2008 to early 2011. Here is an overview of some of the impacts as of spring 2011. This overview was compiled and analyzed by Simon Andrew of Cedar Rapids, who interned at the Community Foundation before receiving his master’s in public policy from the University of Northern Iowa in May 2011. Rebuilding individual homes
people
18,623
estimated persons in flood impacted area Photo: The Gazette
More than $2.9 million in grants from the Flood 2008 Fund were distributed to efforts to rebuild residential homes. Of this, more than $1.5 million was used to directly assist flood-affected families return to safe living conditions. Another $1.3 million has helped to repair and replace the community’s low-income housing units; a significant portion of the city’s lowincome housing was lost or damaged by flood waters. Many families who lost their homes in the flood have moved into permanent residences thanks, in part, to these efforts which are described in the following
Community Corrections Improvement Association; VISTA volunteers made physical improvements to another 334 homes as well as providing important assessments which have facilitated further rebuilding projects. Grants totaling $140,000 were allocated to rebuilding efforts in Palo, helping 47 families return home, including one family with an infant child suffering from environmental asthma caused by inadequate housing following the flood. Hands On Disaster Response received $50,000 in
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grants for drywall installation, which benefitted
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another 56 families.
flood-related deaths
“Offering Hope,” a project sponsored by First Church
Flood 2008 Fund grants contributed to 1,798 individual home rehabilitation projects. (Note: One
of the Nazarene, rebuilt seven homes with a $41,250 grant. One homeowner affected by this project began to cry while watching his home being sided, repeating “It’s just so beautiful!”
home may be the beneficiary of multiple rehabilitation
Supplying daily necessities
projects.) These projects produced some compelling
Grants from the Community Foundation also helped
accounts of the positive impact Cedar Rapids’
nonprofits meet the daily necessities of families in the
nonprofit community has had on the city’s recovery.
aftermath of the flood.
For instance, $1.2 million in Flood 2008 Fund grants
Approximately $917,000 in flood grants was used
were awarded to the Block by Block project, which has
to meet these emergency needs, affecting more than
helped in the rebuilding of 254 flooded homes as of
1,000 individuals.
February 2011.
Services in this category included:
More than $668,000 was dispersed to the Linn Area Long Term Recovery Coalition (LALTRC), which
▪▪ Overnight lodging for those left homeless by the flood
has facilitated the rebuilding of 643 homes. Another
▪▪ Rental assistance
$300,000 was used to fund the LALTRC through grants
▪▪ Meals and food vouchers
made to the United Way of East Central Iowa.
▪▪ Transportation assistance
Grants totaling $151,650 were used to support the
▪▪ Household items
AmeriCorps/VISTA rebuilding project through the Flood 2008 Fund
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Horizons, which provided assistance directly to
group of seniors whose homes were left uninhabitable
individuals and families through the Flood Them
by the flood.
with Love (FTWL) initiative, received $200,000 in
Furthermore, thousands of meals were provided
grants. The response from the families helped through
to families and rebuilding volunteers through a total
FTWL has been tremendous; feedback has included
of $95,500 in grants allocated to the Meet and Eat
statements such as, “No one has ever helped us like
program housed at Echo Hill Presbyterian and First
you have,” and “Thank you, Lord, for Karla [Goettel]
Presbyterian Cedar Rapids and the food and nutrition
and for sending her our way, and all the other angels
programs at Olivet Neighborhood Mission.
that help her every day.” FTWL efforts helped many
Abbe, Inc. also used another $25,000 in grants to
families stave off making tough choices between
provide transportation assistance to clients receiving meals at the Witwer Center.
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people
Social and Human Services: The Flood 2008 Fund also provided grants totaling
families
in flood areas receiving Section 8 housing
more than $660,000 that were used for specific, floodrelated social and human services to meet the needs of nearly 3,000 individuals. These include mental health services, childcare and child development programs, legal representation and substance abuse treatment. More than $174,000 was distributed to local nonprofits for flood-related mental health services; these agencies include Abbe, Inc., Four Oaks, Foundation 2, Partnership for Safe Families, Tanager Place and Waypoint. For instance, one young client was simultaneously dealing with a death in the family and issues associated with the flood, which negatively impacted the student’s performance at school. After receiving counseling funded by a Community Foundation grant, this student has become one of the hardest working
Photo:The Gazette
students in class, no longer exhibiting the behavioral issues that arose post-flood.
paying utility bills and purchasing back-to-school clothing for their children. One single mother who lost her home was able to replace the crib mattress for her newborn child. The Salvation Army also received $150,000 in Flood 2008 Fund grants to assist individuals in meeting emergency needs. Helping Hands Ministry and the American Red Cross each received $50,000 in Flood 2008 Fund grants which were distributed for rent and utility assistance. The Partnership for Safe Families, ASAC and Aging Services each received $25,000 to support families and individuals recovering from the flood with rent assistance and household items while Kingston Hill received $25,000 to provide temporary housing for a
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Another $200,000 was allocated to childcare and enrichment programs for flood-affected families through agencies such as Matthew 25, the Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Camp Noah. Children flooded out of their homes were often uncertain about future living conditions, which schools they would be attending and what their after-school daycare situations would be. These programs often provided some stability and predictability in the lives of these children, which was beneficial, academically and socially. One teacher noticed the marked change in a student, remarking how “awesome” the program has been for that particular child.
Iowa Legal Aid received $108,994 in grants from the
$25,000 to help organizations restart operations and
Flood 2008 Fund to assist families with legal issues
up to $50,000 toward capital rebuilding projects, for a
resulting from flood-damaged homes. These services
total of $75,000 towards rebuilding.
include legal representation in foreclosure actions and
This category includes support of Abbe, Inc. and
buyout options, legal advice for tenants dealing with
its seven affiliate organizations that serve more than
landlords and homeowners dealing with contractors,
13,000 at-risk seniors and physically/psychologically
and assisting flood victims in qualifying for recovery
challenged individuals annually. GCRCF provided
benefits. Dozens of homeowners have been assisted
$25,000 to help Abbe, Inc. resume supportive office
in foreclosure actions, and several families have
operations, and $50,000 to help Witwer Senior Center,
remained in their homes specifically because of the
an Abbe affiliate, rebuild a production kitchen to
work of Iowa Legal Aid.
continue serving more than 450 meals daily through
Another $75,000 in Flood 2008 Fund grants was
Witwer and Green Square Meals.
used by ASAC to extend treatment to a greater number
Horizons expanded their 5th St. SE facility, assisted
of flood-affected individuals. This funding allowed
by $75,000 in Flood 2008 Fund grants. Horizons
199 flood-affected individuals to receive treatment,
serves over 9,000 clients out of its main facility, and
individuals placed at a higher risk for substance abuse
Foundation grants helped to ensure these clients were
through the loss of a home or a job. Six months after
able to continue services at a time when they were
treatment, 77 percent of these flood-affected clients
needed the most.
reported no substance abuse — a very high success
A $25,000 grant helped address flood damage
rate for substance abuse treatment.
at Waypoint’s Madge Phillips Center. In the year
Rebuilding nonprofit facilities and offices: Grants to help the rebuilding process of local nonprofit facilities and offices damaged by the flood were also a significant component of the Flood 2008 Fund. More than $685,000 was granted from the Flood 2008 Fund to minimize or eliminate the disruption of very important services for thousands of clients, customers and students. The Flood 2008 Fund provided up to
following the flood, Madge Phillips Center provided overnight shelter for 173 women and children and 2,167 women and children with daytime resources. The ARC of East Central Iowa received $75,000 in Flood 2008 Fund grants to rebuild after their downtown office was flooded; this agency serves more than 800 developmentally-disabled individuals in the community. The four months that the agency was without its downtown facility was undoubtedly shorter
people
>57,218
flood recovery related volunteer hours donated
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than it would have been without an outpouring of
following the flood. The AAMI was one of the first
community support from many sources.
nonprofits to resume occupancy in the fall of 2008,
Other social service nonprofits that were able to
and officially re-opened in January 2009.
rebuild or relocate included Matthew 25, the
The Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation received
Boys and Girls Club, Neighborhood Transportation
a $50,000 grant as part of its rebuilding efforts. The National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library and Orchestra Iowa each received $75,000 in rebuilding grants. The Science Station, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art and Ushers Ferry were allocated $25,000 to either rebuild their facilities or stage temporary exhibits and events. The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art was able to open some exhibits within three months of the flood, fully
people
1,360
estimated jobs lost as a result of flood Photo: The Gazette
reopen within 12 months and even provide temporary exhibit space for works from the National Czech and Slovak Museum, the Cedar Rapids Public Library and the Cedar Rapids Community School District. The Science Station currently has an exhibition space at Lindale Mall, partially funded through their Foundation grant; the Science Station served nearly 27,000 people during the post-flood fiscal year.
Service, Olivet Neighborhood Mission and the
Indian Creek Nature Center received $55,000 in
Kids First Law Center.
grants to repair exhibits and facilities.
Rebuilding cultural venues and activity: Many of Cedar Rapids’ cultural and activity centers were displaced by the flood and the GCRCF provided nearly $600,000 in grants to facilitate their rebuilding and relocation efforts. The YMCA received $75,000 in grants to help with rebuilding their downtown YMCA facility, which was able to reopen in three short months post-flood. More than 14,000 individuals are members of the YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area. Theatre Cedar Rapids and the African American Museum of Iowa (AAMI) each received $75,000 in rebuilding grants. More than 40,000 eastern Iowans participated in TCR programs in the fiscal year
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Thousands of visitors have enjoyed refurbished Ushers Ferry sites partially funded by the Flood 2008 Fund. The grants to Ushers Ferry also allowed them to leverage tens of thousands of dollars in public and private funds that would have otherwise not been available. Legion Arts/CSPS used $12,500 to stage floodrelated events and the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre was able to minimize the flood’s effect on programming through a $10,000 grant. Flood 2008 Fund grants were also allocated to The Old Creamery Theatre, Hawkeye Area Council Boy Scouts of America and the Cedar Boat Club, among others.
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Grant Recipients As of July 1, 2011, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation has awarded $5.7 million grants from the Flood 2008 Fund to 81 local nonprofits: b $25,000 to Abbe Center for Community Mental Health for Gap Funding for Mental Health Services to provide immediate counseling services while an on-going payer source was identified, and for follow-up appointments with flood-affected households. b $25,000 to Abbe Center for Community Mental Health for Community Mental Health Disaster Recovery Work to continue mental health outreach, counseling and education services for individuals affected by the flood after the federal funding stream ended. b $25,000 to Abbe Inc. for Abbe Inc. 2008 Flood Recovery and Stabilization to cover the purchase and installment of IT equipment and wiring post-flood, enabling a continuity of its support services to the seven nonprofits that provide post-flood mental health services and care for older adults. b $25,000 to Aging Services for Remaining Independent Funding to help with flood-related needs of individuals age 55 and older. b $25,000 to Affordable Housing Network, Inc. (AHNI) for AHNI Six-Plex Apartment Rehab to help rehabilitate and repair an apartment six-plex at 420 B Avenue NW in Cedar Rapids that was donated to the Affordable Housing Network. b $700,000 to Affordable Housing Network, Inc. for Block by Block to identify and assist flooded neighborhoods with customized rebuilding solutions. The Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church of Iowa provided volunteers to help with rebuilding efforts
and Matthew 25 Ministry Hub provided community organizing and project management. The first neighborhood to participate in Block by Block was the 1300 block of 8th Street NW, between L and M avenues. The organization rehabilitated and/or rebuilt eight blocks by the end of 2009. b $500,000 to Affordable Housing Network, Inc. for Block by Block, the second grant for the initiative, which in the summer of 2009 identified and helped eight flooded neighborhood blocks with customized rebuilding solutions. This second grant enabled Block by Block to work with 16 blocks in 2010, rehabilitating up to 200 homes with volunteer labor. b $25,000 to the African American Museum of Iowa, for Sustaining Operations at the African American Museum of Iowa, to help sustain the museum until it partially reopened in January 2009. b $50,000 to the African American Museum of Iowa for Returning the African American Museum of Iowa to its Pre-Flood Status (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant). b $15,000 to Aging Services for 2008 Flood Recovery, to support the increased case management and employee mileage costs incurred due to the flood, and replace computers that are used to track client data as required by the State of Iowa. b $50,000 to the American Red Cross Grant Wood Area Chapter for emergency response to the disaster and provision of food and shelter for floodaffected residents.
b $25,000 to the ARC of East Central Iowa for Recover, Rebuild, Return to cover a portion of the cost associated with building repair, enabling the organization to return to its downtown offices and continue fulfilling its mission of providing advocacy and services for people with intellectual disabilities and their families. b $50,000 to ARC of East Central Iowa for Program Structure Improvement and Expansion (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant). b $25,000 to the Area Substance Abuse Council (ASAC) for Heart of Iowa Flood Recovery to replace loss of operating revenue and sustain essential drug and alcohol addiction recovery programs. b $100,000 (issued as four grants) to the Area
b $25,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters for Flood Recovery for Children to maintain their support for 25 of 136 “littles� who were flood-impacted. b $25,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids for Club Outreach to help re-establish programming on the northwest side of Cedar Rapids. The interim site was established in the basement of The Salvation Army. b $50,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids for Rebuilding Administrative Offices (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant). b $25,000 to Camp Fire USA, Iowana Council; $25,000 to First United Methodist Church of Marion. Campfire and First United Methodist Church worked together to house and feed more than 800
people
169
citizens in temporary shelters
(during first 3 weeks of disaster)
Substance Abuse Council for Treatment for FloodAffected Families. ASAC developed a new program to serve flood-impacted households with free outpatient treatment. ASAC hired two substance abuse counselors to reduce the wait time for services, and served at least 80 people as a result of the project. b $25,000 to the Area Substance Abuse Council for Client Assistance to establish a discretionary fund to help current and former clients who were impacted by the flood with financial support as they made progress on their recovery plans.
volunteers the summer of 2009 and to rebuild at least 38 homes. b $1,500 to the Cedar Boat Club to restore the meeting house that was destroyed by the flood of 2008. b $5,250 to the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission for Housing Conference. The conference addressed some of the systemic housing needs post-flood. $5,000 of the grant was to support the costs of the conference and $250 was used to pay for the registration costs for homeowners/renters who were flood-affected and attended the conference. b $15,000 to the Cedar Rapids Community Flood 2008 Fund
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Schools Foundation for Sports, Academic, Fine Arts and Enrichment Activities for Kids (SAFE) in flood-affected neighborhoods. b $25,000 to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art for Flood Cleanup and Recovery. The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art experienced $1.4 million in damage. After insurance and other flood recovery grants, they still had a $211,240 shortfall. This grant helped defray the costs of cleanup and rebuilding. b $10,000 to Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre for Flood Deficit Recovery for replacement of set and props from the summer 2008 performance of Aida and for lost ticket revenue as a result of the flood. b $50,000 to the Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation for the new public library (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant). b $93,512 to Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity for CVHFH 2011 Flood-Impacted Home Rehabilitations. b $17,660 to Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity for Habitat RV Base Camp to install an RV base camp in the Time Check neighborhood to house long-term, out-of-town volunteers helping build/ rebuild low-income housing lost in the flood. b $25,000 to Cedar Valley Montessori School for Security System for Downtown School in preparation for its return to the Ground Transportation Center for the 2010-2011 school year.
drywall and flooring in homes in the Time Check neighborhood and to purchase rebuilding materials. b $3,596.64 to Churches United, Inc. for Assisting Individuals and Families through their AmeriCorps partnership with the Zero Poverty Project. The ZPP worked with four floodaffected women who were at or below the poverty line and paired them with supportive community volunteers who provided guidance in making life changes. b $15,000 to the Community Corrections Improvement Association for a Post-Flood Community Assessment. b $105,296 (issued as five grants) to Community Corrections Improvement Association for VISTA Flood Recovery. CCIA coordinated a multi-year Americorps VISTA program focused on flood recovery. Five grants supported the cost-share of more than 65 VISTA positions, supply and equipment kits used by volunteer groups, tools, volunteer recruitment and transportation assistance, and administrative support. b $25,000 to the Community Corrections Improvement Association for AmeriCorps Green Initiative to purchase energy-efficient materials
b $2,800 to Christ Episcopal Church to purchase an institutional refrigerator and ice maker to better accommodate the many flood recovery volunteer groups hosted by the church. b $13,674 to The Christian and Missionary Alliance Church of Cedar Rapids for Rebuilding Lives by Rebuilding Homes for volunteer teams to clean, gut and install insulation,
to rehabilitate homes for flood-affected households. CCIA received a Green AmeriCorps grant to assist with energy audits and education services and use information gathered from the audits to determine materials needed to rehab flooded homes. b $6,354 to Community Corrections Improvement Association to purchase a truck for AmeriCorps/VISTA workers to use while transporting combustible materials such as generators to and from flood-related work sites. b $15,000 to Crest Services to help reestablish the permanent office. Crest Services provides residential services to adults with disabilities. b $26,240 to Crossroads Mission for Crossroads Mission Rehabilitation from the Flood of 2008 (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant).
summer of 2010 to serve flood-affected families and cleanup workers, as well as others in the community who were impacted by the relocation of Green Square Meals due to the floods. The program relocated to First Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids in the summer of 2009. b $71,516 to the Ecumenical Community Center/Helping Hands Ministry to Assist Individuals and Families Impacted by the Flood. b $5,000 to Eight Days of Hope for Eight Days of Hope Cedar Rapids. Eight Days of Hope organized an eightday work trip in November 2008 involving skilled and unskilled volunteers from around the country, who completed $2 million worth of work on 140 flooddamaged homes.
b $25,000 to the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy to provide free arts opportunities in floodimpacted neighborhoods with more than 20 classes serving more than 300 students.
b $16,250 to First Church of the Nazarene to purchase materials for volunteer teams to winter weatherize seven homes in the Czech Village and Time Check areas. Work included replacing duct work and purchasing furnaces and hot water heaters for flooded households.
b $75,000 to the Meet and Eat Meal Program. The summer neighborhood meals program based at Echo Hills Presbyterian Church was able to continue through the
b $25,000 to First Church of the Nazarene for Mission of Hope to purchase additional materials to rebuild six homes in the Czech Village and Time Check areas.
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b $25,000 to First Lutheran Church for Hosting, Housing and Assisting Rebuild of Flooded Homes to provide food, showers, shelter and building materials for outof-town groups rebuilding homes in the community. b $25,000 to the First United Methodist Church of Marion to purchase rebuilding supplies for work on an additional 26 homes. The FUMC volunteers worked on 65 homes during the summer of 2010. The church has already completed 16 homes since the flood. b $19,191 to Foundation 2 for Increased Mobile Crisis Outreach Services to Linn County residents. Foundation 2 experienced a 18 percent increase in calls to the MCO program in 2009 as compared to the same time in 2008, with about 75% of the increase in calls due to the flood. Foundation 2 used the grant to help fund the portion of outreach due to the floodrelated increase. b $36,672 to Foundation 2 for Increased Crisis Center Staffing & Marketing in response to flood-related calls. Foundation 2 experienced an increase in crisis calls post-flood, with most of the increase from flood-affected individuals. Two foundation grants funded increased staffing for the suicide prevention hotline, and increased marketing to increase awareness of this service. b $25,000 to Four Oaks Family and Children’s Services for Four Oaks D Street Flood Recovery to recoup operating losses that will enable supervised community treatment programs for juvenile offenders, family therapy, HACAP Headstart and the remedial program for children and families to resume at the D Street facility.
b $25,000 to Four Oaks Family and Children’s Services for Support Services for Students with Mental Health Needs. Four Oaks has partnered with Abbe Inc. to create Abbe Oaks, a specialty clinic for children with mental health problems and their families. This grant supported the work of a community/ family support specialist to implement this integrated treatment plan for floodaffected children who are not covered by Title 19. b $25,000 to Hands on Worldwide, Inc. for Project Cedar Rapids to equip volunteer drywall teams to install and finish drywall on 25-35 flooded homes. b $25,000 to Hands on Worldwide, Inc. for Project Cedar Rapids – Rebuild to purchase materials as they work with other local volunteer groups to rebuild additional homes. b $4,950 to Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, Inc. to provide temporary emergency housing to flood-affected households while HACAP and the Long-Term Recovery advocates help find the families a more stable situation. b $3,313 to the Hawkeye Area Council Boy Scouts of America for Eagle Strike Force Flood Fund for local Boy Scouts to undertake flood-related projects for their Eagle Scout projects. The grant supplied matching funds for Eagle projects. b $25,000 to Horizons: A Family Service Alliance to help support their increased operating costs resulting from building displacement and a temporary revenue drop following the flood. b $200,000 to Horizons: A Family Service Alliance for Flood Them with Love to assist flood-affected families with rebuilding/ furnishing homes, supply household products, home safety improvements and discretionary needs such as utility bills and rent payment. Funding
was released in $50,000 increments. b $50,000 to Horizons: A Family Service Alliance for Rising Above, Expanding the Horizon (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant). b $50,000 to the Human Services Campus of East Central Iowa (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant) on behalf of Aging Services and Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. b $50,000 to Indian Creek Nature Center to renovate its headquarters building and begin planning for a new facility on higher ground (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant). b $10,347 to International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers/Old Fart Electric for House Warming for Recovery to purchase indoor heaters to use while rewiring and rebuilding flooded homes in the fall of 2009 and winter of 2010. b $108,994 to Iowa Legal Aid for Disaster Recovery Project to help fund a lawyer to provide free legal assistance for housing and other flood-related issues to flood-affected households 2008-2011. Funding was released in five grants. b $10,000 to the Kernels Foundation for Construction of Ball Diamonds in Jones Park near flood-affected neighborhoods as a way to continue additional instructional programs for at-risk youth in Cedar Rapids. Baseball fields at Riverside Park, Hayes Park and Time Check Park were destroyed or damaged by the flood. b $25,000 to Kids First Law Center for Rebuilding Kids First. b $25,000 to Kingston Hill for Making Kingston Hill Home to provide affordable, independent housing at a reduced rate for floodaffected elderly individuals.
b $12,500 to Legion Arts/ CSPS for Cedar Rapids Rising: Forums for Creative Workers to mitigate the potential loss of the creative community through a series of forums. The forums provided models, assisted with planning efforts and connected local individuals and organizations to national resources. b $968,596 to the Linn Area Long Term Recovery Coalition for financial assistance for flood-affected individuals and families; to assist households with rebuilding costs; and for case management and advocacy. United Way served as fiscal sponsor for the LALTRC. b $25,000 to Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota for Camp Noah, a one-week day camp to help children and youth heal and recover mentally and emotionally from the trauma of the flood disaster. The organization conducted four camps during the summer of 2009 that served nearly 200 children. b $25,000 to the Matthew 25 Ministry Hub for the Matthew 25 Tool Library. The tool library lends tools to community members, specifically tailored to flood rehab and recovery. Households with a FEMA ID received their first year’s membership free, so households didn’t need to rent or purchase tools for short-term use. b $25,000 to Matthew 25 Ministry Hub for the Matthew 25 Tool Library to hire a skilled staff to manage the day-to-day ongoing operations of the tool library and drive the process of long-term program development. b $25,000 to Matthew 25 Ministry Hub for Community Rebuilding Center to build out space to be used for community meetings, youth programming, Tool Library, offices and a warehouse. The warehouse space will allow bulk purchases and storage for Block by Block building materials. Flood 2008 Fund
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b $62,464 to Matthew 25 Ministry Hub for Basic Needs Assistance, Youth Development, and Neighborhood Advocacy to support staffing in three areas – resource referrals for Matthew 25 neighbors, youth programming after school and during the summer, and continued work with block leaders. b $25,000 to the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library for replenishment of lost revenue to re-establish operations, to establish a temporary operating location for exhibits, programs and the museum store, which will reestablish the museum’s revenue stream.
b $5,000 to the Northwest Neighbors Association for the purchase of two heavy-duty snow blowers to assist the neighborhood association in clearing flood-affected neighbors’ walk ways and to contract with a snow removal service to clear areas too large for the residential snow blowers. The grant supported the Northwest Neighborhood Association goal of strengthening the fabric of the neighborhood.
b $7,794 to Neighborhood Transportation Service for Driver’s Office and Storage Replacement for a mobile office for bus drivers to receive schedules, complete time sheets and other paperwork and for adequate storage for vehicle batteries, engine fluids and other equipment. b $9,100 to Neighborhood Transportation Service to re-establish their office, including a server, copier and network system. This allowed NTS to operate more efficiently and helped them get back to pre-flood ridership levels. b $3,420 to New Bohemia for the New Bohemia Arts Festival to waive juried art show and exhibit fees for artists who lost a studio, equipment, exhibit and/or retail space in the flood of 2008. 10
b $50,000 to Olivet Neighborhood Mission for Reconstruction of Pre-Flood Program Facility for ONM After-School Program (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant). b $25,000 to Orchestra Iowa for Rebuilding Symphony Stability through
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b $50,000 to the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library to Relocate and Expand Exhibition Center and Library (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant). b $15,000 to Neighborhood Transportation Service for Automated Phone System to install a new phone system at its current post-flood location to meet the needs of clients who call to reserve transportation services.
families recovering from the Flood of 2008. The Family Team Meeting (FTM) is a researchbased model shown to be effective in assisting families responding to crisis situations. A total of 47 flood-affected households participated in one- to twofamily team meetings and left with a plan and a way to succeed with a support system.
b $20,500 to Olivet Neighborhood Mission for food assistance and nutrition education for families with children.
affected parcels (5,390 residential)
Photo: Karla Twedt-Ball
b $23,005 to the Northwest Neighborhood Association for the Northwest Neighborhood Resource Center start-up. b $18,625 to the Oak Hill Jackson Neighborhood Association for the Oak Hill Jackson Neighborhood Resource Center start-up. b $2,190 to the Old Creamery Theatre Co. to purchase a lighting system for a permanent post-flood facility. b $25,000 to Olivet Neighborhood Mission for Clothing Closet and Food Pantry to establish a discretionary voucher fund and to help with the food pantry inventory and increased staffing needs as a result of increased demand post-flood.
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Audience Retention and Growth to produce additional concerts that include new venues and equipment in an effort to make up for lost ticket revenue as a result of the flood. b $50,000 to Orchestra Iowa for Rebuilding the Symphony Center (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant). b $25,000 to Palo Senior Citizens Housing, Inc. to help rehabilitate eight one-bedroom apartment units in the Palo Senior Housing complex. The Palo Senior Housing complex was flooded in June, forcing the 12 low-income seniors to find other living accommodations. b $23,773 to Partnership for Safe Families for Family Team Meetings for
b $25,000 to Partnership for Safe Families for Family Support Funds for discretionary funds to use for addressing remaining needs of flood-affected families. b $25,000 to Partnership for Safe Families for Family Support Funds to help pay for the family support worker staffing the Taylor Family Resource Center at Taylor Elementary School. The worker assists families affected by the flood. b $75,000 to Prairiewoods for Assisting Families in the Flood Recovery Process to make repairs on their homes and provide furnishings. Funding was released in $25,000 increments (issued as four grants). b $100,000 to Rebuilding Palo, Inc. for Rebuilding Palo to help Palo residents
purchase tools, materials or labor to finish rebuilding and move back into their homes (issued as four grants). b $150,000 to the Salvation Army of Cedar Rapids for Flood Recovery Support and Basic Needs Assistance that includes discretionary financial assistance to floodimpacted residents for rent, utility and other expenses, provided through four grants. b $25,000 to the Science Station for Moving Up, Out and On: Science Station Post-Flood to help re-establish an early childhood science education presence at Lindale Mall. b $25,000 to Serve the City Resource Group, Inc. for their Community Flood Relief Fund to help families get back into their homes or other stable living situations. b $19,700 to the St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation for Linn County Mind Body Medicine Coalition to provide trauma recovery education for professionals serving those affected by natural or manmade disasters. b $25,000 to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church for Rebuilding Flooded Houses to support the materials for youth and adults from Illinois, Michigan and Iowa, who spent a week installing drywall and insulation, painting and doing yard work.
b $16,430 to the Taylor Area Neighborhood Association for Tiger Cub Club to support before and after school programming for flood-affected children. b $4,884 to Tanager Place for Crayon Conversations for elementary school children and their families directly impacted by the flood. The project enabled children the chance to share their flood story through the arts to improve coping skills, increase communication and boost the artist’s self-confidence. The program modeled a similar project created following the September 11 tragedy in New York City. b $22,528 to Temple Judah for Flood Disaster Relief to continue providing furniture, bedding and appliances donated to flood-impacted households through 2010. b $25,000 to Theatre Cedar Rapids for the purchase of a replacement lighting system that was used at their temporary location and then installed in the renovated downtown facility. b $50,000 to Theatre Cedar Rapids for The Next Act (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant). b $12,500 to Trinity Lane Preschool and Matthew 25 Ministry Hub for Summer Childcare. The two nonprofits offered childcare in the summer of 2009 for families in a flooded neighborhood. The funding
organization continue providing meals to the Linn County senior population.
provided scholarships to children from low-income, flood-affected households.
b $25,000 to the Witwer Center for Reducing Transportation Barriers for Witwer Center participants to help clients and residents of Geneva Towers with transportation to and from the Green Square Meals/ Ecumenical Center. Other flood-impacted individuals benefited from bus passes or LIFTS assistance.
b $25,000 to Ushers Ferry Historical Village for Ushers Ferry Historic Village Flood Reconstruction of the College Township School, the Oak Hill Free Methodist Church, Telephone House, and the gazebo. They also replaced the electrical systems and conducted general cleanup of the village grounds. b $25,000 to Waypoint for Elevator Repair. The Madge Phillips Center provides daytime and nighttime services to homeless and near-homeless women and children. The Center was unable to reopen until the elevator was repaired, as per the Americans with Disabilities Act.
b $25,000 to the YMCA for “Getting Quickly to ‘Betterthan-Ever’ at the Helen G. Nassif YMCA!” to support the re-establishment of the YMCA post-flood. b $50,000 to the YMCA of Cedar Rapids for Rebuilding the Future of the YMCA (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant).
b $2,000 to Waypoint for Responding to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Following a Natural Disaster. Waypoint hosted a domestic violence and sexual assault conference in Cedar Rapids in November 2008 in an effort to prepare the community to handle an expected increase in domestic violence and sexual assault resulting from the flood.
b $20,815 to Young Parents Network for Taylor Neighborhood Project for a community collaboration for the character development of flood-impacted youth and their families. The project brings together Young Parents Network, Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids/Tiger Kids Club, Taylor Elementary School and Matthew 25 to identify existing assets in the Taylor neighborhood, pinpoint gaps and build programming around those gaps to create a healthier neighborhood and family culture.
b $50,000 to The Witwer Center for Rebuilding Witwer Center’s Production Kitchen (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant). b $20,000 to the Witwer Center for Witwer Center Nutrition Program Rebuilding to help the
Additionally, Pioneer Hi-Bred contributed $40,000 to support flood recovery in east central Iowa. In consultation with Pioneer, these funds were directed toward: b $20,000 to the Jones County Long Term Recovery Team to support flood recovery efforts in Jones County.
b $15,000 to Rebuilding Palo Fund for flood recovery efforts in Palo.
b $5,000 to Indian Creek Nature Center to help rebuild stream crossings.
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Block by Block, group by group: Uniting for recovery Brick by brick, house by house, recovery struggled
When the Greater Cedar Rapids Community
along, but nearly one year after the flood, progress was
Foundation (GCRCF) offered support, the program
hidden by the sheer magnitude of the disaster. A new
leapt into action. The GCRCF invested $1.2 million
model of recovery tackled the problem block by block
from its Flood 2008 Fund, and donor-advised fund
– literally – bringing momentum and energy. Matthew
holders John and Dyan Smith contributed $1 million
25 Ministry Hub, Four Oaks’ Affordable Housing
from their GCRCF fund. As the program gathered
Network, Inc. (AHNI) and the United Methodist Church
speed, contributions poured in from other local
(UMC) joined forces to create a grassroots recovery
foundations, including large awards from the Iowa
process starting in the worst-hit neighborhoods west
Finance Authority and the Department of Human
of the river.
Services. One block at a time, the results of the
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program became clear.
Clint Twedt-Ball and his brother Courtney Ball, Co-
United Methodist Church’s role
Executive Directors of Matthew 25 Ministry Hub, were
When Block by Block was formed, the United
already doing neighborhood outreach on the west
Methodist Church was struggling to find work for its
side of the Cedar River before the flood. With the flood,
massive volunteer work force.
their efforts expanded. But, a year after the flood, they
“We were frustrated because there was so much
sensed hopelessness taking hold.
to do,” explains Becky Wood, who oversees UMC’s
Through a relationship rooted in the city’s Recovery
volunteers. “With Matthew 25’s neighborhood
and Reinvestment Coordinating Team, Twedt-Ball talked
connections and Four Oaks’ history of effective
with Four Oak’s CEO, Jim Ernst, about ways to push the
program management and fiscal responsibility, the
recovery forward. Meanwhile, Matthew 25 brainstormed
partnership came together because each of us could
with the United Methodist Church about how best to use
contribute.”
volunteers flowing in from across the country.
Over two years, the UMC provided 8,500 volunteers.
Together, the three organizations created Block by
“Seeing the difference we’ve made over the last three
Block to build on homeowners’ efforts. By working
years is really overwhelming,” Wood says. “We have seen
with homeowners to complete one block at a time, the
people break down in tears as we begin our work. They
partners believed they could move recovery forward in
had almost given up, but our volunteers provide a ray of
a visible way.
hope. That’s what gets me up every day.”
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They no longer feel isolated and alone in their struggle
and Four Oaks’ role
against a bureaucratic and rule-bound program.”
In 2011, Joe Lock, AHNI’s executive director, joined
Initially, it took a lot of convincing to get
Twedt-Ball in lobbying the city to let them take on
neighborhoods to accept the plan. They were
rebuilding homes that builders rejected. “We have
frustrated that nothing was moving forward. Soon,
taken on 42 complete home rehabilitation projects
blocks requested participation in the program.
since we started so we could reweave the fabric of
“In the beginning, we simply asked one block if
these historic neighborhoods,” he says. “Re-developing
they’d trust us and they said yes,” Twedt-Ball says.
a sense of community was really important.”
“I think we’ve exceeded expectations. We still have
More than $4.6 million has been spent on 25 blocks
volunteers arriving from across the country. Local
that contain more than 350 homes and dwellings,
groups continue to volunteer at an amazing rate.
Lock says. Today, he adds, “we are evolving from
Some local employers still encourage their employees
disaster recovery to neighborhood revitalization.”
to take time off to help. Talk about a willingness to run
Four Oaks, the umbrella agency of AHNI, is the fiscal
the marathon of recovery. This community is made up
agent for the multi-million dollar project and provides
of incredible people.”
business services including finance, fundraising and
Twedt-Ball still remembers the woman who received
public relations.
FEMA and Jumpstart funds to rebuild. She hired contractors to fix her house. The foundation they built disintegrated. Block by Block tore down the house, built a new foundation and moved another house onto the site, all at no cost to the owner. “Without flexible, private funding, she would have gone into foreclosure on a home that had become a hazard simply because she trusted the wrong contractors.” Then there were the three elderly women who moved into FEMA trailers and faced losing their homes of 30 years. Their neighbors told them to work with Block by Block. “They were stunned and grateful,” Twedt-Ball recalls. “When you are a widow in your
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seventies or eighties, rebuilding a whole house is overwhelming. They never thought they’d get their homes back. Because of their neighbors’ love and support, they are all back on the block.”
Photo: Four Oaks/AHNI
The GCRCF has been an essential partner.
Block by Block
“The Foundation recognized the need to be creative
The initial goal was to engage neighborhoods and
and try a new approach to push the community’s
restore homes in eight blocks between July and
recovery forward,” Twedt-Ball explains. “They were
December 2009. The group added another 16 blocks
willing to take a thoughtful risk and were trusted
in 2010; by December 2011, 25 blocks will have been
by John and Dyan Smith, who were willing to step
rehabilitated.
in as partners on the program. Once Block by Block
“The most inspiring part has been watching
proved itself, government funding was able to
neighbors take control of their own recovery. As
help scale the program up. To me, the Community
neighbors begin to feel empowered, the program really
Foundation exemplified what can happen with skilled
takes off,” Twedt-Ball explains. “They can talk in their
leadership and generous philanthropy in the midst of a
block meetings about what is working and what isn’t.
challenging crisis.”
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Flood Them with Love: Grassroots camaraderie at its best Karla Goettel never envisioned what her compassion
between Horizons and Flood Them with Love. By the
would create when she started helping flood victims,
summer of 2009, more families were finding them.
one by one.
“It really exploded then. We helped another 200
It all began on Christmas Day of 2008, when her
families in a matter of months,” Goettel recalls.
goal was to help one person she knew who lost
“We held a Christmas Party in 2009 too, for flooded
everything in the flood. Three families joined her
families.”
in contributing funds, household goods and other
Ultimately, Goettel says, they raised almost $500,000
needed items.
with Horizons, providing furniture and household
“It felt great and we thought we were done,”
items to more than 350 families from Flood Them with
Goettel recalls. “But I couldn’t stop thinking about
Love’s 6,400 square-foot warehouse.
it and dreaming of what could be done.”
The group met with flooded families in their homes,
Her enthusiasm was contagious, as friends, family
assessed their needs and helped them shop for free
and neighbors helped find others in need of immediate
in their warehouse. Networking with other helping
help. The ongoing effort led Goettel to form Flood
agencies helped locate medical, food, clothing and
Them with Love, an all-volunteer, local grassroots
legal support. They helped homeless families, getting
group with a mission. Soon, the group was helping
them off the streets and into motels when shelters
28 more families.
were full. Through Horizons, the group was also able
“It grew way beyond what we ever thought it would be,” Goettel says, “but it was so effective.” Goettel’s approach was one-by-one. She visited flood victims in their
flood them with love
500,000
$
raised to provide household items to more than 350 families
counseling to flood victims. “The credit counseling was absolutely key to what we were doing,” Goettel says. “I can’t say enough about Horizons and their
homes to find out their needs. She had volunteered at
initiative because they allowed us to double what we
the recovery center established to help victims, “but I
could have done otherwise.”
wanted to avoid all the bureaucracy because that was
The GCRCF was also a major supporter, providing
so overwhelming for flood victims.”
four grants totaling $200,000 from its Flood 2008 Fund.
Goettel began speaking and circulating flyers about
“It’s the renewable grants from the Foundation to
the enormous need for immediate help for flood-
Horizons that have made the greatest impact,” Goettel
affected families. Soon, donations rolled in. A friend
says. “It was the best partnership ever. Those funds
found a warehouse for storing donated household
allowed us to help people in other ways. It took a lot
items – at no charge.
of stress off a lot of flood victims.”
At a luncheon for nonprofits hosted by the Greater
Goettel officially closed Flood Them with Love on
Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF), Goettel
Jan. 1, 2011, “but Horizons has carried it on.”
talked about her efforts. Scott Jamieson, executive
In her last contribution to help flood victims,
director of Horizons, was impressed.
Goettel distributed $10,000 in her group’s remaining
“He said, ‘We need to find out how to be Karla
funds to support services in the trenches: Horizons,
Goettel because she’s so effective with her outreach,’”
the Community Health Free Clinic and Habitat
Goettel recalls. That led to a wonderful partnership
for Humanity.
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ILA: Disaster Recovery Project still at work Iowa Legal Aid (ILA) is best known for providing free
Gavin hosted
legal assistance to low-income and other vulnerable
workshops and meetings
residents. But in the wake of the 2008 flood, ILA’s
to educate flood victims
Cedar Rapids staff members found themselves in
of their rights and
critical demand by new clientele: flood victims.
responsibilities. She
In addition to the recession and nationwide
helped train volunteer
foreclosure crisis, the flood left many low-income,
attorneys, met with other
vulnerable homeowners struggling to cope with the
agencies and represented
physical, emotional and financial realities of flood
many individual
damage. Sorting through buy-out options, unscrupulous
flood victims.
contractors, flood-related issues with landlords and
Some of the most
how to qualify for flood recovery assistance were just a
satisfying work, Gavin
few of the obstacles flood victims faced.
says, was helping homeowners who had their flood
Each flood victim faced a unique mix of needs and
homes repaired and moved back in, only to fall
many ultimately needed someone to advise them
behind on house payments and face foreclosure.
on the best way to move forward. That’s where ILA
A homeowner couple from the Time Check
staff attorney Lisa Gavin came in. She became ILA’s
neighborhood experienced this situation.
Disaster Relief Coordinator, partnering with other local
The flood left several feet of water in their home’s
agencies to ensure that flood victims got the services
main floor. They had to rebuild that floor and the
they needed to recover.
basement, plus replace nearly all their furnishings
“We started getting lots of calls from clients we already
and personal property. They fell behind on their
had who were now also facing flooding,” Gavin recalls.
mortgage and were served with a foreclosure lawsuit.
“In the beginning, we were focused mostly on housing
ILA defended them, slowing the foreclosure process
issues and advising people on what was out there to
enough so Horizons had time to work out a loan
help them.”
modification with the mortgage lender. With that
Gavin brought a unique perspective to the work.
negotiated, the foreclosure lawsuit was dismissed. The
Both the ILA office and her own home flooded, giving
clients now have a lower, more affordable monthly
her particular passion for the effort, credibility with
payment and are back in their newly-repaired home.
other flood victims and valuable insight into the
One thing nearly every homeowner needed most,
challenges flood victims faced.
Gavin found, was to find someone to listen to them.
The need for Gavin’s full-time attention to flood
“I notice with buy-out cases, at the last step of the
recovery quickly became clear. A $25,000 initial grant
process, people need to tell the story of their house.
from the GCRCF’s flood fund established her full-time
It’s saying goodbye to their home,” she explains. “So
position; continued funding was critical to provide
many people affected were elderly and grew up in
ongoing help. The GCRCF’s flood fund would ultimately
those houses. They needed support.”
provide $108,994 in support through 2011 so ILA could
From January through September 2009, ILA handled
counsel and represent low-income flood victims to keep
200 cases for flood victims. Another 140 new clients
them from becoming homeless, help them find financial
were helped between January and September 2010.
guidance, advise them on buy-outs, educate them on
That doesn’t include numerous meetings and trainings
resources available and provide tax help.
ILA hosted for flood victims and ongoing cases this
“The Community Foundation was instrumental
year. The GCRCF helped ILA locate state funding so that
in helping us respond,” Gavin says. “That continued
the work could continue in 2011. The remaining cases
funding was really important because the flood
focus on foreclosures, resolving funding disputes and
recovery went on for years. It allowed us to continue
helping homeowners with the buy-out process.
Photo: Mark Tade
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The Arc: Recover, Rebuild, Return Recover, rebuild, return.
During the initial recovery, Arc’s administrative staff
That phrase summed up the ultimate goal of the
was spread among three community locations for four
Arc of East Central Iowa in the wake of the June 2008
months. By October 2008, staff returned to the second
flood. The Arc’s facilities were inundated with flood
floor of their building; renovation of the first level
water and muck, a sight that shocked staff when they
continued. In late April 2009, Arc began accepting
were allowed to return to their building.
some day care clients on the first floor.
“When we were first allowed back downtown,”
“We had absolute confidence because of GCRCF
says Delaine Petersen, Arc’s Executive Director, “I
support,” Petersen explains. “The karma coming off of
remember the imprint of a refrigerator on the ceiling
them was so positive.”
and muck covering everything. That’s when reality
The Arc’s staff and board of directors realized
really hit and we wondered if there could ever be an
that rebuilding provided a chance to redefine how
Arc building downtown again. We thought we were
they used their space to transform Arc into a better
just cleaning up to close the doors.”
organization. As Petersen noted in a report to the
That sad view soon gave way to glimmers of hope,
GCRCF, “Sometimes disasters give you the opportunity
as contributions from all over the country started
to make lemonade out of lemons.”
pouring in to help Arc continue providing care for
Still, the recovery took more than a year to really
more than 800 clients and their families of people
take hold, Petersen says.
with intellectual and other related disabilities. And the
“It wasn’t until early fall of 2009 that we felt like we
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF)
had our feet underneath us,” she says.
urged Arc to apply for funds to help recovery.
Today, the renovated Arc provides more services
“The Community Foundation was a real leader in
more efficiently than before the flood.
saying, ‘we’re going to overcome,’” Petersen says.
“Sometimes I’m sort of grateful to the flood for what
“That was a huge commitment from the GCRCF. We
we’ve found since then,” Petersen points out. “I think
had a solid mission and a good bottom line; that gave
people really valued what our services were about. We
us a good shot at getting those ‘healing dollars.’”
really found out who our friends were.”
The GCRCF provided a $50,000 nonprofit rebuilding capital grant from its Flood 2008 Fund, giving the Arc a substantial lift for its rebuilding effort.
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National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library: Building for the Future The Cedar Rapids building that drew perhaps the most
really supported us emotionally. Through their funds,
attention during the 2008 flood was the National Czech
they showed they believed in us.”
and Slovak Museum and Library (NCSML), its red roof
The NCSML received a nonprofit rebuilding capital
vivid above the floodwaters that surrounded it.
grant from the Flood 2008 Fund in October 2009 to
The Cedar River that raged through the NCSML left
help renovate a building in Czech Village. The NCSML
heavy damage, breaking through doors and walls,
offices are now temporarily housed in the renovated
crushing exhibits, up-ending 500-pound display cases
Kosek Building of Czech Village, formerly the Kosek
and flipping a grand piano. Nearly all of the archival
Dime & Dollar Store. In July 2010, NCSML officially
materials and most of the library’s book collection
opened its new offices, gift shop and a new exhibit,
were removed before the 2008 flood, but everything
Rising Above: The Story of a People and the Flood.
else was totally submerged.
Today, the community has rallied around
“The power of that water coming through there was
the remarkable effort to move the museum’s
really indescribable,” recalls Jason Wright, NCSML’s
17,000-square-foot building to a higher site further
vice president for development. Museum staff and
away from the river, but still part of Czech Village.
volunteers spent five straight days working to salvage
That retained the museum’s historic value – and saved
what they could and cleaning mud-soaked books in
a fortune, Wright notes. The relocation cost $718,000;
preparation for restoration.
building replacement was estimated at $3.5 million.
Amazingly, 80 percent of the museum’s collection
The library’s ongoing fundraising has been rewarded
was saved, Wright says. Support began pouring in.
locally, regionally and nationally, Wright says.
Frank N. Magid & Associates in Marion provided
More than $26 million has been pledged or given;
NCSML staff with temporary office space. The
$25 million of that was raised in 19 months, from
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art took in NCSML’s
state and federal grants, local nonprofit foundation
exhibits free of charge.
grants and individual gifts.
NCSML staff stepped back to reconsider the
The title of the NCSML campaign says it all:
museum’s future. Initially, the only certainty, notes
“Rebuilding the Future.”
Wright, was the loss of revenue from admissions, space rentals and gift store sales. “Without those sources of revenue, all we had was our donors and our endowment,” he explains. Then, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) Flood 2008 Fund gave the museum a $25,000 grant in October 2008 to help open an interim exhibit and gift store Lindale Mall. “That money was critical because of our cash flow, and being visible at Lindale,” says Wright. “Our entire museum culture was exposed to different people who had never been to the NCSML. The Community Foundation’s flood fund helped us manage all that. It
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Foundation 2 Crisis Center: Helping on a Grassroots Level such as the elderly and low-income residents living in the worst flooded areas. Through its Flood 2008 Fund, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) was able to provide $24,172 to Foundation 2: $19,191 to increase its staffing to better address flood-related crises and $5,000 for marketing the Crisis Center services. “Because of that GCRCF funding, we were able to have people working extra hours so we could be more responsive,” Plotz says. “It allowed us to be healthier, focused and clear-minded so we could function better as counselors.” Frustrated by delays in flood relief, many residents felt overwhelmed and angry. “We were reaching out to people who were coming apart and couldn’t see how they were going to get past Photo: Foundation 2
this,” Plotz explains. In order to provide accurate, helpful information,
Sometimes the name of a place says it all: Foundation
Foundation 2 staff tapped into the wide range of
2 Crisis Center. Amid the chaos and anxiety the 2008
community services and programs, working together
flood triggered, struggling flood victims could turn to
to help clients.
Foundation 2 to get back on solid ground. The June 2008 flood met every definition possible for “crisis” and that’s exactly what Foundation 2, founded in 1970, addresses. It helps adults and young people, offering youth and family counseling, support groups, a 24-hour crisis line, a 17-bed youth shelter for those
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flood-affected residents served
In the year following the flood, Foundation 2 served 759 floodaffected residents. “Our mission is
between ages 11 and 17, as well as an after-hours
to be a resource for people in crisis,” says Elisabeth
food pantry and two licensed social workers providing
Kissling, Foundation 2 director of development and
counseling.
marketing. That includes prevention and help before
After the flood, the Foundation 2 Mobile Crisis
problems become full-blown crises. The marketing
Outreach service, an extension of the Crisis Center,
funds helped get the word out on Foundation 2’s
was experiencing an 18 percent increase in calls,
crisis services.
most flood-related. The need for counseling and
The immediate crisis has passed, Plotz and Kissling
shelter was immediate.
say, but they still hear from people who lost everything
“The ripple effect of the emotional shock waves
in the flood and are still struggling.
people were experiencing was coming through
Today, Kissling says, “The calls are down some
in those calls,” says Cheryl Plotz, Crisis Center
but the flood is usually still part of the picture with
Coordinator. Most calls were from vulnerable people
clients’ struggles.”
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Abbe Center: GCRCF flood fund enabled immediate response The 2008 flood was an emotionally draining time for
Kaestner recalls. “It allowed us to tell people to come
the community. Sometimes the strain of the situation
in and we’d serve them right away. Some just needed
was overwhelming for individuals, and it was helpful
to unload their frustration. Others needed to share their
to work through the crisis with a skilled mental health
loss,” Kaestner commented. “People were very, very
professional.
thankful for it. It eliminated one more roadblock for them
The Flood 2008 Fund helped make mental health
to reach help.”
counseling and treatment available without the
The GCRCF grant enabled the Abbe Center to
complications and frustration of delays due to
help 72 residents, providing for 137 therapy visits,
bureaucratic red tape. In crisis prevention and treatment,
25 psychiatric evaluations and 51 psychiatry
delays magnify and
follow-up visits
worsen problems and
from April through
anxieties.
November 2009.
The Abbe Center
for Community
provided the major
Mental Health
dollars for mental
counted on federal
health services for
grant assistance for
flood victims. As
its crisis counseling
federal disaster
outreach to locate
assistance tapered,
flood-affected
the Abbe Center for
residents who
Community Mental
needed help.
Health received
“We were out
another Flood 2008
canvassing the community,” explains Cindy Kaestner, Abbe’s Executive Director. “We had a great deal of outreach going on.”
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people displaced or 100% of the people residing downtown were displaced
Federal grants
Fund grant to extend Abbe’s outreach and cover other aspects of Abbe’s services, such as the cost of providing public transportation
However, new clients often must wait for days or
and gift cards for gas. Making counseling accessible
weeks for their first appointment, while insurance, state
was important to encourage people to get the help
or federal assistance is approved. The $25,000 grant
they needed.
from the GCRCF Flood 2008 Fund made it possible to
Looking back at the flood and the response it
immediately treat flood victims while the on-going
triggered, Kaestner says, “I am still very impressed with
payment source was secured, which Kaestner says made
how well this community came together and responded.
an enormous difference.
People did a nice job of working together and helping
The GCRCF funds covered costs for those who couldn’t
people in the community.”
pay, so they could get immediate counseling or therapy,
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The flood of June 2008 was overwhelming in the
2011 have enabled ASAC to provide substance abuse
scope of its damage and destruction in Cedar Rapids,
treatment and client assistance for flood-affected
and beyond. And no one saw its devastating human
residents struggling with alcohol and drugs.
impact more than crisis outreach nonprofits trying to
The difference GCRCF’s assistance made was
help needy residents who also became flood victims.
profound.
At the time of the flood, Cedar Rapids’ Area
“It was wonderful,” Merrick says. “Grant funding
Substance Abuse Council (ASAC) was struggling to
helped us to remove barriers for clients to receive
adequately serve its clients with a tightened budget.
needed treatment services. One GCRCF grant gave us
“We were down by five counselors already because
the opportunity to provide treatment free of charge,
of funding cuts,” explains Laurel Merrick, Resource
another allowed us to hire additional staff to reduce
Development Director for ASAC. The repercussions of
wait times to obtain an assessment and/or treatment,
the flood hit hard those already struggling with alcohol
and a third grant provided dollars for us to provide
and drug addictions. “We had fewer counselors
flood-affected clients with gas cards, clothing and
available, with more clients in crisis.”
other items to help them get to treatment or remove
With two of its facilities flooded, ASAC had
obstacles to their recovery.”
to relocate its downtown staff and the Heart of
The ongoing support – both from the Community
Iowa Mother and Child Center to keep operating.
Foundation to ASAC and from ASAC to its clients –
Simultaneously, ASAC had to somehow provide a
came at a critical time, and recognized the long-term
safety net of support for flood-affected clients.
consequences of such a catastrophic event. Outreach
“As is true in disasters, some flood-affected
continues, Merrick notes.
individuals who were in recovery relapsed and others
“Today, we are still seeing 40+ flood-affected
turned to alcohol and drugs to cope,” Merrick explains.
clients each month,” she says. “It’s been a very good
The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
partnership with GCRCF, very beneficial. We are very
(GCRCF) helped ASAC recover and respond to the
appreciative of all the help the Community Foundation
initial crisis through $50,000 in grants from its Flood
has given us.”
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African American Museum: Back and Better
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Tom Moore, executive director of the African-
other sites to temporarily host their exhibits and other
American Museum of Iowa (AAMI), can look back
scheduled events.
on the desolation in the wake of Cedar Rapids’
“We were able to conserve some of our artifacts
2008 flood and see blessings.
because our curators could stabilize them. They saved
One is that the rising Cedar River left 5 feet,
and relocated the ones that were dry,” Moore notes.
4 inches of floodwater in the AAMI building – but it
Moore is also gratified at the community response
did not flow through it, a catastrophe other sites
– both corporate and individual – of support through
nearby experienced. None of the Museum’s doors or
financial contributions for recovery. The AAMI also
windows were broken.
received a $50,000 rebuilding capital grant from the
After sustaining $1.3 million in damage – including
GCRCF’s Flood 2008 Fund.
the loss of its two prime exhibits – the Museum staff
“All of that allowed us to focus on raising that $1.3
had operations up and running in three months. By
million for full recovery,” he says. “We were working at
December 2008, the entire Museum building reopened
flood recovery as well as exhibitions.”
to welcome visitors once again. It would be another
The flood experience ultimately prompted a new
year before the Museum’s new permanent exhibit
perspective among AAMI staff.
would be complete.
“It gave us an opportunity to really see what we’re
Still, the AAMI was one of the first nonprofits
talking about when we say ‘museum,’” he explains.
to re-open. Key to that was a $25,000 grant from
“It’s more than just a building. The real work of the
the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
museum is telling the story of the African American
(GCRCF) Flood 2008 Fund grant specifically to sustain
experience – education. The light came on as to who
operations as AAMI recovered.
we really are.”
“It came at a very strategic time for us,” Moore
Today’s AAMI focus is more about education than
says. “We needed money for our payroll and programs.
artifact preservation. Exhibits have been redesigned
It was a sustainability grant. And because of it,
to incorporate improvements and new ideas, such
we were able to continue with our programs and
as creating gathering spaces for children visiting
exhibits, off-site.”
the museum.
Staff relocated temporarily to a conference room
provided by the Iowa Masonic Library. One staff
space,” Moore says with a smile. “We’re back and
member remained on site to oversee clean-up and
better. It’s an immersive environment now.”
artifact recovery and restoration. Other staff found
“This gave us a chance to repurpose our use of
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Theatre Cedar Rapids: Better and Stronger Theatre Cedar Rapids’ comeback from the June 2008
downtown, attendance has exceeded 40,000, Prince
flood may have been its greatest performance ever.
says. Seventeen shows have been presented this year.
Restoring its historic gem of a theater, the Iowa
Next season, 12 are planned.
Theater building, was a daunting undertaking for even
“We’re also diversifying,” Prince points out. “We’re
the most dedicated of theater groups. But TCR took
also designing and building sets for other nonprofits,
on the effort and exceeded even its own expectations,
like the Brucemore classics. We’ve become a resource
maintaining its commitments.
for other nonprofits as well as a venue.”
A $50,000 capital rebuilding grant from the Greater
TCR’s success story inspired and gave hope to the
Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) Flood
Cedar Rapids community, especially the downtown,
2008 Fund came at a critical time, says Casey Prince,
showing by example that down-and-out was a
TCR’s Managing Director.
temporary condition.
“The Foundation helps us year in and year out in
“We knew that if we failed, it could be a
so many ways,” Prince notes. “But the Flood Fund
psychological blow to the whole community,” says
grant was really like having a life preserver thrown
Prince. “We centered ourselves on our programs. The
to us. Without that money, I think our story would be
very nature of what we do is cathartic and allows for
different today.”
escape and respite. So, it’s very rewarding.”
TCR salvaged what it could from the theater
TCR reopened in February 2010 in its resurrected
building. The lighting system, a total loss, was
theater with The Producers, the biggest production
replaced through a $25,000 grant from the Flood
TCR ever did, Prince says. Today, TCR now has a
Fund. And, a two-year, $50,000 grant from GCRCF’s
sizable endowment fund managed through the GCRCF
Momentum Fund kept TCR’s education programs on
and no debt.
track.
“Despite the flood and a recession, we rose up out
“We were really tenacious and stubborn after the
of the ashes with a dynamic new facility and increased
flood,” Prince explains. “We forced ourselves to be
programs,” he adds. “Everything we set out to do
incredibly creative. We willed ourselves to do much
is done.”
more.”
Community support and attendance have continued
TCR reopened in the fall of 2008 in space by the
to climb. The best feedback has been unspoken,
Lindale Mall, where they remained until January
Prince says.
2010. The goal was to successfully open all 2009-
“Our lounge and lobby are filling up an hour or
2010 productions on schedule and maintain its
more before and after our shows,” he notes. “There’s
commitments in educational workshops.
a cultural change in how people attend our theatre,
Despite the flood, TCR did eight shows – up from
which is pretty fantastic. We now have people
their usual six-show season. Attendance increased
enjoying the whole experience.”
from 20,000 to 30,000. The education program
expanded. And in the first full year after TCR’s return
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Meet & Eat: Fueling the Flood Recovery Volunteers What started as an outreach effort of two Cedar Rapids
which Meet & Eat tied . That contribution provided
women mushroomed into a popular, effective and
much-needed space and a well-equipped kitchen.
even delicious meals program to feed flood recovery
Volunteers began helping prepare the meals. Force
volunteers over more than two years.
sought grants to help fund the program. Then, they
Feeding those in need was nothing new to Joan
were finally approved for access to HACAP Reservoir
Force or Deb Sedlacek. Sedlacek helped with
for food at a tremendous savings.
Neighborhood Meals and Enrichment Program. After
“That was a big help,” Force says.
the June 2008 flood, among the many volunteers
A big step forward came with a $25,000 Flood 2008
helping with clean-up and recovery were the
Fund grant from the Greater Cedar Rapids Community
AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer workers. They were
Foundation (GCRCF).
being provided with a noon meal each day, but when
Force and Sedlacek asked where the workers were
recalls. “I could see the toll it was taking on us. It
getting their evening meals, they found that none was
had become a full-time job. But when we got that
being provided.
Foundation check in December, it was a huge relief.”
“We both said, ‘that’s not right,’” recalls Force.
First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids also asked
That led directly to “Meet & Eat,” a program to feed
them to continue and donated $10,000. More groups’
volunteers noon meals when Neighborhood Meals
donations of food and funds came in. Ultimately, the
ended that summer. Sedlacek funded most of the
group received two more $25,000 Flood Fund grants
program costs while Force and volunteers did fund-
from GCRCF.
raising and grant-writing. Force was named Director,
Every day, Monday through Friday, “Meet & Eat”
holding the only paid position, doing all the cooking.
provided meals for hundreds. When the numbers of
Force and Sedlacek planned menus and directed
workers began thinning late last fall, they closed the
volunteers. They started serving meals on Aug. 17,
program on Dec. 22, 2010.
2008, initially serving about 70.
“It went beyond anything we ever envisioned,” Force
“We thought we’d be done by June of 2009,” she adds.
says. “People really appreciated our meals. Some of
But the AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers asked them
those groups told us they were the best meals they’d
to continue. Force made the meals from scratch,
ever had.”
including food choices appropriate for vegetarians
By the time “Meet & Eat” shut down, it had drawn
and those who were gluten-intolerant. They watched
more than 14,000 volunteer hours.
for sales and welcomed donations of both food and
“We tried to be very good stewards with that
funds. From August through November 2008, however,
money,” Force says of the GCRCF grants. “We were
Sedlacek was primarily funding it herself.
really blessed having the Foundation supporting us.”
“I was going to end things in December,” Force
Home Depot donated to Echo Hill Presbyterian Church, a meal site for Boys and Girls Club members,
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An impressive, somber name it may not be, but the
the call for help. The Metropolitan Electrical Licensing
retirees known in flood recovery circles as Old Fart
Bureau agreed, with City Council approval, to renew
Electric can hold their own when it comes to rewiring
their licenses specifically for flood recovery.
and rebuilding homes.
The initial goal, notes Hanes, was to rebuild 50
homes. The total?
All the better for flood-damaged Cedar Rapids area
homes badly in need of renovation, and their owners in
“We’ve wired more than 280 homes. It amounted
need of a hand up.
to $1.7 million in homeowners’ value – at no cost,”
Bill Hanes, business manager of the International
says Engle. The work and building materials were free,
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 405, credits
thanks to funding from the workers and a discount
Wayne Engle, founder of Esco Electric, as the “driving
from Van Meter Industrial, Engle notes.
force” who pulled together members of the IBEW,
Five retired Rockwell Collins engineers and local
retired electrical workers and other tradesmen to
plumbers also joined the effort.
contribute their skills to flood recovery.
“It took a lot of cooperation among a lot of people,”
“Wayne is very civic-minded,” Hanes says. “He came
Hanes notes. “These guys are a great group.”
to us and suggested we work together to help finish
Says Engle, “It really was fun. But we also really
some of the rebuilding.”
appreciate so much what the Community Foundation
Before long, the IBEW and electrical contractors
did, and still does.”
backed Engle, who helped secure building materials.
The core Old Fart group still meets – for breakfast
Together, Hanes says, the two groups contributed
every Monday morning, Christmas gatherings and
$100,000 for materials. A Flood 2008 Fund grant of
dinner once a month.
$10,347 from the Greater Cedar Rapids Community
They’re not resting on their laurels, Engle says.
Foundation (GCRCF) also sustained the work.
This summer, they’ve voluntarily helped rewiring at
“We started working about three years ago,” Engle says.
the new site of His Hands Ministries’ new free clinic.
He first got involved helping with rewiring in a flood-
And they’re taking on smaller jobs through Aging
damaged home of someone he knew. Then another
Services to help out.
house nearby needed work done and it multiplied from
“It had just seemed like we were going to take a
there. Engle talked with Hanes; they sent out a letter to
break for some golfing this summer,” Engle jokes, “but
retired electrical contractors they knew; 14 answered
we’re still going.”
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Other Flood-Related Funds and Grant Programs Job and Small Business Recovery Fund In partnership with the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, the Community Foundation developed and managed the Job and Small Business Recovery Fund. More than $6 million was granted to 335 Cedar Rapids businesses that contribute to the economic and social vitality of our community. Nonprofit Recovery Fund Soon after the flood waters receded, the Community Foundation opened the Nonprofit Recovery Fund to
▪▪ New Life Church of God in Christ
▪▪ Southeast Church of Christ
▪▪ New Life Pentecostal Church
▪▪ St. James United Methodist Church
▪▪ Olivet Presbyterian Church
▪▪ St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
▪▪ Palo United Methodist Church
▪▪ St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
▪▪ Redemption Missionary Baptist Church
▪▪ Trinity United Methodist Church
▪▪ Salem United Methodist Church
▪▪ Word of Faith Church of God in Christ
provide immediate assistance grants of up to $5,000 to Linn County nonprofits and places of worship directly impacted by the flood. Approximately $313,000 was granted to 70 nonprofits and/or places of worship from the Nonprofit Recovery Fund. Of the total amount granted, $231,000 came from the Community Foundation’s operating reserves. The final deadline for applications from this fund was February 27, 2009. ARTS/CULTURE ▪▪ African-American Museum of Iowa ▪▪ Cedar Rapids Library Foundation ▪▪ Cedar Rapids Museum of Art ▪▪ Orchestra Iowa/The Follies ▪▪ Freedom Festival Office
EDUCATION ▪▪ Cedar Valley Montessori ▪▪ HACAP Headstart School ▪▪ Read, (W)Rite, Ready ▪▪ Junior Achievement of ▪▪ Trinity Lane Preschool Eastern Iowa Inc. HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES ▪▪ Abbe, Inc. ▪▪ Horizons Family Services ▪▪ Aid to Women ▪▪ ARC of East Central Iowa ▪▪ Area Substance Abuse Council
▪▪ Iowa Legal Aid ▪▪ Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation ▪▪ Matthew 25 Ministry
▪▪ Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids
▪▪ Neighborhood Transportation Services
▪▪ Cedar House Shelter
▪▪ Olivet Neighborhood Mission
▪▪ Cedar Rapids Jaycees ▪▪ Cedar Rapids Metro YMCA
▪▪ Salvation Army
▪▪ Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois ▪▪ Indian Creek Nature Center
▪▪ Crossroads Mission
▪▪ Waypoint
▪▪ Iowa Art Works
▪▪ Four Oaks
▪▪ Witwer Senior Center
▪▪ Legion Arts/CSPS
▪▪ H.D. Youth Center
▪▪ National Czech & Slovak Museum and Library ▪▪ New Bohemia Group ▪▪ Seminole Valley Farm Museum ▪▪ Science Station
▪▪ St. Vincent de Paul
Nonprofit Capital Grant Program (part of the Flood 2008 Fund) As impacts of the flood to nonprofits and community
▪▪ SOKOL Cedar Rapids
needs emerged, the GCRCF awarded Nonprofit
▪▪ Theatre Cedar Rapids
Rebuilding Capital Grants through the Flood 2008
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/ ENVIRONMENT/HOUSING ▪▪ Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
Fund to assist Linn County nonprofits that were involved in substantial capital projects as a result of the flood of 2008.
▪▪ Cedar Valley Humane Society
The intent of the grants was to enable nonprofits
▪▪ Diversity Focus
that had a need for new construction or substantial
▪▪ Plains Justice
rehab to fulfill their mission as it was before the flood.
CHURCHES ▪▪ Bethel AME Church
The Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant opportunity ▪▪ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
was the first major capital-oriented funding the
▪▪ Cedar Christian Church ▪▪ Cedar Rapids Christian Center
▪▪ First Presbyterian Church
then, grant making largely focused on programmatic
▪▪ Eden United Church of Christ
▪▪ Holy Ghost Missionary Baptist Church
The Community Foundation reserved $626,240 from
▪▪ Ellis Community Church ▪▪ Lifeline Ministries ▪▪ Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Community Foundation provided to nonprofits. Until and operational aspects of local nonprofits. the Flood 2008 Fund and awarded the following grants:
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▪▪ $50,000 to Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation, CRPL Foundation’s Nonprofit Rebuilding Grant
Embrace Iowa
▪▪ $50,000 to Indian Creek Nature Center, Rebuilding and Planning for a Sustainable Nature Center
2008 Iowa Disaster Fund to receive contributions from
▪▪ $50,000 to National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, Relocating and Expanding the Exhibition Center & Library
Iowa business leaders established the Embrace Iowa – individuals, businesses and organizations to benefit Iowans who have experienced significant hardship as a result of the storms and floods of 2008. The Fund’s purpose was to promote private sector
▪▪ $50,000 to Witwer Senior Center, Re-building Witwer Center’s Production Kitchen
contributions from many of Iowa’s business leaders,
▪▪ $50,000 to African-American Museum of Iowa, Returning the African American Museum of Iowa to its pre-flood status
outside of Iowa.
▪▪ $50,000 to ARC of East Central Iowa, Program Structure Improvement & Expansion ▪▪ $50,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids, Administrative Offices ▪▪ $50,000 to Horizons: A Family Service Alliance, Rising Above, Expanding the Horizon ▪▪ $50,000 to Human Services Campus of East Central Iowa, Human Service Campus Construction on behalf of Aging Services and Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois ▪▪ $50,000 to Orchestra Iowa, Rebuilding the Symphony Center ▪▪ $50,000 to Theatre Cedar Rapids, The Next Act
corporations and individuals, as well as to seek funds The disaster leadership collaborative included Barry Griswell, Collaborative Co-Chair and chairman of Principal Financial Group; Fred Hubbell, Collaborative Co-Chair and retired board member of ING Group; Pat Baird, president and CEO of Aegon USA; Clayton Jones, chairman, president, and CEO of Rockwell churches, worship centers & ministries
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million
in total flood realted damages to Churches, Worship Centers & Ministries Collins; Sally Mason, president of the University of
▪▪ $50,000 to YMCA of Cedar Rapids, Rebuilding for the Future of the YMCA
Iowa; Amy Nimmer, president of the John Deere
▪▪ $26,240 to Crossroads Mission, Crossroads Mission Rehabilitation From the Flood of 2008
Chamber of Commerce Executives and executive
Foundation; Linda Washburn, president of the Iowa director of the Glenwood Area Chamber of Commerce
Corporate Donor-Advised Flood Funds
and Glenwood/Mills County Economic Development
Several local businesses and service organizations
Foundation and Craig Lang, president of the Iowa
in Eastern Iowa established funds to assist with
Farm Bureau Federation and dairy farmer.
community needs following the flood. The following
Embrace Iowa’s private fundraising efforts secured
funds have distributed more than $730,000 in grants
more than $8 million directly from individuals and
for recovery and rebuilding efforts:
corporations residing in and outside Iowa, and from
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In August 2008, then Iowa Governor Chet Culver and
numerous special events. The fund is housed at the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation.
▪▪ CRSA 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor Advised Fund
Funding decisions began with locally-formed
▪▪ ITC 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor Advised Fund
community needs and funding requests. The Flood
▪▪ Rockwell Collins 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor Advised Fund
this capacity for our area.
▪▪ Rotary 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor Advised Fund
Iowa (such as the GCRCF) received funding for victim
▪▪ Van Meter Industrial Corporate Donor Advised Fund
business recovery.
▪▪ Weitz Company 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor Advised Fund
The GCRCF received almost $3.2 million from
▪▪ World Class Industries, Inc. 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor Advised Fund
Flood 2008 Fund and an additional $950,000 directed
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advisory committees throughout Iowa aware of 2008 Fund grant committee at the GCRCF served in Local community-based organizations throughout relief, capacity building efforts for nonprofits and small
Embrace Iowa that was administered through the to the Job and Small Business Recovery Fund.
Reflections on Disaster Grant Making Karla Twedt-Ball, Vice President of Programs When disaster strikes, the recovery effort is long,
were not expensive riverfront homes, but
exhausting and expensive. While tax dollars may
workforce housing – small homes in family-
provide the majority of recovery funds, the generosity
friendly neighborhoods. Additionally, our
of both strangers and friends provides critical
flood was a federally-declared disaster, and
resources to care for those impacted by the disaster.
with numerous Iowa communities flooded in 2008, the state took an active role in recovery efforts. Furthermore, as the recovery efforts unfolded, it became apparent that we were the beneficiaries of an extraordinary level of postflood volunteerism. 2.
Know the recovery landscape, and build partnerships when possible. Who is doing what? Where are the gaps in service or in funding? What is your unique role as a community foundation, and where can collaboration multiply your impact? Disasters are times for communities to come together and join forces for the good of the whole.
3.
Identify your time horizon for grant making. Our community was blessed with generous first
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responders, from the Red Cross and Salvation Army to a Buddhist group distributing $500 gift cards. We resisted the pressure to make large
businesses impacted
immediate grants and targeted our grant making to span at least the first 18-24 months.
100% of downtown business impacted by flood Photo: JoAnn Wood
4.
Seek information that includes but goes
Community foundations often receive disaster
beyond the traditional power brokers. Find
recovery contributions and act as a steward to direct
key informants “on the ground” who can tell you
the resources to the areas of greatest impact. This role
what is happening for individuals and families
is derived from a community foundation’s knowledge
directly affected by the disaster. This will lead to
of the local area, relationships with donors and
grant making that resonates with the ultimate
community leaders, experience in convening multiple constituencies to accomplish a common goal and
beneficiaries of your funds. 5.
Recognize that disaster recovery is high-
expertise as a grant maker.
burnout work – from the nonprofits that you
As new natural disasters occurred in 2011,
fund, to your own staff at the foundation - and
I received calls from several of my community
that disaster recovery takes not just money but
foundation colleagues around the country doing
people power. We passed 100% of contributions
exactly what I did in 2008 – researching and learning
back to the community and did not charge a fee.
about disaster recovery. My reflections on our flood
Fortunately, we had recently added a second staff
recovery work included the following observations:
person to our program department so that we had
1.
Consider the local circumstances that will
the staffing to engage in the work. If necessary,
shape and influence recovery efforts. In
seek a source of funds (an informed donor, for
Cedar Rapids, the neighborhoods that were
instance) for increased staffing to make sure
affected by the flood represented a significant
you can do the work well.
portion of the city’s affordable housing. These
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transportation
% 100 of municipal transportation hub displaced
Ground Transportation, municipal city transportation hub completely displaced
Photo: JoAnn Wood
What did we learn as we gained experience? 1.
2.
3.
Our investment in volunteers was an
to the community, refer to the Community
efficient and effective way to rebuild homes
Foundation of Middle Tennessee’s website
and lives. Volunteers were the heart and soul
at www.cfmtfloodresponse.org) Be sure that
of housing recovery. We provided typically small
communication is a two-way street – listen to
grants to equip churches and a local camp to
the feedback. Our grant priorities of helping
house volunteers, as well as providing part of
individuals and families, addressing systemic
the local match for a massive Americorps/VISTA
issues and rebuilding nonprofit stability were
effort.
generally well-received.
The network of faith-based VOADs
Finally, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community
(Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters)
Foundation learned a great deal about our community
are experts in disaster recovery. They bring
by listening, keeping an open mind and asking
the skill, compassion and commitment to do
questions. The flood compromised our own operations
the job well. Community foundations are often
and location so we too had to be patient and develop
hesitant about funding religious groups, but we
multiple strategies to allow flexibility in our response.
found it valuable to expand our usual network of
This experience has sometimes felt like a marathon
grantees to include faith-based organizations.
with progress being made with every step. We haven’t
Communicate your work frequently and
done it all by ourselves but collectively we’ve done
be as transparent as possible. We issued a
so much.
press release after each round of grants, and
To learn more about this report, contact
posted grant awards to our web site in addition to
Karla Twedt-Ball, Vice President of Programs at
sharing updates on grantees and their work and
karla.twedt-ball@gcrcf.org or 319.366.2862, or log
community needs via our quarterly newsletter.
onto www.gcrcf.org.
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A-1 Performance Marine and Indian Motorcycle, Inc.
Cedar Rapids Downtown District
Executive Benefit Services
Iowa Solutions
F & W Service Co.
A. N. Palmer Chaper IAAP
Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Iowa United Methodist Foundation
Acme Tools
Fairfield County Community Foundation
Iowa West Foundation
ACP, Inc.
Cedar Rapids Moose Riders Club
Alice I. Sullivan Foundation
Cedar Rapids Roller Girls
Farber Bag & Supply Co.
ITT Corporation
Allegis Group Foundation
Cedar Rapids Rough Riders
Farmers State Bank
Jenewein Family Trust
Alliant Energy Foundation
Cedar Rapids Run the Flood
Keating Family Foundation
Allied Insurance
Cedar Rapids Smile Center
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Alternative Gift Markets, Inc.
Cedar Rapids Television Co.
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Altorfer, Inc.
Cedar Rapids Welding Supply
Fifth Season Cedar Valley
AMEE Sales
Cedar Valley World Travel
Flecksport, Inc.
Kimberly Clark Foundation Matching Gift Center
American Escrow, Inc.
City of Cedar Rapids
Fleming Family Living Trust
Susan L. King Trust
American Golf Foundation
City of Cedar Rapids Traffic Engineering Dept. Employees
Franklin Templeton
KZIA, Inc.
Friends Indeed
Lake Design & Decor L.L.C.
Gabriel Group
Learn’ Care
American Legion Auxiliary Colorado Columbine Girls State Inc.
City Revealed, Inc.
IPCS Wireless, Inc.
Kelly Integral Solutions L.L.C. Insurance Group, Inc.
Classic Tax and Accounting
Galena United Methodist Church
Ledford Engineering
American Legion Auxiliary Marion Post No. 298
Clifton Gunderson L.L.C.
Gannett Foundation
Lindale Mall
Andrews McMeel Universal Foundation
Club Reign, Inc.
Gazette Communications
Linn County 4-H Youth Council
Coe College
Lila and Frank Arney
Gazette Foundation
Linn County Auditor
Coffee Talk Cafe
Aviano Firefighter Association
GE Capital
Color Me Green
Linn County Democratic Central Committee
Bank of America
GE Foundation
Community Foundation for Southwest Washington
Geonetric, Inc.
Linn County Historical Society
Genova Technologies
Loving Care Learning Center Inc.
Bank of America Foundation, Inc. Bankers Trust
Community Foundation of Central Illinois Depository
Base Tactical Disaster Recovery
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Community Foundation of Johnson County
BE & K, Inc. Beaton, Inc. Beeline Benchmark Inc. Berthel Fisher & Company
Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Community Foundation of the Great River Bend
Big Ben Industries
Comprehensive Emergency Management Associates, L.L.C.
Black Hawks Hockey, Inc.
Construction Publications, Inc.
Ron and Lisa Brill Charitable Trust
CSA Lodge Christa #479
Brooks Utility Products Group
D.J. Auto Sales
Brucemore, Inc.
Dairy Queen of Linn County
Buccaneer Computer Systems & Service, Inc.
DC Bocce League
Beta Sigma Phi
Buffalo Wild Wings Build to Suit, Inc. Helen Burgess – Spring Rev. Trust BVS, Inc. Campbell Steele Gallery
Janice Cuffel Music Studio
Denny’s Muffler Center, Inc. Destinations Unlimited, Inc. DJ Smith Enterprises Dupaco Community Credit Union Dupaco Community Credit Union–Dubuque
George Washington High School Class of 1958
Lil’ Drug Store Products
M & M Health Services L.L.C.
GL&V
Mainstream Boutique
Glanzer and Nelson, P.C.
Manatee Chamber of Commerce
Grainger Grainger Foundation, Inc. Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Marion Musical Literary Club ME & V Mercy Medical Center
Griffith, Ballard and Company Network Microdesigns
Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.
Guaranty Bank & Trust Company
Metal Etching Technology Associates, Inc.
Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice
MGM Mirage Entertainment & Sports
Hallmark Corporate Foundation
MidAmerican Energy Foundation
Harding Middle School
Millhiser Smith Foundation
Hawkeye Downs
Minnesota Community Foundation
Health Enterprises of Iowa Hertz Farm Management Inc. Holzberg-Rampart Agency L.L.C. Hunter’s Specialties, Inc. Hy-Vee West Des Moines IA Homes For Sale.com
Moms Club of Cedar Rapids North Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP Mount Vernon Lisbon Woman’s Club
East Central Iowa Charitable Trust
ICIA, Inc.
National BBQ Cookers Association
Ignition Petroleum
NECA
Edgar Wibble Puppet Theatre
Imon Communications L.L.C.
Network For Good
Insurance Associates of Cedar Rapids, Inc.
New York Community Trust
Cedar Rapids Ball Club, Inc.
Edgewood 5 Seasons Car Wash
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Co.
Elmcrest Country Club
Integrity Fundraising, Inc.
Cedar Rapids Brewing, Inc. d/b/a Irish Democrat
Employees of the University of Phoenix Online
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Can Shed Cedar Hills Hair Cuts Cedar Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Noel Levitz, Inc.
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Olberg Family Charitable Trust, Inc.
Recycling Services, Inc.
Sopwith Productions
The Seattle Foundation
Red Hawk Embroidery
Sovereign Partners L.L.C.
The Views, L.L.C.
Our Lady of the River Altar and Rosary Society
Rehab Management Services, L.L.C.
Springville Community
The Saint Paul Foundation
PAETEC
Third Step Enterprises DBA Plato’s Closet
Paulson Electric
Reuben and Muriel Savin Foundation
St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church Steve’s Ace Hardware, Inc.
Trenam Kemker
Pediatric Center, PC
Rockwell Collins
Storypeople Graphics, Inc.
Pella Rolscreen Foundation
Rohde Family Charitable Foundation
Strategic Development, Inc.
Tri-Mount Publications/ Tae Kwon Do Times
Successful Living Foundation
Triangle Community Fdn.
Summary Systems, Inc.
TrueNorth Companies
Swenson Family Foundation
Truist, Inc.
Tails A Wagg’n Doggie Daycare
Trust for the Future
Takeda Pharmaceuticals Matching Gift Company
United Way
Irene W. and C. B. Pennington Foundation
Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids
PEO Chapter HJ
RSM McGladrey, Inc.
Perfect Vision Productions
Russell Investment Group
Pharmetics
Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
Saint Joseph’s University Schneider Electric/Square D Foundation
Plexus Corp Charitable Foundation
Schwab Charitable Fund
Premier Escrow Services
Secondlife.com
Premier Inc. Premier Investments of Iowa
Securian Advisors MidAmerica, Inc.
Principal Financial Group Employee Fund
Segal McCambridge Singer and Mahoney, Ltd.
Pro Systems Professional Electrical Systems Inc.
Shirley M. Stewart Trust Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C.
Products, Inc.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Quintrex Data Systems Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. RBC Foundation RCI Imaging Center Real Property Specialists Group
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Talaski & Co.
UTG, Inc.
The ESCO Group
Vaughn Farm Company
The Foundation for Enhancing Communities
Vector Corporation
The Hawkins Family Foundation Trust
Viterra
The Intermec Foundation The Jared & Carol Hills Foundation The Men’s Wearhouse The PrIncipal Financial Group Foundation
SkirtSports, Inc.
The Rivers Trust
Skogman Companies
The San Diego Foundation
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United Way of East Central Iowa
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Sioux Falls Stampede Hockey Club
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UAW 616 Region 4
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Van Meter Industrial, Inc.
Veridian Credit Union Wabtec Foundation Walker Methodist Chruch Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Westside Lounge WRH, Inc.
d o n o r s
E. William and J. Arlene Allison
Kevin and Jolee Arensdorf
Rebecca Baker
Jeffrey and Lea Abel
Elisa Arespacochaga
Thomas and Pamela Baker
F. R. and V. C. Abraham
Mary Altman
R. Brett and Susan Arnold
Roberta Adams
Shirley Ann Amthauer
John Francis Adams and Mary Eichhorn Adams
Phillip and DeEtta Andersen
Mark Arnold and Frances Gedney
Daniel Baldwin and Anne Ylvisaker
Eva Andersen
Jacqueline C. Aschoff
Billy and Kelsie Ballard
Rachelle and Brad Adams
Margorie Andersen
Donald and Marilyn Ash
Marc and Christine Banks
Carole Agnello
David and Laura Andersen
Barbara Ashlock
Cathy Bannick
Daniel Ahern and Kathleen Coon
Margaret Anderson
Richard Asprooth
Stephen Banuelos
Paul and Jean Anderson
Robert and Marilyn Aucutt
Briana Barclay
Jan Aiels
Sharon Autrey
Andrew and Shari Barden
Michael and Dawn Ainger
James Anderson and Mary Bruning-Anderson
Bryant and Judy Aydelette
Keith and Christine Barnes
Gary and Donna Albaugh
Raymond and Betty Anderson
Zeid Ayer
Bruce and Judith Barnes
Gary and Diane Albers
Ross and Kim Anderson
Danielle Ayers
Lynda Barrow
Billy and Karen Alday
Thomas and Vickie Anderson
Douglas and Kathy Babb
Elizabeth T. Barry
Robert and Lois Alenson
Simon and Lindsey Andrew
Arthur Bacci
Nancy Barry
Richard and Barbara Alexander
Nancy Andrews
Sandra Baertsch
Lindsey Bartlett
Patricia Andrews
Clifford and Beth Allen
Pamela Bagley
VIncent and Rose Barto
James Angelichio
Faye Allen
Samantha Bagley
Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Anhalt
Lawrence and Catherine Basile
Jeffrey and Lisa Allen
Vivian Baier
Nathan and Lisa Apprill
Sharon Bailey
Marianne Bastian
Sandra Allen
Lori Archie
John Baird
Cliff and Susan Batchelder
Lloyd Aller
Alicia Archunde
Brian and Laura Abney
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Kris Baldwin
Connie Baugh
Jason and Stephanie Baumann
James Boebel
Bruce and Susan Buckingham
Sylvia Carter
Conrad and Jeannette Baumler
Vernon and Penny Boenish
Edna Buckwalter
Dave and Sylvia Carter
Sula Baye
Katherine Bohannon
Mark and Lisa Budde
Barry and Susan Carter
S.W. and S.J. Bayliss
Earl and Dora Bohlken
Walter and Andrea Buechner
Doug and Diane Carter
Susie Bearbower
Patricia and Dennis Bole
Julie Buhmeyer
Darin and Holly Carver
Kathleen Beardsworth
Eric and Meredith Bong
Clara Bulfer
Ann Cathcart
Michael and Mary Beattie
Brittany and Jason Booth
Anita Bullard
Joseph and Misti Cave
Dennis Beatty
Shawna Booth
Thomas and Susan Bullinga
Jean Cavin
H. Edward and Nancy Beatty
David and Martha Booth
Paul and Leanne Burdick
Suki and Don Cell
Sandra and Larry Beatty
Jennifer Booth
Dean and Germaine Buresh
Warren Chadima
Marsha and John Beckelman
Shannon Booth Biderdorf
Kenneth and Dorothy Burger
Allen and Paula Chapman
Brian and Sherri Becker
Amy Bornong
Charles and Paula Burgmeier
Will and Elaine Chapman
Michelle and Gary Becker
Harlow and Cheri Bosman
David and Dorea Burkamper
Robert and Patricia Chapman
Ashley and Troy Beeler
Marilyn and James Boudouris
John and Patricia Burke
Stebbins and Pamela Chandor
Jo Ann Beer
Crystal Bounds
Laura Burke
Ashok and Purnima Chawla
Jean Beers
Pamela Bowe
Jennifer Burke
Craig and Maria Cheatham
Lois Beier
Ivan and Rosalie Bowers
Sherry Rae Dvorak Burke
Judy Cheney
R. Lee BelďŹ eld
Marilyn Bowker
Bret Burkhart
Ivan and Mary Bess Chester
Belden and Rae Bell
Gary and Anne Boyea
Kent Burkle
Jerry and Mary Chilton
Brandon and Amy Beltz
Dana Bradley
Bob and Kathy Burnes
Carrol Chipokas
Jeffrey and Julie Benadum
Costantino Braggiato
Jeff Burnham
Stephen and Christine Chittick
Jeremy and Amy Bender
John Braley
Sandra Choi
David Benderson
Brian and Jonette Brandsgard
James Burns and Nancy Kring Burns
Randy and Denise Benish
Laura Brandt
Marcus and Megan Burns
Eric and Mary Christopher
Bruce and Yvonne Benkusky
Gayle Braud
Allan and Marlene Burns
Timothy and Mary Bennington
Angela Breemeersch
Gayle Buroker
Rolf and Clarice Christophersen
Dedra Benser
Richard and Carol Burr
Henry and Joann Chun
Thomas and Varaluck Berg
Lawrence and Margaret Breimhurst
Benjamin Burrell
Angelo and Karen Ciampa
Gary Berger and Sean Hanas
Kaitlin Breitbach
Edward and Kay Burton
Helen Cielo Craft
Connie Berger
Jean Brenneman
Richard and Donna Butikofer
Brian and Wendi Cigrand
Ron Berquist
Kerry Brewer
Charlotte and Eric Butikofer
Robert Clancey
Thomas Bergstrom
Laurie Brewington
Cinque and Charmaine Butler
Greg and Inge Clancy
Dan Bern
Amber Bricker
Mary Butrick
Darla Clark
Renate and Neil Bernstein
Thomas and Teri Brickley
Stephanie Butschi
David and Lisa Clark
Kristie Berntsen
Jeremy and Selma Brigham
Kathleen Caggiano
Tara Clemens
Shelly Berry
Thomas and Kathleen Bright
Stephanie and Robert Caldwell
Deanna Clemens-Pedersen
Becky Bethke
John and Kim Bro
Michael and Susan Cameron
Nancy Clifford
Kenneth and Joyce Betz
Doug and Michelle Brock
Anastacia Campa
Margo Cline
Robert Bevenour
Jeff and Ann Brockmeyer
Benton Campbell and Yiba Ng
Amanda Clingan
Nicole Bianchi
Jill and Bill Brockschink
Tony and Dana Campbell
Sandra Coates
Stan and Casey Bickel
Richard Brondel
Ricardo and Yolanda Campos
Barbara Cochrane
John and Linda Biedermann
Jane Brossart-Boss
Gary Canady
Jodi Cohen
Michael and Linda Bigley
Pamela Brown
Lisa Canney
Ron Coleman
Alan and Diana Billhorn
William Brown
Dwight and Mary Canning
Tia Coleman
David and Rita Bilsland
Robert and Christine Brown
Frank and Sue Cannon
Louis and Sharon Collins
Angela Bizek
Russell and Diane Brown
Mary Cannon
Julie Comine
Susan Black
Nicholas Brown
Ronald and Mary Capps
Laura Comried
Barbara and Steve Blair
Joan Brucha
Tim and Sharon Connelly
Chris and Mary Lou Blanchard
Rose Bruene
Evelyn Carano and Linda Meyeraan
Del and Delores Block
Scott and Amy Bruner
Martha and James Caristi
Shannon Conrad-Maddox
Timothy Block
Tracy and John Brunner
J. Allen Carley
Nicholas Conrardy
Chris and Patti Blodi
Chelsea Bryant
Paul and Jean Carlson
Christopher Contard
Ottilie Blodi
Julie Bryant
Roger Carlson
Ed and Jo-Ann Cook
Wendy and Chris Blood
R. J. and Anne Buchacek
Jane and Christopher Carlson
William and Carol Coon
Marjorie Bode
Grecelda Buchanan
Randall and Alyce Carlson
Richard and Michele Cooper
Robert and Ann Buckheister
Judith Carr
Tranay Core
Cy and Jeanne Christenson
Aaron and Janita Conner
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Cecilia Corken
Mary Depew Melinda Derynck
Susan Eggert and Marty Feeney
Ann Fleckenstein-Hass
Karisti Cormier Marcia and Mark Correll
William and Ruth Deskin
Aaron Eichenberger
Frank Flentye
Mary Ann Costello
Mike and Anne Deupree
Gregg and Karen Eiles
Julie Foertsch
Gordon and Jackie Cover
Steve and Marie DeVries
Andy and Kim Eitel
Lois Craig
Brandon and Sara Dewitt
Beth Elder and Bryan Leisure
Michael and Lisa-Marie Forcier
Dick and Brenda Craig
Paula Diaconescu
Mark and Julie Elias
Nancy and Stephen Ford
Marjorie Dickmeyer
Jeffrey and Ann Ellinger
Shannon and Andrew Ford
Robert and Nicole Dighton
Sarah Elliott
R.A. Foster
W. Murray and Karen C. Creasy
Roger and Nancy Digmann
Malcom and Carol Ellison
Sarah Foster
David and Olive Crew
Marie Dillon
Joel and Sarah Elscott
David and Dena Foster
Karla Dippel
Jack and Sarah Else
Rikki Franck
Rosi Disterhoft
Brian and Monica Elwood
Mark and Deb Franke
D. L. Cross
Rebecca Divis
Wayne Embree
Koren Franklin
Megan and Joshua Crosser
Sharlyn Dixon
Marilyn Emerson
Kellie Frankowski
Bruce and Janice Crossley
Jeffrey Dolan
Daniel Enderson
Diane and George Franks
Mary Dolan
Joshua Engelbart
William and Paula Frazier
Dennis and Susan Dollash
Bob and Carol Engelken
Wanna Fredericksen
Ed Cunningham
John Donnelly
Taketoshi Enomoto
Cinthia Freeman
Deborah Curley
Jean Dooley
Susan Enzle
John and Angela Freeman
Richard Currie and Kimberly Kinney Currie
Erin Donath
Rosemary Erenberger
Gale Dorman
Kimberly and Philip Erisman
Frederick and Jacqueline Freese
Elizabeth Cwik and Bryan Schlotfelt
Erin Dorton
Robert and Linda Erlandson
Timothy Frey
Chris and Deb Doughty
Mary Ernest
Larry and Sally Friedhoff
Katie Downing
Roma Ernst
Jaclyn Froelich
Richard and Mary Doyle
Denise Erusha
David Froiseth
Alan and Jenni Doyle
Thomas Ervin
Wendy and James Frost
Matthew and Amy Drahos
Kristin Eschweiler
Angelea Drahozal
R. John Evans
Joseph Frost and Joyce Horstman-Frost
Dave Draker
Perry and Lois Ewins
Dana and Thomas Drape
Elaine Fair Noe
Janet Driscoll
RaeAnnon Fairlie
Julie Driscoll
Debra Farrington
Arthur Drtina
Amy Faulkner
Rachel Druker
David and Kimberly Fawer
Susan Dryden
Julie Fay
Melinda Drynck
Jessica Fazio
Dale and Cynthia Dugenske
Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Feerer
Mark Dukes
Thomas and Patricia Fehlberg
Joe and Lisa Dumond
Jeffrey and Alison Feldman
John and Donna Duncan
Matthew Fenwick
Donald and Mary Lou Gallagher
Rebekah Dunn
Thomas Ferguson
Laurie Gallo
Kristi Dyer
Austin and Judith Fernow
Danielle Gallo
Todd and Myson Eadie
James and Connie Fetzer
Linda East
Stephanie and Raymond Feuss
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Gambach
Andrew and Catherine Eberhart
Chad Fickbohm
Kevin and Karen Gamble
Lisa Del Monte
James and Martha Fif ield
Susan Garber
Karen DeLathower
Gary and Patricia Eckley
Mary Jane Regan Finley
Charles Gardner
Michelle Dellamuth
Marina and David Eckman
Michael and Michelle Finn
Jason and Trisha Gardner
Avery and Laura Dement
Susan Edge-Gumbel
Kay and Francis Fischer
Randall and Jeanie Gardner
Daniel and Barbara DeMeulenaere
Allan and Marcia Edwards
Liesel Fischer
Brian Garoutte
Gloria Eells
E.J. and Allen Fisher
Ronald and Nadine Garrett
Michael Egan
Gary and Myrna Fisher
John and Mary Anne Garry
William Egan
Sara Fitzgerald
Susan and Paul Garvin
Kelli Eggert
Jeffry and Carol Fitzpatrick
Patti Garwood
Melissa Flack
Gregg and Patricia Gatens
Alan Craker Mary Crandall
Terry Crist Dale and Christine Crosby
Vickie Cullis Kenneth and Jamie Cummins
David D’Eca David and Karla Dalton Shauna Dart Ronald and Marilyn Davenport Beverly and Frank Davey Stuart and Lori Davidson Charles and Debra Davis Mark Davis Kristina and Janice Davis George and Linda Davison Robert and Roberta Davison Dale Davisson Kimberly Dawson Elinor Day Christine Day Scott Dayhoff Juan and Lettie De Jesus Betty Debban Elizabeth Debrower Kathi Decker Christopher Deimerly Tyler and Maryann Deke
Sharon Dendurent Ann Denney Ellen and David Dennis Irma and Dee Dennis
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Lisa Fleisher
Kathryn Fuger Douglas and Karla Fuller Thomas and Catherine Fuller Jeffrey Fulmer Dorothy Fulton Douglas Funke and Wendy Willenbring Roy and Deb Gaddis Kevin and Donna Gade Deborah and Nick Gaeta Bonnie Galbraith
Scott and Margaret Gaulter
Leah and Michael Greif
Lawrence and Christina Hart
Thomas and Myrl Hicks
John and Charlotte Gavin
Ann Grimm
David and Nancy Hart
Julie Hiemstra
James and Susan Geddes
Donald and Marjorie Grimm
Jolene Hartgrave
Sharron Hiemstra
Lydia and James Gehling
Walter and Penni GrifďŹ n
Barbara and Dave Hartle
Cynthia Higgason
Marta Gellerman
Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. GrifďŹ th
Jeanie Hartman
Darryl and Amy High
Lauree Gerber
John and Sharon Grimes
Timothy Hartnell
John Hill
Thomas and Julia Gerhold
Kyle and Lonna Grimm
Julie Hartwig
Samuel and Amy Hinderks
Timothy and Marcy German
Duane and Sue Groenenboom
Gregory Harvey
Nicole Hinderman
Kevin and Deborah Gertsen
Dana Groff
Jackie Hastings
Megan Hindman
Gail and Joseph Gevock
Patricia Grogan
Patrick Hastings
Airo Hino
Tony and Janet Giannini
Lawrence Grubryn
Bradley Hauge
Tonya Hinton
Warren and Lori Gichard
Raymond and Delores Grulkey
Margaret Haupt
Catherine Giglio
Jason and Jacqueline Hauschild
Michael Hirleman and Nancy Loonan Hirleman
Philip and Jean Giglio
Renee Grummer-Miller and Melanie Miller
James and Lisa Gignac
Adam Gudenkauf
Robert and Diane Hawkins
James and Ruth Hodges
Harold Gilbert
Catherine and Marc Gullickson
Kate F. Hawkins
Susan Hoehl
Amanda Gilchrist
Diane Gunka
Marianne Hayden
Jill Hoff
Beth A. Gill
Ryan and Dixie Lee Gusta
Jennifer Hayden
Betsy Hoffman
Barbara Gill Kouba
Robert and Stephanie Hackney
Becky Hayes
Ann and Edward Hogle
Sharon Gillund
Irene Haerther
Sara Hazen
Gerald and Geraldine Gilson
Barbara Hafner
Ted and Tish Healey
Josh Holland and Dawn Svenson Holland
Laura Gingrich
Mark and Colleen Hageman
Jewel Heart
Katie and Matt Giorgio
Ilene and Harold Hagen
Nancy Heaverlo
Patricia and Herbert Giorgio
Richard Hahn
Edward and Kathleen Heffren
Jill Giorno
Sherry Hale
Kay and John Hegarty
Robert and Terri Gipson
Marie Hall
James and Sally Hehlke
Darrel and Ann Gire
Shawn and Corrina Hall
Bruce and Michelle Heiken
Martha Glantz
Brooke Hall
Peter and Megan Glashagel
James and Sandra Ham
Dr. Bernard Heilicser and Mrs. Marcia Heilicser
Cindy Glenn
Lori Hamann
Cassandra Heim
Dennis and Christine Glover
Kimothy Hamer
Julie and James Hein
Roseann Goettsch
Jon and Alicia Hamilton
Edna Heitmann
Richard and Barbara Goings
Doug Hammell
Daniel and Lesley Hellerstedt
Carol and Mark Golde
Beth and Bruce Hammell
Jill Hellmer
Marvin and Catherine Hoppenworth
Trudy Goldman
Herbert and Carmen Hammerberg
Frances Hembera
Lee Horn
Ed R. Hemphill
Jan Horner
Elaine Hamos and Bonnie Sain
Matthew Hemphill
Melissa Horton
Lance Handel
Julie and Eric Hender
Carole Hoskins
Jeffrey and Diane Hanft
Douglas and Joyce Henderson
William Hotchkiss
Julie Hanna
Trudy Hendricks
Dorris Hotchkiss
Rick and Sharon Hannen
Linda Henecke
Cathryn Houck
Cory Hannen
H.M. and Maree Heng
Heather Houg
Robin Hanover
William and Mary Henricksen
Melissa G. Hough
Charlene and Russell Hansen
David and Robin House
Karen Hanson
George Henry and Kay ShiveHenry
Pamela Hanson
Denise Henry
Garvin and Peggy Howard
Eric and Shannon Hanson
Sally Henry
Jon Howe
Jonathan Hanst
Kenneth and Diana Hepker
John and Melinda Howerton
Mary Hanzelka
Steven Hepker
John and Debra Howes
Bonnie Hargis
Jay and JoAnn Hepner
Colin and Robin Howrey
Scott and Barbara Harms
Jerry and Pauline Herb
Dennis and Laurie Hoyt
Ronald and Denise Harriman
Mark Hermann
Gary and Marianne Hoyt
Lileah and Percy Harris
Patrick and Jennifer Herron
Noel and Patricia Huber
Robert and Virginia Harris
Carly Herron
Sharon Huffer
Sharon and Bob Harschnek
Jan Herweijer
John and Heather Hughes
Tim and Jean Hart
Janet Hettick
Barbara J. Hughes
Gary and Katherine Goldstein Christine Goodendorf Sara Goranson Joseph Gordon Phil and Janette Gorman Anne Gorman Paul and Trudy Gormley Cat Gornet David and Joan Gradt James and Jamie Graham Jeffrey Graham Salvatore and Patricia Grasso James and Valerie Gray Russ and Patti Jo Gray Georgia Gray Diane Gray Kimberly Green Elaine Green Virginia Greene Amanda Gregory
Keith and Helen Hixson
Robert and Mary Esther Holland Chris Holst Wayne and Anna Holstine Elizabeth and Michael Holtman David and Barbara Holzhauer Tracy and Carrie Hoover Thomas and Brittmarie Hooverman David Hope and Amber Spencer
Jo Ellen Hovind
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Vernon Hunstad
Peggy Kahr
Scott Klees
Eric Lam and Mary Taylor
Adam and Sara Hunter
James and Brenda Kalamaja
Jason and Regina Klein
Bill and Vicki Lamb
Tima and Bill Hutchings
Hassan and Margaret Kalell
Kenneth and Cathy Klein
Miriam Lamb
Karla and Jonathan Ice
Jeremy and Brenda Kalous
Tom and Barb Klein
Kathryn and John Lamb
Alyssa Ingalls
Andrea Kaminski
Nathan and Stephanie Klein
Dan and Marilyn Lambertsen
Sarah and Michael Jackson
Michael and Sasha Kamper
Rachel Klimek
Alan Lampe
Margaret Jackson
Julie Kasper
George Klingler
Ruth Lancaster
Judy Jackson
Dennis and Teri Kauffman
Crystal Kloft
Mary Lancaster
Steve and Lois Jackson
Audrey Kauphusman
Daniel Klostermann
James and Kimberly Lande
La Nel Jacobs
VIncent and Karen Kavlick
Julie Kluber
William and Sheila Landers
Rachel Jacobson
Kristen Kaylor
Shirley Klug
John and Pamela Lane
Mary C. James
Mark and Peggy Keele
Scott Knapp
Karolyn Lang
Michelle Jamison
Kayleen Keesy
Charlotte and John Koch
Dana Langley
Jamison and Sheila Janda
Robert Kehoe
Sherwin and Aileen Koch
Michelle Langston
Lori Jantzen
Angie Keister
Daniel and Carrie Koch
Linda and David Langston
Glenn and Bridget Janus
Brenda Kelchen
Stefan and Cynthia Koczo
Thomas and Patricia Lanz
Valerie Jaramillo
Richard and Sylvia Keling
Melanie Sue Koepp
Michelle Lapoint
Peter and Janice Jauhiainen
Sandra Keller
Bruce and Jean Koerber
Scott and Heidi Holding Larsen
Karen Shaff and Steven Jayne
Merry Kelley
Jean and Bill Koffemann
Dennis and Cheryl Larsen
Joyce Jeanblanc
Betty Kohnen
Ryan Larson
Julie Jeck
Dana Kellogg and Shelly Wurzer-Kellogg
Terry Kohout
Carol and Sven Larson
Kirk and Jeanne Jeffords
Matt, Gary and Julie Kelly
Douglas and Cathrine Kolsrud
Mary Larson
Norman Jellison
Anne Kelly-Berg
J.W. Konzen
Pauline and Evan Larson
Janet and Loren Jellison
David and Amy Kempfe
Mike and Tammy Koolbeck
Rita Lasar
William Jenks
Laura Kendrick
Bill and Jennifer Koons
Shirley Laska
Nancy Jenner
Steven Kennedy
Margaret Kopecky-Donald
Edmund LaTour
Steven and Diane Jensen
Gloria Kenney
Joyce Koppenhaver
Sue Latting
Sherri and Mark Jensen
Patricia and John Kerr
Lynn Korus
Mariette Lavoie
Jerry and Jeanette Jessop
Alan and Karen Kessler
Mark Koskamp
Julie and Paul Lawrence
Greg Jewiss
John Kester
Daniel and Robin Koskamp
Gregory and Deanna Jobe
Glenn Kester
Ronald Kotaska
John K. Lawrence and Jeanine A. Delay
Mary Jobst
Stephen and Tami Ketchum
Cheryl Koyzis
Sylvia Leal
Roger Johanson and Judy Vopava
Jennifer Ketelsen
Leslie Kramer
Beth Leas
Hope Kettelkamp Jill Kianka
Elaine Kramer Cortesio and Brain Cortesio
Jennifer and Michael Leaven
Gene Johnson Jeffrey and Jayne Johnson
Marcel and Sarah Kielkucki
Britta Krantz
John and Cynthia Johnson
Ms. Beth Kielts
Lee Krap
Herbert and Edana Mae Leblanc
Mary and William Johnson
Chad Kiesau
Terry and LaDonna Krejci
Dwight and Arlene LeClere
Dawn Johnson
Harry and Miriam Kiliper
Jeff and Mary Krivit
Karon Johnson
Sean Killackey
Shawnee Krueger
Caroline Ledeboer and Alan Eacret
B. Larry and Judith Johnson
Edie Kimberling
Mr. Edward J. Krug
Lila and Joel Johnson
Ray and Wilma Kimm
David Krumboltz
Janea and Mark Johnson
Kathy King
Ty and Debbie Krumm
Joanne Johnson
Kristin King
William Kuba
Thelma Johnston
Donald and June King
James and Margaret Kubczak
Audrey Johnston
Jared and Stephanie Kinsinger
Gail Kucera
Steven, Kari and Tyler Jones
Timothy and Nancy Kintner
Brian and Susan Kucera
William and Christine Jones
Ruth E. Kinzey
Katherine Kunau
James Jorgenson
Stuart Kipnes
David and Elizabeth Kutter
Mildred Joslin
Dianne Kipp
Nancy and Thomas Lackner
Susan Joy
Norma Kirby
Ed and Jennifer LaCroix
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Julich
Joseph and Carolyn Kirby
John and Sophia Lafferty
Martin and Kris Junge
Nickelas and Alana Kirkpatrick
Ellen LaGow
Laura Jurkovic
Christine and Roger Kirpes
Del and Pam LaGrange
Jay and Kathy Kacena
Jeff and Diane Kitzman
Carlton and Wilma Lake
Clarence Kadlec
Flora Kitzman
Ms. Kellie Lala
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Jason and Terri Leblanc
Lowell and Dolores Ledford Sarah Legler Deborah Leichsenring Russell and Judy Leidigh Patricia Lentz Terry and Debra Leonard Steven and Diane Leonard Thea Leslie Todd and Mary Levari Ivan and Wendy Levison Jennifer Lewis Charlyn Lightfoot Richard and Carol Lilledahl Jessica LIncoln J.M and C.N. Lindsay Norma Lindsey
Robert Miklo and Matthew Lage
Milo and Helen Murray
James McAndrew
Belle Lipsky
William and Lynn McArthur
Justin and Milissa Miller
Joey and Jennifer Musick
Elsie Listrom
John and Sarah McBride
Gary Miller
Barb Mussman
Teri Little
Judy McClain
Megan Miller
David Mutnick
Laura and John Locher
Tom McClain
Denise Miller
Heather Myers
Marilyn Lodge
Brian and Angela McClain
Robert Miller
Thomas and Karen Myers
B.L. and Amy Loand
Janelle and George McClain
Donald and Carol Miller
Karen Myers
Michael and Joni Long
Kevin and Patricia McClimon
Howard Miller
Terry and Sherry Myhlhousen
John Long
Michael and Diane McCormick
Jeffery Miller
Daniel and Linda Nasution
Jeffrey Lounsberry
Gerald and Linda McCoy
Jason and Wanda Miller
Paul Natvig
Laura and Jonathan Lovseth
Martha McCracken
Dennis and Sheri Miller
Robert Naughton
Wesley Lucken
Beth Ann McCune
Ray and Judy Miller
Carla Nauman
Annette Lutz
Sara McDermott
Bill and Wanda Miller
Kristin Nearad
David and Candyce Lyman
Daniel and Kathleen McElaney
Bettie Miller
Kevin and Kay Nebergall
Michael and Julie Lynch
Shirley McElroy
Jay Miller and Donna Faw
Margaret Lyttle
Anne McFadden
Darrell and Marcia Miller
Robert and Charlotte Nechanicky
Jean Maass
William and Elizabeth Linneman
Christopher McAlpine
Eva Lu Murrison
Nicole McFerrin
Ted and Sally Miller
Kermit and Julie Negley
Sue and John MacGregor
Theresa McGinnis
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
David and Orla Nelson
Carrie Machacek
James McGonnigal
Bernadine Milota
Jeff and Alisa Nelson
Michelle McGovern
Joe and Jennifer Minessale
William and Dorothy Nelson Margaret and Ronald Nelson
Donna Madsen
Marvelyn McGrath
Sarah Minier
Sharon Maguire
Donald McGraw
Jaren and Dawn Minkoff
Ronald Nelson
Paula Main
Mr. and Mrs. David F. McGuire
Frank Minnice
Natalie Nelson
Marsha Maire
Nancy McHugh
Jacqueline Mishler
Jon and Patricia Nelson
John and Cheryl Mckenna
Glen Miska
Travis and Mandee Nelson Karen and Bob Nemecek
Marilyn Magid
David Manarchik
Linda McKinney
Mark and Denise Mitchell
Steven and Betsy Maniloff
Vance and Susan McKinnon
Joanne Mitchell
Larry and Ruth Neppl
Sharla Manley
John and Frances McLaughlin
Cheryle and Frank Mitvalsky
William and Diana Neppl
Kristina McLaughlin
Andrew and Erin Moeller
Josh Ness
John and Patricia McLaughlin
Shannon Mohrfeld
Daniel and Sarah Netolicky Krista and Steve Neumann
Daniel and Rachel Manders
Joel and Carol Mann Mary and Robert Mann
James and Neta McMahon
Janie Monreal
John and Ingrid Mansen
Erik and Brandi McMaster
Brian and Kathy Montz
Phillip and Louanne Neville
Mike and Jacquilyn Manson
Robert and F. Louise McMaster
Katie Moon
Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Newell
Daniel and Karla McMurrin
Mark Moore
Kathryn Niblick Jeanette Nicholas
Nicole Manos and Aaron Tritle
Matt and Kristi March
Jalaa McNeal
E. Maxine Moore
Peter and Lori Margellos
Tracy and Sean McPartland
James and Rika Moore
Dana Nichols
J. Thomas and Marilyn Mark
Nicholas Mead
Z. Morales
Greg and Lisa Nichols
Alan and Marlene Meeker
Betsy Morgan
H.J. Nicholson Janice Niehaus
Jim and Cara Marek
Amanda Marrow
Harold Meeker
Meredith Morgan
Kim Martin
Mary Meggers
S.L. and M.K. Nielsen
Patricia Martin
Josephine Mehlberger
Richard Morningstar and Judith Witherell-Morningstar Robert and Rachel Morris
Rachel Njus
Timothy and Jeanne Morrissey
Peter and Stacia Nkumu
Farrell and Margaret Moseley
Thomas Noerenberg
Dean and Shirley Moser
John and Kathleen Noid
Jeffrey Mosic
Kimberly Noles
Deborah and Craig Mrkvicka
Rebecca Norlien
Elizabeth Mulcahy
Christine and John North
Ann Mulcahy
Bradley and Diane Nosek
John and Shirley Mulherin
Philip and Cecilia Noss
Jodie Mullinnix Suzanne Mullins
Matthew Novak and JoAnne Lilledahl
Jeff and Carol Murdock
Kenneth Novak
Dennis and Gail Murphy
Lucille Novotny
Michael and Kristen Murphy
Alvin and Dawn Nunnikhoven
Robert Marrs
Byron and Judith Martin Thomas and Catherine Mataloni Michele Matt Rick and Sue Matthews Shannan Mattiace Kent Mattison Carol Maxwell David May and Ashley Anderson Helga Mayhew Robert and Kathleen Mazzeo Timothy and Jeanne McAdam Teresa McAllister
Mary Meier Jonathan and Shauna Meier Wendy and Jeffrey Meier Jane and Michael Melloy Amy and Ronald Merfeld Bob and Anne Merkel Patricia Mershon Andrea Meyer Robert and Janna Meyers Andrew and Mary Meyers Larry and Angela Michael Noel and Carla Michael Donald and Doreen Michel
Jamin and Phoebe Nixon
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Paul and Dawn Nylin
Kara Paulsen Douglas Paulus
Kenneth and Madonna Putnam
David and Richelle Riley
Cindy O’ Toole Kate O’Brien-May
Paul and Stephanie Pawlaczyk
Dirk Putzke
Diane Rinkert
James and Barbara O’Connell
John and Julie Peglow
Mary and Jon Quass
Richard and Janice Risdale
Melanie O’Donnell
Barb Perkinson
Gerard and Patricia Quinn
Catherine and Martin Roach
Margaret O’Donnell
Betty and Michael Perry
Frances Quirk
Walter and Barbara Roach
Steven and Jill O’Hara
Kevin and Lisa Perry
Martin and Connie Rabinovitz
Derek and Jennifer Roberts
Tim and Ninon O’Neil
Sandra Peters
Richard Raczynski
Laura Robertson
Dorothy Oakman
Lori Petersen
Troy and Cherie Ralfs
Jack and Diane Robertson
Lori Oatts
Michael and Donna Petersen
Mark Ramsey
Ken and Judy Robertson
Kristi O’Brien
Burgess and Joan Petersen
Dave and Joy Roelfs
Andy and Kathleen Ockenfels
Prudence Petersen
Brian Randall and Mary Kemen
Steve and Mary Odegaard
Carl Peterson
Stefanie Oelmann
Michael and Barbara Peterson
Marlyn Oeltjen
Philip and Barbara Peterson
Mark Ogden and Iris Muchmore
John and Maryann Petesich
Abraham and Susan Oglanian
Joel and Kerry Peyton
Ann Oglanian
Melissa Phelps
Young S. Oh Thomas and Dixie Olmstead
Jeremy Phillips and Debra Copeland
Ronald and Jane Olson
Dennice and Chad Phillips
Denis and Carol Olson
Thomas and Kathleen Phillips
Christopher and Connie Olson
Rebecca Picard
Scott and Joni Oltmanns
Andrew Pickens
Debra Orr
Tami Pickering
Daniel Ortz
Kathryn Pickett
Ken and Mary Osborn
Ann Pickford
Terry and Kent Ostertag
Robert Pierce
John and Jeannette Osullivan
Jon Pilarski
Missi Otdoerfer
Ekaterini Pino
Curtis and Milly Ouellette
Donald Piper and Mary Sheka
Pamela Owen
Bonnie Pisarik
Jihan Palenca
Jeff and Michelle Pitz
Richard and Peggy Palma
Mary Platt
Eric Palmer
Dennis and Carla Platt
Barb Palmer
Mark and Kristine Platte
Kenneth and Lauren Palmersheim
Sharon Poplawski
Donald and Joyce Panter
Kevin and Cherri Porter
William and Darlenne Park
Brian and Mary Porter
Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Park
Melissa Poulsen
Gordon Parker and Judy Goldberg Kathleen and James Parker Todd and Stephanie Parker Robert and Joy Pashby Pamela Pasker Roshni Patel Girish and Sucheta Patel Jennifer Patras Diana Patten Curtis Patton Janet Patterson Marion and Richard Patterson James and Vicky Paul
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Anton and Margery Petrzelka
Bradley and Kimberley Port
Robert Poundstone Amy Powell Bryan and Sue Powell Arlene Prane Carol Preston Cindy Preussner Robert and Charlene Price Lyle and Nancy Primrose David and Rema Prosche Jane Prowell Brad and Lohree Pull Wade and Tracy Pursell Glenn and Diane Putman Elizabeth Putman
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Melissa Randall Virginia Randall Steve and Mary Rankin Erik and Kristen Ransom Amanda and Ted Rasmusson Mary Joan and David Rater Martin and Roxanne Rathje Sarah Sosic-Ratzlaff and Chris Ratzlaff Richard Raulston Lisa Caron and Craig Rawson Kathleen Raymon Paul and Mary Reams Amanda Reber David and Nancy Reed Elizabeth Reese Debra and Gregory Reiman Lorna Reinecke Richard Reinert Ardith Reinhardt William Reinhardt Martin and Laurie Reinhart Maureen McDonald Reiter Margo Remington David and Elizabeth Remley Dana Renken Mark and Linda Reschly Sigrid and Curtis Reynolds Curtis Reynolds Jennifer Reynolds-Smith Ronald and Elaine Riaff
Kathy Rinkerberger
John and Lorene Rodriguez Earl and Susan Rogers Gordon and Lynda Rogers Jason Rogers Charles Rohde Jody Rohlena Erik Roland Therese Rolfes Michael and Wendy Roltgen Michael and Lucy Romano Michael and Mary Rooney Kate and Richard Rose Jeffrey Rosenbaum Laura Rosenthal Susan Ross Paul Rossberger and Barb Fulton Pamela Rothlauf Curtis and Kristi Rottman Teddy and Shelby Rowe Stanley Rowen S. Joseph Rubenstein Martha and Al Ruffalo Chris and Marcia Ruhl Dominique Ruiz Lee Ann Runy David Rust and Joy Smith Rose Rutherford Kevin and Caren Ryan Jonathan Rydberg Shawn Sachs
Joanne and Don Ribble
John M. and Wilma Ann Wallin Sagers
John Oscar Rice
Donald and Connie Salyer
M. Maya and Douglas Richards
Leslee and Michael Sandberg
Alice Richardson
Mark and Carol Sanderson
Richard and Teresa Richmond
Courtney Sanderson
Mark Richmond
William Saporito
Autumn and Luke Ricker Dean and La Donna Ricklefs
Scott Saunders and Sandra James-Saunders
Kelsey Rico
Mary Ellen Sauser
Margaret Ridler
Ralph Savoy
Kevin Rife
Aaron Saylor
Alicia Rigdon
Darlene Schaefer
David and Patty Riley
Traci and Mike Schaeffer
Ed and Joan Schaffer
Gretchen and Craig Sealls
Scott and Sherry Smithhart
Scott and Angie Strauss
Sue Ann Schantz
Lloyd and Elaine Seaman
Grace Snedden
Adam Strauss
Gregory and Kristine Schares
Sally Seath
Roberta SnifďŹ n
Sheila Streicher
Neal and Kathleen Scharmer
Michelle Seavy
Vera Snow
Scott Streicher
Jane Scheer and Robin Hursh
Timothy and Julie Sebetka
Thomas and Jan Snyder
Bonnie Streif
Michael Scheetz
James and Lona Sedlacek
Justin and Michelle Sobaski
Eleanor Streletzky
Betty Scheible
Floyd and Dona Seiberling
Sara Sorensen
Shelly Strellner
Claudia Schepp
Robert and Victoria Sedlacek
Bonnie Sorensen
David and Susan Strickland
Janice Scheurs
Kevin and Geri Seiberling
Jennifer Sorensen
Victoria Strifer
Meredith Schiffer
Leonard Sorgini
Anita Strong
Chad Schlager
Christopher and Doreen Seibert
Thomas Sorrells
Cynthia Strong
James and Staci Schiltz
Kathleen Serafino
Albert Soukup
Marilyn Struchen
Jennifer Schissel
Robert Severson and Lora Freeman
Stacey and Theresa Spear
James and Adona Struve
Tara Davis and Patrick Shanahan
Carolyn Sperry
Jeff Stuckenschneider
Sue and Gary Speicher
Mindy Studer
Randy and Evelyn Spilde
Richard and Margaret Stumpff
Michele Spina
Timothy Stumpff
Nancy Spivey
Richard and Sandra Sublett
David and Teresa Staab
Anne Suggs
Bette Stadlen
Debra Sulima
Paul and Lorna Stadtmueller
John Sullivan
Arthur and Susan Staed Dorothy and Michael Stallman
Mary Sullivan-Pondell and John Pondell
Cary Stamp
Amy Sundermann
Frances Stanley
Mike and Kim Suther
Dean and Colleen Shupe
Cory Stanton
Keith and Nancy Sutherland
Valerie Siechert
Joseph and Elizabeth Stapleton
Thomas Sutton
Jon and Diane Starkell
Ronna Swacker
John E. and E. Diane States
Carl and Nina Swanson
Diane Staudt
Jean Sweat
Toby and Jeanna Stecklein
Emily Sweet
Raymond Stefani
Marilyn Sweet
Richard and Diane Stefani
Gary and Shelley Sweet
Brett and Angela Steffen
Michael and Karen Sweet
Steven Simmen
Paul and Carol Steingreaber
Olive Swendson
Judy Simmons
Joan Steinmetz
David Swenson
Paula Sion
Michael and Rhonda Stepanek
Robert Synhorst
Marilyn Sippy
Kate Stepanek
Michael and Amy Sir
Tim and Brenda Stephany
Hendra and Aulia Tandradinata
Gilles and Solange Skilling
Tammy Stephenson
Todd and Kimberly Taylor
Bradley and Tamara Skiver
Dean and Lisa Stevens
Aylssa Taylor
Rhonda Slowey
George and Polly Stewart
Sara TeBockhorst
Larry and Georgie Schuster
Wendy Smalley
Paula and Peter John Stewart
John and Patricia Tenhundfeld
Nicole Schuster
William and Patricia Smejkal
Matthew and Patricia Stewart
Amanda Sue Teply
Anne Schutte
Jane Smerdon
Maryann Stewart
Jeffrey Textor
Glenn Schwartz
Timothy and Donna Smith
Diane Stickney
Shannon Thacker
Laura and Matthew Schwarz
Alice Smith
Roger and Oline Stigers
Wendy Thaden
Glenda Schweitzer
Jillian Smith
Wendy Stivers
Terry Thayer
Helen Schwietert
Patricia Smith
Jordan Stone
Amy Thedinger
Barbara Scoles
Monique and Roy Smith
Cindy Stone
Gregory and Lisa Thirnbeck
Nick and Janett Scott
Richard and Joella Smith
Eric Stone
James and Kathy Thomas
Wayne and Ann Scott
Teresa and Roger Smith
Meagan Stone-Fulton
Tommy and Amanda Thomas
Susan Scott
Jennifer Smith
David and Dotty Storer
Jacqueline Thomas
Kay Scroggs
Laurie Smith
Renell Strait
Nancy Smith
Rosalie Strang
Bradley and Michelle Thomason
Schlapfer/Zart Family Sandra Schlesinger Geralyn Schlotfeldt Michael Schlueter Jeff and Tracy Schmidt Douglas and Norma Schmidt Jim and Ann Schmitt C. Schmitz Thomas and Jean Schmuhl Henry and Phyllis Schnackel Kristine and Randy Schneekloth Sheri Schneider Allen and Glenna Schnell Steven and Janet Schnoebelen Lori and Steven Schoenauer Kathy Schoenfelder Lori and Brian Schouvieller Christy Schrader Michael and Julie Schreckengast Arleen Schreiber Lance and Solveig Schueler John and Janet Schuett Carl and Dawn Schuettpelz Janeen and Michael Schultz Scott and Dawn Schumacher Jeffrey and Kathleen Schumacher Thomas and Christine Schuster
Margaret Shangle Brenna Shay Sarah Shea Richard and Julie Shebek Maria Shelton L.L. Sherwood Steven and Tracy Sherzer Barton Showalter Joe Shreeves and Becky Robertson-Shreeves
Glenda Siekert Darcey Siemering Robert and Linda Sigwarth David Silber Elizabeth Silver Julie Silverstein Brad Simanek and Tricia Hoffman-Simanek
Leslie Suzuki
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Byron and Sheryl Thompson
Art and Linda Valles
Richard and Julia Weidman
Thomas and Sally Wilson
Guerin and Mary Thompson
Dolores Van Dyke
Diane Weimer
Glenn Wiltgen
Loren and Michelle Thompson
Frank Weinstein
Cathy WInch
Dale and Joy Thompson
R. Todd and Deanna Van Horbeck
Michael and Loretta Welsh
Mary and Nore Winter
Gary and Diane Thompson
Phyllis Vance
Robert and Nancy Welsh
Ferris Winterberg
Jeff and Marla Thompson
Nora Vance
Scott and Jennifer Welsh
Jim Wittnebel
Cynthia Thompson-Adhikari
Gerald and Ernestine VanderSanden
Diane Welsh
Betty Woito
Marek and Kelli Wensel
Steven Wolcott
David Wenzel
Louise Woodier
Daniel and Carol Werner
Carlton and Ladonna Woods
Lisa Wernimont
John and Barbara Woodward
Kristen Wessels
Kelli Worfford
Don and Marilyn Thomsen Lindsey Thornton Diana Thrift Robert and Shannon Throndson
Mark VanderSchaaf James and Karen Vandeventer John and Diane Vanis Sandra Vas
E. Charles and Janet Thulin
Susan Vedeen
Colleen Tierney
Karrie Velky
Margaret Wessels and Kathleen Halupnik
Shawn Worley and Kealy Batley
Mary Tilden
Josie Velles
Cassie Wessels
Sharon and Thomas Worsfold
Erin Timmerman
Monica and William Vernon
S.E. West
Floyd Worth
Sean and Cynthia Timp
George Veto and Sheila Hibbard
Tamara West
Debbie Wozniak
Frederic and Diana Westbrook
Gerald and Nancy Wright
Mrs. W. H. Vigars
Stephen and Sharon Westbrook
Amelia Wuest
Vickie Vlasek
Brandy Westfall
Sue Ellen and Betty Vogt
Roger and Mary Wetlaufer
Matthew and Stephanie Yamilkoski
Daniel and Kathleen Vondrum
Devin Wever
James Yanda and Ellen Dreyer
Geraldine Vrbicek
Charles and Susan Whetstine
Gary Yanda
Hurbert Wagner
Ely Whitaker
Sandra Yarrington
Roger and Sally Wagner
Raymond White
Corinne L. Yaw
James and Nicole Wagner
Carolyn White
Michele Yoder
Benjamin Wagoner
R. Don and Geraldine Whited
Erica Yoder
JoAnn and Steven Wahle
Thomas and Joyce Wibe
Edward and Tamara Yong
Janice Wahle
DeLoris Wickham
Dennis and Deborah Walker
Glen and Shawna Wiebel
Jerry York and Rachel Baldwin York
Brad and Andrea Walker
Victoria Wieben
Donna Young
Cynthia Walker
Ronald and Susan Wieben
Angela Young
Michael and Sarah Wall
Shawn Wiederin
F. Michael and Anne Zachara
Sharon Wallace
Daniel and Brenda Wiese
Abbie Zahler
Justin Wallig
Diane and Martin Wiesenfeld
Gerald and Rae Zahradnik
Calvin and Gloria Waltke
Sheri Wilford
Laurie and Mark Zaiger
Luann and Dennis Wangeman
William and Sharee Wilkinson
Kenneth Zamzow
David and Sharon Ward
Fred and Lois Willhoite
Dean and Audrey Zart
Loraine Ward
Nicholas Williams
Matthew and Cari Zeimet
Scott C. Ward
Lisa Williams
David and Cyndia Zias
Kim Ward
Rob and Alissa Williams
Jerry and Nancylee Ziese
Kim Warrick
Lawrence and Kristin Williams
Justin and Sarah Zimmerman
Roy and Janice Watkins
Arthur and Melissa Williams
Steven and Mary Zins
Frank and Paula Watters
Sarah and Jerald Williams
Robert and Mary Joan Zirbel
Robert and Nadia Wattnem
Nicholas and Bree Williams
Gloria Zmolek
Larry and Susan Wear
Amy Williams
Emily Zousel
Julie Weaver
Felicia Williams
Connie M. Zuber
Karlya Webber
Darrell Williams
Beth Zubrod
Barbara W. Weeks
Michael Williams
David and Jill Weetman
David and Joyce Willis
Brian Zumhof and Carol Zhanel Zumhof
Paul Wehr
Sandra Wilson
Kent Tisdale Terrence and Maureen Tobin Roberta Tomlinson Melinda Tomsic Kate Tomsic Kevin and Melissa Torner Chad Tousey Eric and Sarah Tow Tyler Townsend Darlene Trachta Leigh Tracy Joy Tranel Joseph B. Trecek Jr. Gary and Therese Treanor Marjorie and Carlton Tronvold Harold and Janet Trotter Shavonne Troupe Paul and Kristen Trovas Mary Troxel Donna Trudeau Larry and Barbara Trujillo Demetri and Pauline Tsamis Justen and Kimberly Tucker Brad Tucker Shaun Tullis Wendy and Trent Turner Kevin Twedt Karla and Clint Twedt-Ball Katherine Ulmer Timothy Ulrey Bob Untiedt George Uribe Ersan Ustundag and Tuba Geredelioglu Angie Valencia
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Ronald and Nancy Vickerman
Community impact report
Mary Wyckoff
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Flood Magnitude b 31.12 feet - Crest of Cedar River on Friday, June 13, 2008
Cedar Rapids Downtown b 900 (100%) people residing downtown displaced
b More than 10 square miles (14%) of the City
b 450 (100%) downtown businesses impacted
b No flood-related deaths
b 35 (95%) restaurants impacted
b Flood damage estimate $3 billion
b 9,000 (69%) people working downtown displaced
People b 18,623 estimated persons in flood-impacted area
b 101 of 132 greater downtown blocks were impacted by the flood
b 120 families in flood areas receiving Section 8 housing assistance b 1,360 estimated jobs lost as a result of the flood b More than 57,218 flood recoveryrelated volunteer hours donated b 169 citizens in temporary shelters (during first three weeks of disaster) Property b 7,198 affected parcels (5,390 residential) b $2.4 billion estimated cost in damage to public infrastructure and future flood management options b As many as 1,500 properties will be demolished b 86 farms in Linn County were damaged
Linn County Nonprofit Resource Center b Nearly $36 million in total floodrelated damages to Linn County nonprofit organizations Cedar Rapids Community Schools b Six District Facilities were flooded b An estimated 1,834 students flood-affected (The school district has 33 schools and 17,000 students) b The District sustained $33.5 million in flood damage b 180 staff members were displaced Churches, Worship Centers and Ministries b 25 organizations displaced/ destroyed b $11.7 million in total flood related damages
F i g u r e s
Transportation b Ground Transportation, municipal city transportation hub, completely displaced b $90 million in total flood-related damages to railroads b $172 million in total flood-related damages to future disaster evacuation routes Agricultural b $51 million agriculture land costs in Linn County (crop loss, top soil loss) Museums, Cultural Arts and Recreation b Eight iconic cultural assets displaced/destroyed b Mother Mosque of America b National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library b African American Historical Museum & Cultural Center b Theatre Cedar Rapids b Paramount Theatre b Legion Arts (CSPS) b Indian Creek Nature Center b Science Station b Ushers Ferry Historic Village b $29.7 million in total floodrelated damages *Statistics cited from www.cedarrapidsfloodstory.com
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