Flood 2008 Fund Community Impact Report

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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

they needed to respond to our fellow citizens, and

helping the community regain its unique sense of place.

The Foundation sought to rebuild neighborhoods,

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 GullicksonShadia Igram

Ron Olson* Jerry Matchett*

(2009 Chair)

Sigrid ReynoldsJohn 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 BoggussLoren CoppockJohn Chaimov Swati A. Dandekar

Chris DeWolf Tiffany Ann EarlSara B. FitzgeraldKatrina Garner Ruth Hairston Elizabeth Hladky SchottKay L. Hegarty Nancy Kasparek Kathy Krusie

Jerry Matchett Sean McPartland Cheryle MitvalskyThomas Moore Doug Neumann Katie OberbroecklingRon Olson

John OsakoRich Patterson Carrie Powicki-KaufmanChris SkogmanGary Skogman Fred Timko John Wasta Kevin Welu Dr. Ruth E. White

GCrCF staFF, 2008-2011

Dan Baldwin**Emmy BallWendy BloodJean Brenneman

Elizabeth CwikLes GarnerKatie GiorgioAmy Johnson Boyle

Amber MulnikRochelle NaylorDeb OrrBud Synhorst**

Karla Twedt-BallBob Untiedt**Josie VellesPeggy Whitworth**

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Les Garner Jr.

*GCRCF Board Member **No longer with GCRCF

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

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 was to address systemic needs created by the flood, through increasing substance abuse services, caring for emotional well-being, 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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31.12 ft.Crest of Cedar River

on Friday, June 13, 2008

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assist individuals and families through nonprofits $3,044,006

address systemic issues $1,570,386

Build nonprofit stability$1,112,638

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Flood 2008 Fund Grant Making Priorities

top Grantees by total Flood Fund dollars reCeived:

1. Affordable Housing Network $1,225,000 (includes $1,200,000 for Block by Block)

2. Linn Area Long Term Recovery Coalition $968,596 (fiscal agent: United Way of East Central Iowa)

3. Horizons: A Family Service Alliance $275,000 (includes $200,000 for Flood Them with Love)

4. Community Corrections $151,650 Improvement Association (largely Americorps/VISTA)

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. $115,000 (an additional $25,000 went to the Palo Senior Center)

10. Iowa Legal Aid $108,994

top Grantees in the arts, Culture & environment seCtor:

1. African American Historical Museum $75,000 and Cultural Center

2. National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library $75,000

3. Orchestra Iowa $75,000

4. Theatre Cedar Rapids $75,000

5. Indian Creek Nature Center $55,000

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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

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 low-

income 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

paragraphs.

Flood 2008 Fund grants contributed to 1,798

individual home rehabilitation projects. (Note: One

home may be the beneficiary of multiple rehabilitation

projects.) These projects produced some compelling

accounts of the positive impact Cedar Rapids’

nonprofit community has had on the city’s recovery.

For instance, $1.2 million in Flood 2008 Fund grants

were awarded to the Block by Block project, which has

helped in the rebuilding of 254 flooded homes as of

February 2011.

More than $668,000 was dispersed to the Linn

Area Long Term Recovery Coalition (LALTRC), which

has facilitated the rebuilding of 643 homes. Another

$300,000 was used to fund the LALTRC through grants

made to the United Way of East Central Iowa.

Grants totaling $151,650 were used to support the

AmeriCorps/VISTA rebuilding project through the

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

grants for drywall installation, which benefitted

another 56 families.

“Offering Hope,” a project sponsored by First Church

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!”

supplyinG daily neCessities

Grants from the Community Foundation also helped

nonprofits meet the daily necessities of families in the

aftermath of the flood.

Approximately $917,000 in flood grants was used

to meet these emergency needs, affecting more than

1,000 individuals.

Services in this category included:

▪ Overnight lodging for those left homeless by the flood

▪ Rental assistance

▪ Meals and food vouchers

▪ Transportation assistance

▪ Household items

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Horizons, which provided assistance directly to

individuals and families through the Flood Them

with Love (FTWL) initiative, received $200,000 in

grants. The response from the families helped through

FTWL has been tremendous; feedback has included

statements such as, “No one has ever helped us like

you have,” and “Thank you, Lord, for Karla [Goettel]

and for sending her our way, and all the other angels

that help her every day.” FTWL efforts helped many

families stave off making tough choices between

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

group of seniors whose homes were left uninhabitable

by the flood.

Furthermore, thousands of meals were provided

to families and rebuilding volunteers through a total

of $95,500 in grants allocated to the Meet and Eat

program housed at Echo Hill Presbyterian and First

Presbyterian Cedar Rapids and the food and nutrition

programs at Olivet Neighborhood Mission.

Abbe, Inc. also used another $25,000 in grants to

provide transportation assistance to clients receiving

meals at the Witwer Center.

soCial and human serviCes:

The Flood 2008 Fund also provided grants totaling

more than $660,000 that were used for specific, flood-

related 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

students in class, no longer exhibiting the behavioral

issues that arose post-flood.

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.


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Iowa Legal Aid received $108,994 in grants from the

Flood 2008 Fund to assist families with legal issues

resulting from flood-damaged homes. These services

include legal representation in foreclosure actions and

buyout options, legal advice for tenants dealing with

landlords and homeowners dealing with contractors,

and assisting flood victims in qualifying for recovery

benefits. Dozens of homeowners have been assisted

in foreclosure actions, and several families have

remained in their homes specifically because of the

work of Iowa Legal Aid.

Another $75,000 in Flood 2008 Fund grants was

used by ASAC to extend treatment to a greater number

of flood-affected individuals. This funding allowed

199 flood-affected individuals to receive treatment,

individuals placed at a higher risk for substance abuse

through the loss of a home or a job. Six months after

treatment, 77 percent of these flood-affected clients

reported no substance abuse — a very high success

rate for substance abuse treatment.

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

$25,000 to help organizations restart operations and

up to $50,000 toward capital rebuilding projects, for a

total of $75,000 towards rebuilding.

This category includes support of Abbe, Inc. and

its seven affiliate organizations that serve more than

13,000 at-risk seniors and physically/psychologically

challenged individuals annually. GCRCF provided

$25,000 to help Abbe, Inc. resume supportive office

operations, and $50,000 to help Witwer Senior Center,

an Abbe affiliate, rebuild a production kitchen to

continue serving more than 450 meals daily through

Witwer and Green Square Meals.

Horizons expanded their 5th St. SE facility, assisted

by $75,000 in Flood 2008 Fund grants. Horizons

serves over 9,000 clients out of its main facility, and

Foundation grants helped to ensure these clients were

able to continue services at a time when they were

needed the most.

A $25,000 grant helped address flood damage

at Waypoint’s Madge Phillips Center. In the year

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

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> 57,218 flood recovery related volunteer hours donated

people

Photo: Clint Twedt-Ball


than it would have been without an outpouring of

community support from many sources.

Other social service nonprofits that were able to

rebuild or relocate included Matthew 25, the

Boys and Girls Club, Neighborhood Transportation

Service, Olivet Neighborhood Mission and the

Kids First Law Center.

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

following the flood. The AAMI was one of the first

nonprofits to resume occupancy in the fall of 2008,

and officially re-opened in January 2009.

The Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation received

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

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.

Indian Creek Nature Center received $55,000 in

grants to repair exhibits and facilities.

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 flood-

related 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.

1,360estimated jobs lost as a result of flood

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Grant RecipientsAs 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:

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $25,000 to Aging Services for Remaining Independent Funding to help with flood-related needs of individuals age 55 and older.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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).

▪ $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.

▪ $50,000 to the American Red Cross Grant Wood Area Chapter for emergency response to the disaster and provision of food and shelter for flood-affected residents.

▪ $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.

▪ $50,000 to ARC of East Central Iowa for Program Structure Improvement and Expansion (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant).

▪ $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.

▪ $100,000 (issued as four grants) to the Area

Substance Abuse Council for Treatment for Flood-Affected 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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $50,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids for Rebuilding Administrative Offices (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant).

▪ $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

volunteers the summer of 2009 and to rebuild at least 38 homes.

▪ $1,500 to the Cedar Boat Club to restore the meeting house that was destroyed by the flood of 2008.

▪ $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.

▪ $15,000 to the Cedar Rapids Community

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Schools Foundation for Sports, Academic, Fine Arts and Enrichment Activities for Kids (SAFE) in flood-affected neighborhoods.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $50,000 to the Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation for the new public library (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant).

▪ $93,512 to Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity for CVHFH 2011 Flood-Impacted Home Rehabilitations.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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,

drywall and flooring in homes in the Time Check neighborhood and to purchase rebuilding materials.

▪ $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 flood-affected women who were at or below the poverty line and paired them with supportive community volunteers who provided guidance in making life changes.

▪ $15,000 to the Community Corrections Improvement Association for a Post-Flood Community Assessment.

▪ $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.

▪ $25,000 to the Community Corrections Improvement Association for AmeriCorps Green Initiative to purchase energy-efficient materials

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.

▪ $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.

▪ $15,000 to Crest Services to help reestablish the permanent office. Crest Services provides residential services to adults with disabilities.

▪ $26,240 to Crossroads Mission for Crossroads Mission Rehabilitation from the Flood of 2008 (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant).

▪ $25,000 to the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy to provide free arts opportunities in flood- impacted neighborhoods with more than 20 classes serving more than 300 students.

▪ $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

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.

▪ $71,516 to the Ecumenical Community Center/Helping Hands Ministry to Assist Individuals and Families Impacted by the Flood.

▪ $5,000 to Eight Days of Hope for Eight Days of Hope Cedar Rapids. Eight Days of Hope organized an eight-day work trip in November 2008 involving skilled and unskilled volunteers from around the country, who completed $2 million worth of work on 140 flood-damaged homes.

▪ $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.

▪ $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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▪ $25,000 to First Lutheran Church for Hosting, Housing and Assisting Rebuild of Flooded Homes to provide food, showers, shelter and building materials for out-of-town groups rebuilding homes in the community.

▪ $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.

▪ $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 flood-related increase.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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 flood-affected children who are not covered by Title 19.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $50,000 to Horizons: A Family Service Alliance for Rising Above, Expanding the Horizon (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant).

▪ $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.

▪ $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).

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $25,000 to Kids First Law Center for Rebuilding Kids First.

▪ $25,000 to Kingston Hill for Making Kingston Hill Home to provide affordable, independent housing at a reduced rate for flood-affected elderly individuals.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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 re-establish the museum’s revenue stream.

▪ $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).

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $23,005 to the Northwest Neighborhood Association for the Northwest Neighborhood Resource Center start-up.

▪ $18,625 to the Oak Hill Jackson Neighborhood Association for the Oak Hill Jackson Neighborhood Resource Center start-up.

▪ $2,190 to the Old Creamery Theatre Co. to purchase a lighting system for a permanent post-flood facility.

▪ $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.

▪ $20,500 to Olivet Neighborhood Mission for food assistance and nutrition education for families with children.

▪ $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).

▪ $25,000 to Orchestra Iowa for Rebuilding Symphony Stability through

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.

▪ $50,000 to Orchestra Iowa for Rebuilding the Symphony Center (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant).

▪ $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.

▪ $23,773 to Partnership for Safe Families for Family Team Meetings for

families recovering from the Flood of 2008. The Family Team Meeting (FTM) is a research-based model shown to be effective in assisting families responding to crisis situations. A total of 47 flood-affected households participated in one- to two-family team meetings and left with a plan and a way to succeed with a support system.

▪ $25,000 to Partnership for Safe Families for Family Support Funds for discretionary funds to use for addressing remaining needs of flood-affected families.

▪ $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.

▪ $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).

▪ $100,000 to Rebuilding Palo, Inc. for Rebuilding Palo to help Palo residents


7,198 affected parcels (5,390 residential)

property

Photo: Karla Twedt-Ball

purchase tools, materials or labor to finish rebuilding and move back into their homes (issued as four grants).

▪ $150,000 to the Salvation Army of Cedar Rapids for Flood Recovery Support and Basic Needs Assistance that includes discretionary financial assistance to flood-impacted residents for rent, utility and other expenses, provided through four grants.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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 man-made disasters.

▪ $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.

▪ $16,430 to the Taylor Area Neighborhood Association for Tiger Cub Club to support before and after school programming for flood-affected children.

▪ $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.

▪ $22,528 to Temple Judah for Flood Disaster Relief to continue providing furniture, bedding and appliances donated to flood-impacted households through 2010.

▪ $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.

▪ $50,000 to Theatre Cedar Rapids for The Next Act (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant).

▪ $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

provided scholarships to children from low-income, flood-affected households.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $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.

▪ $50,000 to The Witwer Center for Rebuilding Witwer Center’s Production Kitchen (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant).

▪ $20,000 to the Witwer Center for Witwer Center Nutrition Program Rebuilding to help the

organization continue providing meals to the Linn County senior population.

▪ $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.

▪ $25,000 to the YMCA for “Getting Quickly to ‘Better-than-Ever’ at the Helen G. Nassif YMCA!” to support the re-establishment of the YMCA post-flood.

▪ $50,000 to the YMCA of Cedar Rapids for Rebuilding the Future of the YMCA (a Flood 2008 Fund Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant).

▪ $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.

Additionally, Pioneer Hi-Bred contributed $40,000 to support flood recovery in east central Iowa. In consultation with Pioneer, these funds were directed toward:

▪ $20,000 to the Jones County Long Term Recovery Team to support flood recovery efforts in Jones County.

▪ $15,000 to Rebuilding Palo Fund for flood recovery efforts in Palo.

▪ $5,000 to Indian Creek Nature Center to help rebuild stream crossings.

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86 farms in Linn County damaged

property

f L o o d 2 0 0 8 f u n d P r i o r i t y : i n d i v i d u a L s a n d f a m i L i e s

Block by Block, group by group: Uniting for recoveryBrick by brick, house by house, recovery struggled

along, but nearly one year after the flood, progress was

hidden by the sheer magnitude of the disaster. A new

model of recovery tackled the problem block by block

– literally – bringing momentum and energy. Matthew

25 Ministry Hub, Four Oaks’ Affordable Housing

Network, Inc. (AHNI) and the United Methodist Church

(UMC) joined forces to create a grassroots recovery

process starting in the worst-hit neighborhoods west

of the river.

CollaboratinG to Create hope

Clint Twedt-Ball and his brother Courtney Ball, Co-

Executive Directors of Matthew 25 Ministry Hub, were

already doing neighborhood outreach on the west

side of the Cedar River before the flood. With the flood,

their efforts expanded. But, a year after the flood, they

sensed hopelessness taking hold.

Through a relationship rooted in the city’s Recovery

and Reinvestment Coordinating Team, Twedt-Ball talked

with Four Oak’s CEO, Jim Ernst, about ways to push the

recovery forward. Meanwhile, Matthew 25 brainstormed

with the United Methodist Church about how best to use

volunteers flowing in from across the country.

Together, the three organizations created Block by

Block to build on homeowners’ efforts. By working

with homeowners to complete one block at a time, the

partners believed they could move recovery forward in

a visible way.

When the Greater Cedar Rapids Community

Foundation (GCRCF) offered support, the program

leapt into action. The GCRCF invested $1.2 million

from its Flood 2008 Fund, and donor-advised fund

holders John and Dyan Smith contributed $1 million

from their GCRCF fund. As the program gathered

speed, contributions poured in from other local

foundations, including large awards from the Iowa

Finance Authority and the Department of Human

Services. One block at a time, the results of the

program became clear.

united methodist ChurCh’s role

When Block by Block was formed, the United

Methodist Church was struggling to find work for its

massive volunteer work force.

“We were frustrated because there was so much

to do,” explains Becky Wood, who oversees UMC’s

volunteers. “With Matthew 25’s neighborhood

connections and Four Oaks’ history of effective

program management and fiscal responsibility, the

partnership came together because each of us could

contribute.”

Over two years, the UMC provided 8,500 volunteers.

“Seeing the difference we’ve made over the last three

years is really overwhelming,” Wood says. “We have seen

people break down in tears as we begin our work. They

had almost given up, but our volunteers provide a ray of

hope. That’s what gets me up every day.”


Photo: Matthew 25

aFFordable housinG network

and Four oaks’ role

In 2011, Joe Lock, AHNI’s executive director, joined

Twedt-Ball in lobbying the city to let them take on

rebuilding homes that builders rejected. “We have

taken on 42 complete home rehabilitation projects

since we started so we could reweave the fabric of

these historic neighborhoods,” he says. “Re-developing

a sense of community was really important.”

More than $4.6 million has been spent on 25 blocks

that contain more than 350 homes and dwellings,

Lock says. Today, he adds, “we are evolving from

disaster recovery to neighborhood revitalization.”

Four Oaks, the umbrella agency of AHNI, is the fiscal

agent for the multi-million dollar project and provides

business services including finance, fundraising and

public relations.

bloCk by bloCk

The initial goal was to engage neighborhoods and

restore homes in eight blocks between July and

December 2009. The group added another 16 blocks

in 2010; by December 2011, 25 blocks will have been

rehabilitated.

“The most inspiring part has been watching

neighbors take control of their own recovery. As

neighbors begin to feel empowered, the program really

takes off,” Twedt-Ball explains. “They can talk in their

block meetings about what is working and what isn’t.

They no longer feel isolated and alone in their struggle

against a bureaucratic and rule-bound program.”

Initially, it took a lot of convincing to get

neighborhoods to accept the plan. They were

frustrated that nothing was moving forward. Soon,

blocks requested participation in the program.

“In the beginning, we simply asked one block if

they’d trust us and they said yes,” Twedt-Ball says.

“I think we’ve exceeded expectations. We still have

volunteers arriving from across the country. Local

groups continue to volunteer at an amazing rate.

Some local employers still encourage their employees

to take time off to help. Talk about a willingness to run

the marathon of recovery. This community is made up

of incredible people.”

Twedt-Ball still remembers the woman who received

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

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.”

The GCRCF has been an essential partner.

“The Foundation recognized the need to be creative

and try a new approach to push the community’s

recovery forward,” Twedt-Ball explains. “They were

willing to take a thoughtful risk and were trusted

by John and Dyan Smith, who were willing to step

in as partners on the program. Once Block by Block

proved itself, government funding was able to

help scale the program up. To me, the Community

Foundation exemplified what can happen with skilled

leadership and generous philanthropy in the midst of a

challenging crisis.”

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276 Homes rebuilt as of May 2011

bloCk by bloCk

Photo: Four Oaks/AHNI


Flood Them with Love: Grassroots camaraderie at its best Karla Goettel never envisioned what her compassion

would create when she started helping flood victims,

one by one.

It all began on Christmas Day of 2008, when her

goal was to help one person she knew who lost

everything in the flood. Three families joined her

in contributing funds, household goods and other

needed items.

“It felt great and we thought we were done,”

Goettel recalls. “But I couldn’t stop thinking about

it and dreaming of what could be done.”

Her enthusiasm was contagious, as friends, family

and neighbors helped find others in need of immediate

help. The ongoing effort led Goettel to form Flood

Them with Love, an all-volunteer, local grassroots

group with a mission. Soon, the group was helping

28 more families.

“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

homes to find out their needs. She had volunteered at

the recovery center established to help victims, “but I

wanted to avoid all the bureaucracy because that was

so overwhelming for flood victims.”

Goettel began speaking and circulating flyers about

the enormous need for immediate help for flood-

affected families. Soon, donations rolled in. A friend

found a warehouse for storing donated household

items – at no charge.

At a luncheon for nonprofits hosted by the Greater

Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF), Goettel

talked about her efforts. Scott Jamieson, executive

director of Horizons, was impressed.

“He said, ‘We need to find out how to be Karla

Goettel because she’s so effective with her outreach,’”

Goettel recalls. That led to a wonderful partnership

between Horizons and Flood Them with Love. By the

summer of 2009, more families were finding them.

“It really exploded then. We helped another 200

families in a matter of months,” Goettel recalls.

“We held a Christmas Party in 2009 too, for flooded

families.”

Ultimately, Goettel says, they raised almost $500,000

with Horizons, providing furniture and household

items to more than 350 families from Flood Them with

Love’s 6,400 square-foot warehouse.

The group met with flooded families in their homes,

assessed their needs and helped them shop for free

in their warehouse. Networking with other helping

agencies helped locate medical, food, clothing and

legal support. They helped homeless families, getting

them off the streets and into motels when shelters

were full. Through Horizons, the group was also able

to provide consumer credit

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

initiative because they allowed us to double what we

could have done otherwise.”

The GCRCF was also a major supporter, providing

four grants totaling $200,000 from its Flood 2008 Fund.

“It’s the renewable grants from the Foundation to

Horizons that have made the greatest impact,” Goettel

says. “It was the best partnership ever. Those funds

allowed us to help people in other ways. It took a lot

of stress off a lot of flood victims.”

Goettel officially closed Flood Them with Love on

Jan. 1, 2011, “but Horizons has carried it on.”

In her last contribution to help flood victims,

Goettel distributed $10,000 in her group’s remaining

funds to support services in the trenches: Horizons,

the Community Health Free Clinic and Habitat

for Humanity.


$500,000 raised to provide household items to more than 350 families

Flood them with love


ILA: Disaster Recovery Project still at workIowa Legal Aid (ILA) is best known for providing free

legal assistance to low-income and other vulnerable

residents. But in the wake of the 2008 flood, ILA’s

Cedar Rapids staff members found themselves in

critical demand by new clientele: flood victims.

In addition to the recession and nationwide

foreclosure crisis, the flood left many low-income,

vulnerable homeowners struggling to cope with the

physical, emotional and financial realities of flood

damage. Sorting through buy-out options, unscrupulous

contractors, flood-related issues with landlords and

how to qualify for flood recovery assistance were just a

few of the obstacles flood victims faced.

Each flood victim faced a unique mix of needs and

many ultimately needed someone to advise them

on the best way to move forward. That’s where ILA

staff attorney Lisa Gavin came in. She became ILA’s

Disaster Relief Coordinator, partnering with other local

agencies to ensure that flood victims got the services

they needed to recover.

“We started getting lots of calls from clients we already

had who were now also facing flooding,” Gavin recalls.

“In the beginning, we were focused mostly on housing

issues and advising people on what was out there to

help them.”

Gavin brought a unique perspective to the work.

Both the ILA office and her own home flooded, giving

her particular passion for the effort, credibility with

other flood victims and valuable insight into the

challenges flood victims faced.

The need for Gavin’s full-time attention to flood

recovery quickly became clear. A $25,000 initial grant

from the GCRCF’s flood fund established her full-time

position; continued funding was critical to provide

ongoing help. The GCRCF’s flood fund would ultimately

provide $108,994 in support through 2011 so ILA could

counsel and represent low-income flood victims to keep

them from becoming homeless, help them find financial

guidance, advise them on buy-outs, educate them on

resources available and provide tax help.

“The Community Foundation was instrumental

in helping us respond,” Gavin says. “That continued

funding was really important because the flood

recovery went on for years. It allowed us to continue

doing our work and see cases to conclusion.”

Gavin hosted

workshops and meetings

to educate flood victims

of their rights and

responsibilities. She

helped train volunteer

attorneys, met with other

agencies and represented

many individual

flood victims.

Some of the most

satisfying work, Gavin

says, was helping homeowners who had their flood

homes repaired and moved back in, only to fall

behind on house payments and face foreclosure.

A homeowner couple from the Time Check

neighborhood experienced this situation.

The flood left several feet of water in their home’s

main floor. They had to rebuild that floor and the

basement, plus replace nearly all their furnishings

and personal property. They fell behind on their

mortgage and were served with a foreclosure lawsuit.

ILA defended them, slowing the foreclosure process

enough so Horizons had time to work out a loan

modification with the mortgage lender. With that

negotiated, the foreclosure lawsuit was dismissed. The

clients now have a lower, more affordable monthly

payment and are back in their newly-repaired home.

One thing nearly every homeowner needed most,

Gavin found, was to find someone to listen to them.

“I notice with buy-out cases, at the last step of the

process, people need to tell the story of their house.

It’s saying goodbye to their home,” she explains. “So

many people affected were elderly and grew up in

those houses. They needed support.”

From January through September 2009, ILA handled

200 cases for flood victims. Another 140 new clients

were helped between January and September 2010.

That doesn’t include numerous meetings and trainings

ILA hosted for flood victims and ongoing cases this

year. The GCRCF helped ILA locate state funding so that

the work could continue in 2011. The remaining cases

focus on foreclosures, resolving funding disputes and

helping homeowners with the buy-out process.

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Photo: Mark Tade


f L o o d 2 0 0 8 f u n d P r i o r i t y : n o n P r o f i t s t a b i L i t y

The Arc: Recover, Rebuild, ReturnRecover, rebuild, return.

That phrase summed up the ultimate goal of the

Arc of East Central Iowa in the wake of the June 2008

flood. The Arc’s facilities were inundated with flood

water and muck, a sight that shocked staff when they

were allowed to return to their building.

“When we were first allowed back downtown,”

says Delaine Petersen, Arc’s Executive Director, “I

remember the imprint of a refrigerator on the ceiling

and muck covering everything. That’s when reality

really hit and we wondered if there could ever be an

Arc building downtown again. We thought we were

just cleaning up to close the doors.”

That sad view soon gave way to glimmers of hope,

as contributions from all over the country started

pouring in to help Arc continue providing care for

more than 800 clients and their families of people

with intellectual and other related disabilities. And the

Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF)

urged Arc to apply for funds to help recovery.

“The Community Foundation was a real leader in

saying, ‘we’re going to overcome,’” Petersen says.

“That was a huge commitment from the GCRCF. We

had a solid mission and a good bottom line; that gave

us a good shot at getting those ‘healing dollars.’”

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.

During the initial recovery, Arc’s administrative staff

was spread among three community locations for four

months. By October 2008, staff returned to the second

floor of their building; renovation of the first level

continued. In late April 2009, Arc began accepting

some day care clients on the first floor.

“We had absolute confidence because of GCRCF

support,” Petersen explains. “The karma coming off of

them was so positive.”

The Arc’s staff and board of directors realized

that rebuilding provided a chance to redefine how

they used their space to transform Arc into a better

organization. As Petersen noted in a report to the

GCRCF, “Sometimes disasters give you the opportunity

to make lemonade out of lemons.”

Still, the recovery took more than a year to really

take hold, Petersen says.

“It wasn’t until early fall of 2009 that we felt like we

had our feet underneath us,” she says.

Today, the renovated Arc provides more services

more efficiently than before the flood.

“Sometimes I’m sort of grateful to the flood for what

we’ve found since then,” Petersen points out. “I think

people really valued what our services were about. We

really found out who our friends were.”

Photo: The Arc


National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library: Building for the FutureThe Cedar Rapids building that drew perhaps the most

attention during the 2008 flood was the National Czech

and Slovak Museum and Library (NCSML), its red roof

vivid above the floodwaters that surrounded it.

The Cedar River that raged through the NCSML left

heavy damage, breaking through doors and walls,

crushing exhibits, up-ending 500-pound display cases

and flipping a grand piano. Nearly all of the archival

materials and most of the library’s book collection

were removed before the 2008 flood, but everything

else was totally submerged.

“The power of that water coming through there was

really indescribable,” recalls Jason Wright, NCSML’s

vice president for development. Museum staff and

volunteers spent five straight days working to salvage

what they could and cleaning mud-soaked books in

preparation for restoration.

Amazingly, 80 percent of the museum’s collection

was saved, Wright says. Support began pouring in.

Frank N. Magid & Associates in Marion provided

NCSML staff with temporary office space. The

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art took in NCSML’s

exhibits free of charge.

NCSML staff stepped back to reconsider the

museum’s future. Initially, the only certainty, notes

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

really supported us emotionally. Through their funds,

they showed they believed in us.”

The NCSML received a nonprofit rebuilding capital

grant from the Flood 2008 Fund in October 2009 to

help renovate a building in Czech Village. The NCSML

offices are now temporarily housed in the renovated

Kosek Building of Czech Village, formerly the Kosek

Dime & Dollar Store. In July 2010, NCSML officially

opened its new offices, gift shop and a new exhibit,

Rising Above: The Story of a People and the Flood.

Today, the community has rallied around

the remarkable effort to move the museum’s

17,000-square-foot building to a higher site further

away from the river, but still part of Czech Village.

That retained the museum’s historic value – and saved

a fortune, Wright notes. The relocation cost $718,000;

building replacement was estimated at $3.5 million.

The library’s ongoing fundraising has been rewarded

locally, regionally and nationally, Wright says.

More than $26 million has been pledged or given;

$25 million of that was raised in 19 months, from

state and federal grants, local nonprofit foundation

grants and individual gifts.

The title of the NCSML campaign says it all:

“Rebuilding the Future.”

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Photo: JoAnn Wood


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Foundation 2 Crisis Center: Helping on a Grassroots Level

Sometimes the name of a place says it all: Foundation

2 Crisis Center. Amid the chaos and anxiety the 2008

flood triggered, struggling flood victims could turn to

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

between ages 11 and 17, as well as an after-hours

food pantry and two licensed social workers providing

counseling.

After the flood, the Foundation 2 Mobile Crisis

Outreach service, an extension of the Crisis Center,

was experiencing an 18 percent increase in calls,

most flood-related. The need for counseling and

shelter was immediate.

“The ripple effect of the emotional shock waves

people were experiencing was coming through

in those calls,” says Cheryl Plotz, Crisis Center

Coordinator. Most calls were from vulnerable people

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

this,” Plotz explains.

In order to provide accurate, helpful information,

Foundation 2 staff tapped into the wide range of

community services and programs, working together

to help clients.

In the year

following the

flood, Foundation

2 served 759 flood-

affected residents.

“Our mission is

to be a resource for people in crisis,” says Elisabeth

Kissling, Foundation 2 director of development and

marketing. That includes prevention and help before

problems become full-blown crises. The marketing

funds helped get the word out on Foundation 2’s

crisis services.

The immediate crisis has passed, Plotz and Kissling

say, but they still hear from people who lost everything

in the flood and are still struggling.

Today, Kissling says, “The calls are down some

but the flood is usually still part of the picture with

clients’ struggles.”

759flood-affected

residents served

Foundation 2 Crisis Center

Photo: Foundation 2

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Abbe Center: GCRCF flood fund enabled immediate responseThe 2008 flood was an emotionally draining time for

the community. Sometimes the strain of the situation

was overwhelming for individuals, and it was helpful

to work through the crisis with a skilled mental health

professional.

The Flood 2008 Fund helped make mental health

counseling and treatment available without the

complications and frustration of delays due to

bureaucratic red tape. In crisis prevention and treatment,

delays magnify and

worsen problems and

anxieties.

The Abbe Center

for Community

Mental Health

counted on federal

grant assistance for

its crisis counseling

outreach to locate

flood-affected

residents who

needed help.

“We were out

canvassing the

community,” explains

Cindy Kaestner,

Abbe’s Executive

Director. “We had

a great deal of

outreach going on.”

However, new clients often must wait for days or

weeks for their first appointment, while insurance, state

or federal assistance is approved. The $25,000 grant

from the GCRCF Flood 2008 Fund made it possible to

immediately treat flood victims while the on-going

payment source was secured, which Kaestner says made

an enormous difference.

The GCRCF funds covered costs for those who couldn’t

pay, so they could get immediate counseling or therapy,

Kaestner recalls. “It allowed us to tell people to come

in and we’d serve them right away. Some just needed

to unload their frustration. Others needed to share their

loss,” Kaestner commented. “People were very, very

thankful for it. It eliminated one more roadblock for them

to reach help.”

The GCRCF grant enabled the Abbe Center to

help 72 residents, providing for 137 therapy visits,

25 psychiatric evaluations and 51 psychiatry

follow-up visits

from April through

November 2009.

Federal grants

provided the major

dollars for mental

health services for

flood victims. As

federal disaster

assistance tapered,

the Abbe Center for

Community Mental

Health received

another Flood 2008

Fund grant to extend

Abbe’s outreach and

cover other aspects

of Abbe’s services,

such as the cost

of providing public

transportation

and gift cards for gas. Making counseling accessible

was important to encourage people to get the help

they needed.

Looking back at the flood and the response it

triggered, Kaestner says, “I am still very impressed with

how well this community came together and responded.

People did a nice job of working together and helping

people in the community.”

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900 people displaced

Cedar rapids downtown

or 100% of the people residing downtown were displaced

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ASAC: Partnering for extra outreach to those in crisis The flood of June 2008 was overwhelming in the

scope of its damage and destruction in Cedar Rapids,

and beyond. And no one saw its devastating human

impact more than crisis outreach nonprofits trying to

help needy residents who also became flood victims.

At the time of the flood, Cedar Rapids’ Area

Substance Abuse Council (ASAC) was struggling to

adequately serve its clients with a tightened budget.

“We were down by five counselors already because

of funding cuts,” explains Laurel Merrick, Resource

Development Director for ASAC. The repercussions of

the flood hit hard those already struggling with alcohol

and drug addictions. “We had fewer counselors

available, with more clients in crisis.”

With two of its facilities flooded, ASAC had

to relocate its downtown staff and the Heart of

Iowa Mother and Child Center to keep operating.

Simultaneously, ASAC had to somehow provide a

safety net of support for flood-affected clients.

“As is true in disasters, some flood-affected

individuals who were in recovery relapsed and others

turned to alcohol and drugs to cope,” Merrick explains.

The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

(GCRCF) helped ASAC recover and respond to the

initial crisis through $50,000 in grants from its Flood

2008 Fund. Subsequent grants in 2009, 2010 and

2011 have enabled ASAC to provide substance abuse

treatment and client assistance for flood-affected

residents struggling with alcohol and drugs.

The difference GCRCF’s assistance made was

profound.

“It was wonderful,” Merrick says. “Grant funding

helped us to remove barriers for clients to receive

needed treatment services. One GCRCF grant gave us

the opportunity to provide treatment free of charge,

another allowed us to hire additional staff to reduce

wait times to obtain an assessment and/or treatment,

and a third grant provided dollars for us to provide

flood-affected clients with gas cards, clothing and

other items to help them get to treatment or remove

obstacles to their recovery.”

The ongoing support – both from the Community

Foundation to ASAC and from ASAC to its clients –

came at a critical time, and recognized the long-term

consequences of such a catastrophic event. Outreach

continues, Merrick notes.

“Today, we are still seeing 40+ flood-affected

clients each month,” she says. “It’s been a very good

partnership with GCRCF, very beneficial. We are very

appreciative of all the help the Community Foundation

has given us.”


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African American Museum: Back and Better

Tom Moore, executive director of the African-

American Museum of Iowa (AAMI), can look back

on the desolation in the wake of Cedar Rapids’

2008 flood and see blessings.

One is that the rising Cedar River left 5 feet,

4 inches of floodwater in the AAMI building – but it

did not flow through it, a catastrophe other sites

nearby experienced. None of the Museum’s doors or

windows were broken.

After sustaining $1.3 million in damage – including

the loss of its two prime exhibits – the Museum staff

had operations up and running in three months. By

December 2008, the entire Museum building reopened

to welcome visitors once again. It would be another

year before the Museum’s new permanent exhibit

would be complete.

Still, the AAMI was one of the first nonprofits

to re-open. Key to that was a $25,000 grant from

the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

(GCRCF) Flood 2008 Fund grant specifically to sustain

operations as AAMI recovered.

“It came at a very strategic time for us,” Moore

says. “We needed money for our payroll and programs.

It was a sustainability grant. And because of it,

we were able to continue with our programs and

exhibits, off-site.”

Staff relocated temporarily to a conference room

provided by the Iowa Masonic Library. One staff

member remained on site to oversee clean-up and

artifact recovery and restoration. Other staff found

other sites to temporarily host their exhibits and other

scheduled events.

“We were able to conserve some of our artifacts

because our curators could stabilize them. They saved

and relocated the ones that were dry,” Moore notes.

Moore is also gratified at the community response

– both corporate and individual – of support through

financial contributions for recovery. The AAMI also

received a $50,000 rebuilding capital grant from the

GCRCF’s Flood 2008 Fund.

“All of that allowed us to focus on raising that $1.3

million for full recovery,” he says. “We were working at

flood recovery as well as exhibitions.”

The flood experience ultimately prompted a new

perspective among AAMI staff.

“It gave us an opportunity to really see what we’re

talking about when we say ‘museum,’” he explains.

“It’s more than just a building. The real work of the

museum is telling the story of the African American

experience – education. The light came on as to who

we really are.”

Today’s AAMI focus is more about education than

artifact preservation. Exhibits have been redesigned

to incorporate improvements and new ideas, such

as creating gathering spaces for children visiting

the museum.

“This gave us a chance to repurpose our use of

space,” Moore says with a smile. “We’re back and

better. It’s an immersive environment now.”

$1.3 in flood damage to museum

aFriCan-ameriCan museum oF iowa

million

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Theatre Cedar Rapids: Better and Stronger Theatre Cedar Rapids’ comeback from the June 2008

flood may have been its greatest performance ever.

Restoring its historic gem of a theater, the Iowa

Theater building, was a daunting undertaking for even

the most dedicated of theater groups. But TCR took

on the effort and exceeded even its own expectations,

maintaining its commitments.

A $50,000 capital rebuilding grant from the Greater

Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF) Flood

2008 Fund came at a critical time, says Casey Prince,

TCR’s Managing Director.

“The Foundation helps us year in and year out in

so many ways,” Prince notes. “But the Flood Fund

grant was really like having a life preserver thrown

to us. Without that money, I think our story would be

different today.”

TCR salvaged what it could from the theater

building. The lighting system, a total loss, was

replaced through a $25,000 grant from the Flood

Fund. And, a two-year, $50,000 grant from GCRCF’s

Momentum Fund kept TCR’s education programs on

track.

“We were really tenacious and stubborn after the

flood,” Prince explains. “We forced ourselves to be

incredibly creative. We willed ourselves to do much

more.”

TCR reopened in the fall of 2008 in space by the

Lindale Mall, where they remained until January

2010. The goal was to successfully open all 2009-

2010 productions on schedule and maintain its

commitments in educational workshops.

Despite the flood, TCR did eight shows – up from

their usual six-show season. Attendance increased

from 20,000 to 30,000. The education program

expanded. And in the first full year after TCR’s return

downtown, attendance has exceeded 40,000, Prince

says. Seventeen shows have been presented this year.

Next season, 12 are planned.

“We’re also diversifying,” Prince points out. “We’re

also designing and building sets for other nonprofits,

like the Brucemore classics. We’ve become a resource

for other nonprofits as well as a venue.”

TCR’s success story inspired and gave hope to the

Cedar Rapids community, especially the downtown,

showing by example that down-and-out was a

temporary condition.

“We knew that if we failed, it could be a

psychological blow to the whole community,” says

Prince. “We centered ourselves on our programs. The

very nature of what we do is cathartic and allows for

escape and respite. So, it’s very rewarding.”

TCR reopened in February 2010 in its resurrected

theater with The Producers, the biggest production

TCR ever did, Prince says. Today, TCR now has a

sizable endowment fund managed through the GCRCF

and no debt.

“Despite the flood and a recession, we rose up out

of the ashes with a dynamic new facility and increased

programs,” he adds. “Everything we set out to do

is done.”

Community support and attendance have continued

to climb. The best feedback has been unspoken,

Prince says.

“Our lounge and lobby are filling up an hour or

more before and after our shows,” he notes. “There’s

a cultural change in how people attend our theatre,

which is pretty fantastic. We now have people

enjoying the whole experience.”



Meet & Eat: Fueling the Flood Recovery VolunteersWhat started as an outreach effort of two Cedar Rapids

women mushroomed into a popular, effective and

even delicious meals program to feed flood recovery

volunteers over more than two years.

Feeding those in need was nothing new to Joan

Force or Deb Sedlacek. Sedlacek helped with

Neighborhood Meals and Enrichment Program. After

the June 2008 flood, among the many volunteers

helping with clean-up and recovery were the

AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer workers. They were

being provided with a noon meal each day, but when

Force and Sedlacek asked where the workers were

getting their evening meals, they found that none was

being provided.

“We both said, ‘that’s not right,’” recalls Force.

That led directly to “Meet & Eat,” a program to feed

volunteers noon meals when Neighborhood Meals

ended that summer. Sedlacek funded most of the

program costs while Force and volunteers did fund-

raising and grant-writing. Force was named Director,

holding the only paid position, doing all the cooking.

Force and Sedlacek planned menus and directed

volunteers. They started serving meals on Aug. 17,

2008, initially serving about 70.

“We thought we’d be done by June of 2009,” she adds.

But the AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers asked them

to continue. Force made the meals from scratch,

including food choices appropriate for vegetarians

and those who were gluten-intolerant. They watched

for sales and welcomed donations of both food and

funds. From August through November 2008, however,

Sedlacek was primarily funding it herself.

Home Depot donated to Echo Hill Presbyterian

Church, a meal site for Boys and Girls Club members,

which Meet & Eat tied . That contribution provided

much-needed space and a well-equipped kitchen.

Volunteers began helping prepare the meals. Force

sought grants to help fund the program. Then, they

were finally approved for access to HACAP Reservoir

for food at a tremendous savings.

“That was a big help,” Force says.

A big step forward came with a $25,000 Flood 2008

Fund grant from the Greater Cedar Rapids Community

Foundation (GCRCF).

“I was going to end things in December,” Force

recalls. “I could see the toll it was taking on us. It

had become a full-time job. But when we got that

Foundation check in December, it was a huge relief.”

First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids also asked

them to continue and donated $10,000. More groups’

donations of food and funds came in. Ultimately, the

group received two more $25,000 Flood Fund grants

from GCRCF.

Every day, Monday through Friday, “Meet & Eat”

provided meals for hundreds. When the numbers of

workers began thinning late last fall, they closed the

program on Dec. 22, 2010.

“It went beyond anything we ever envisioned,” Force

says. “People really appreciated our meals. Some of

those groups told us they were the best meals they’d

ever had.”

By the time “Meet & Eat” shut down, it had drawn

more than 14,000 volunteer hours.

“We tried to be very good stewards with that

money,” Force says of the GCRCF grants. “We were

really blessed having the Foundation supporting us.”

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Old Fart Electric: Old-timers joined contractors to help rewire & rebuildAn impressive, somber name it may not be, but the

retirees known in flood recovery circles as Old Fart

Electric can hold their own when it comes to rewiring

and rebuilding homes.

All the better for flood-damaged Cedar Rapids area

homes badly in need of renovation, and their owners in

need of a hand up.

Bill Hanes, business manager of the International

Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 405, credits

Wayne Engle, founder of Esco Electric, as the “driving

force” who pulled together members of the IBEW,

retired electrical workers and other tradesmen to

contribute their skills to flood recovery.

“Wayne is very civic-minded,” Hanes says. “He came

to us and suggested we work together to help finish

some of the rebuilding.”

Before long, the IBEW and electrical contractors

backed Engle, who helped secure building materials.

Together, Hanes says, the two groups contributed

$100,000 for materials. A Flood 2008 Fund grant of

$10,347 from the Greater Cedar Rapids Community

Foundation (GCRCF) also sustained the work.

“We started working about three years ago,” Engle says.

He first got involved helping with rewiring in a flood-

damaged home of someone he knew. Then another

house nearby needed work done and it multiplied from

there. Engle talked with Hanes; they sent out a letter to

retired electrical contractors they knew; 14 answered

the call for help. The Metropolitan Electrical Licensing

Bureau agreed, with City Council approval, to renew

their licenses specifically for flood recovery.

The initial goal, notes Hanes, was to rebuild 50

homes. The total?

“We’ve wired more than 280 homes. It amounted

to $1.7 million in homeowners’ value – at no cost,”

says Engle. The work and building materials were free,

thanks to funding from the workers and a discount

from Van Meter Industrial, Engle notes.

Five retired Rockwell Collins engineers and local

plumbers also joined the effort.

“It took a lot of cooperation among a lot of people,”

Hanes notes. “These guys are a great group.”

Says Engle, “It really was fun. But we also really

appreciate so much what the Community Foundation

did, and still does.”

The core Old Fart group still meets – for breakfast

every Monday morning, Christmas gatherings and

dinner once a month.

They’re not resting on their laurels, Engle says.

This summer, they’ve voluntarily helped rewiring at

the new site of His Hands Ministries’ new free clinic.

And they’re taking on smaller jobs through Aging

Services to help out.

“It had just seemed like we were going to take a

break for some golfing this summer,” Engle jokes, “but

we’re still going.”


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

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

▪ Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois

▪ Indian Creek Nature Center

▪ Iowa Art Works

▪ Legion Arts/CSPS

▪ National Czech & Slovak Museum and Library

▪ New Bohemia Group

▪ Seminole Valley Farm Museum

▪ Science Station

▪ SOKOL Cedar Rapids

▪ Theatre Cedar Rapids

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/ENVIRONMENT/HOUSING ▪ Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity

▪ Cedar Valley Humane Society

▪ Diversity Focus

▪ Plains Justice

CHURCHES ▪ Bethel AME Church

▪ Cedar Christian Church

▪ Cedar Rapids Christian Center

▪ Eden United Church of Christ

▪ Ellis Community Church

▪ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church

▪ First Presbyterian Church

▪ Holy Ghost Missionary Baptist Church

▪ Lifeline Ministries

▪ Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church

▪ New Life Church of God in Christ

▪ New Life Pentecostal Church

▪ Olivet Presbyterian Church

▪ Palo United Methodist Church

▪ Redemption Missionary Baptist Church

▪ Salem United Methodist Church

▪ Southeast Church of Christ

▪ St. James United Methodist Church

▪ St. Patrick’s Catholic Church

▪ St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church

▪ Trinity United Methodist Church

▪ Word of Faith Church of God in Christ

EDUCATION ▪ Cedar Valley Montessori

School

▪ Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Inc.

▪ HACAP Headstart

▪ Read, (W)Rite, Ready

▪ Trinity Lane Preschool

HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES ▪ Abbe, Inc.

▪ Aid to Women

▪ ARC of East Central Iowa

▪ Area Substance Abuse Council

▪ Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids

▪ Cedar House Shelter

▪ Cedar Rapids Jaycees

▪ Cedar Rapids Metro YMCA

▪ Crossroads Mission

▪ Four Oaks

▪ H.D. Youth Center

▪ Horizons Family Services

▪ Iowa Legal Aid

▪ Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

▪ Matthew 25 Ministry

▪ Neighborhood Transportation Services

▪ Olivet Neighborhood Mission

▪ Salvation Army

▪ St. Vincent de Paul

▪ Waypoint

▪ Witwer Senior Center

nonproFit Capital Grant proGram

(part oF the Flood 2008 Fund)

As impacts of the flood to nonprofits and community

needs emerged, the GCRCF awarded Nonprofit

Rebuilding Capital Grants through the Flood 2008

Fund to assist Linn County nonprofits that were

involved in substantial capital projects as a result of

the flood of 2008.

The intent of the grants was to enable nonprofits

that had a need for new construction or substantial

rehab to fulfill their mission as it was before the flood.

The Nonprofit Rebuilding Capital Grant opportunity

was the first major capital-oriented funding the

Community Foundation provided to nonprofits. Until

then, grant making largely focused on programmatic

and operational aspects of local nonprofits.

The Community Foundation reserved $626,240 from

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

▪ $50,000 to Indian Creek Nature Center, Rebuilding and Planning for a Sustainable Nature Center

▪ $50,000 to National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, Relocating and Expanding the Exhibition Center & Library

▪ $50,000 to Witwer Senior Center, Re-building Witwer Center’s Production Kitchen

▪ $50,000 to African-American Museum of Iowa, Returning the African American Museum of Iowa to its pre-flood status

▪ $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

▪ $50,000 to YMCA of Cedar Rapids, Rebuilding for the Future of the YMCA

▪ $26,240 to Crossroads Mission, Crossroads Mission Rehabilitation From the Flood of 2008

Corporate donor-advised Flood Funds

Several local businesses and service organizations

in Eastern Iowa established funds to assist with

community needs following the flood. The following

funds have distributed more than $730,000 in grants

for recovery and rebuilding efforts:

▪ Berthel Fisher 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor Advised Fund

▪ CRSA 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor Advised Fund

▪ ITC 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor Advised Fund

▪ Rockwell Collins 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor Advised Fund

▪ Rotary 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor Advised Fund

▪ Van Meter Industrial Corporate Donor Advised Fund

▪ Weitz Company 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor Advised Fund

▪ World Class Industries, Inc. 2008 Flood Relief Non-Endowed Donor Advised Fund

embraCe iowa

In August 2008, then Iowa Governor Chet Culver and

Iowa business leaders established the Embrace Iowa –

2008 Iowa Disaster Fund to receive contributions from

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

contributions from many of Iowa’s business leaders,

corporations and individuals, as well as to seek funds

outside of Iowa.

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

Collins; Sally Mason, president of the University of

Iowa; Amy Nimmer, president of the John Deere

Foundation; Linda Washburn, president of the Iowa

Chamber of Commerce Executives and executive

director of the Glenwood Area Chamber of Commerce

and Glenwood/Mills County Economic Development

Foundation and Craig Lang, president of the Iowa

Farm Bureau Federation and dairy farmer.

Embrace Iowa’s private fundraising efforts secured

more than $8 million directly from individuals and

corporations residing in and outside Iowa, and from

numerous special events. The fund is housed at the

Greater Des Moines Community Foundation.

Funding decisions began with locally-formed

advisory committees throughout Iowa aware of

community needs and funding requests. The Flood

2008 Fund grant committee at the GCRCF served in

this capacity for our area.

Local community-based organizations throughout

Iowa (such as the GCRCF) received funding for victim

relief, capacity building efforts for nonprofits and small

business recovery.

The GCRCF received almost $3.2 million from

Embrace Iowa that was administered through the

Flood 2008 Fund and an additional $950,000 directed

to the Job and Small Business Recovery Fund.

$11.7 in total flood realted damages to Churches, Worship Centers & Ministries

ChurChes, worship Centers & ministries

million


Reflections on Disaster Grant Making KarLa twedt-baLL, viCe President of Programs

When disaster strikes, the recovery effort is long,

exhausting and expensive. While tax dollars may

provide the majority of recovery funds, the generosity

of both strangers and friends provides critical

resources to care for those impacted by the disaster.

Community foundations often receive disaster

recovery contributions and act as a steward to direct

the resources to the areas of greatest impact. This role

is derived from a community foundation’s knowledge

of the local area, relationships with donors and

community leaders, experience in convening multiple

constituencies to accomplish a common goal and

expertise as a grant maker.

As new natural disasters occurred in 2011,

I received calls from several of my community

foundation colleagues around the country doing

exactly what I did in 2008 – researching and learning

about disaster recovery. My reflections on our flood

recovery work included the following observations:

1. Consider the local circumstances that will

shape and influence recovery efforts. In

Cedar Rapids, the neighborhoods that were

affected by the flood represented a significant

portion of the city’s affordable housing. These

were not expensive riverfront homes, but

workforce housing – small homes in family-

friendly neighborhoods. Additionally, our

flood was a federally-declared disaster, and

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 post-

flood 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

responders, from the Red Cross and Salvation

Army to a Buddhist group distributing $500 gift

cards. We resisted the pressure to make large

immediate grants and targeted our grant making

to span at least the first 18-24 months.

4. Seek information that includes but goes

beyond the traditional power brokers. Find

key informants “on the ground” who can tell you

what is happening for individuals and families

directly affected by the disaster. This will lead to

grant making that resonates with the ultimate

beneficiaries of your funds.

5. Recognize that disaster recovery is high-

burnout work – from the nonprofits that you

fund, to your own staff at the foundation - and

that disaster recovery takes not just money but

people power. We passed 100% of contributions

back to the community and did not charge a fee.

Fortunately, we had recently added a second staff

person to our program department so that we had

the staffing to engage in the work. If necessary,

seek a source of funds (an informed donor, for

instance) for increased staffing to make sure

you can do the work well.

450 100% of downtown business impacted by flood

Cedar rapids downtown

businessesimpacted

Photo: JoAnn Wood

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what did we learn as we Gained experienCe?

1. Our investment in volunteers was an

efficient and effective way to rebuild homes

and lives. Volunteers were the heart and soul

of housing recovery. We provided typically small

grants to equip churches and a local camp to

house volunteers, as well as providing part of

the local match for a massive Americorps/VISTA

effort.

2. The network of faith-based VOADs

(Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters)

are experts in disaster recovery. They bring

the skill, compassion and commitment to do

the job well. Community foundations are often

hesitant about funding religious groups, but we

found it valuable to expand our usual network of

grantees to include faith-based organizations.

3. Communicate your work frequently and

be as transparent as possible. We issued a

press release after each round of grants, and

posted grant awards to our web site in addition to

sharing updates on grantees and their work and

community needs via our quarterly newsletter.

(For an outstanding model of reporting back

to the community, refer to the Community

Foundation of Middle Tennessee’s website

at www.cfmtfloodresponse.org) Be sure that

communication is a two-way street – listen to

the feedback. Our grant priorities of helping

individuals and families, addressing systemic

issues and rebuilding nonprofit stability were

generally well-received.

Finally, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community

Foundation learned a great deal about our community

by listening, keeping an open mind and asking

questions. The flood compromised our own operations

and location so we too had to be patient and develop

multiple strategies to allow flexibility in our response.

This experience has sometimes felt like a marathon

with progress being made with every step. We haven’t

done it all by ourselves but collectively we’ve done

so much.

To learn more about this report, contact

Karla Twedt-Ball, Vice President of Programs at

[email protected] or 319.366.2862, or log

onto www.gcrcf.org.

100% Ground Transportation, municipal city transportation hub completely displaced

transportation

of municipal transportation hub displaced

Photo: JoAnn Wood


f L o o d f u n d 2 0 0 8 C o r P o r a t e d o n o r s

A-1 Performance Marine and Indian Motorcycle, Inc.

A. N. Palmer Chaper IAAP

Acme Tools

ACP, Inc.

Alice I. Sullivan Foundation

Allegis Group Foundation

Alliant Energy Foundation

Allied Insurance

Alternative Gift Markets, Inc.

Altorfer, Inc.

AMEE Sales

American Escrow, Inc.

American Golf Foundation

American Legion Auxiliary Colorado Columbine Girls State Inc.

American Legion Auxiliary Marion Post No. 298

Andrews McMeel Universal Foundation

Lila and Frank Arney

Aviano Firefighter Association

Bank of America

Bank of America Foundation, Inc.

Bankers Trust

Base Tactical Disaster Recovery

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

BE & K, Inc.

Beaton, Inc.

Beeline

Benchmark Inc.

Berthel Fisher & Company

Beta Sigma Phi

Big Ben Industries

Black Hawks Hockey, Inc.

Ron and Lisa Brill Charitable Trust

Brooks Utility Products Group

Brucemore, Inc.

Buccaneer Computer Systems & Service, Inc.

Buffalo Wild Wings

Build to Suit, Inc.

Helen Burgess – Spring Rev. Trust

BVS, Inc.

Campbell Steele Gallery

Can Shed

Cedar Hills Hair Cuts

Cedar Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

Cedar Rapids Ball Club, Inc.

Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Co.

Cedar Rapids Brewing, Inc. d/b/a Irish Democrat

Cedar Rapids Downtown District

Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival

Cedar Rapids Moose Riders Club

Cedar Rapids Roller Girls

Cedar Rapids Rough Riders

Cedar Rapids Run the Flood

Cedar Rapids Smile Center

Cedar Rapids Television Co.

Cedar Rapids Welding Supply

Cedar Valley World Travel

City of Cedar Rapids

City of Cedar Rapids Traffic Engineering Dept. Employees

City Revealed, Inc.

Classic Tax and Accounting

Clifton Gunderson L.L.C.

Club Reign, Inc.

Coe College

Coffee Talk Cafe

Color Me Green

Community Foundation for Southwest Washington

Community Foundation of Central Illinois Depository

Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines

Community Foundation of Johnson County

Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin

Community Foundation of the Great River Bend

Comprehensive Emergency Management Associates, L.L.C.

Construction Publications, Inc.

CSA Lodge Christa #479

Janice Cuffel Music Studio

D.J. Auto Sales

Dairy Queen of Linn County

DC Bocce League

Denny’s Muffler Center, Inc.

Destinations Unlimited, Inc.

DJ Smith Enterprises

Dupaco Community Credit Union

Dupaco Community Credit Union–Dubuque

East Central Iowa Charitable Trust

Edgar Wibble Puppet Theatre

Edgewood 5 Seasons Car Wash

Elmcrest Country Club

Employees of the University of Phoenix Online

Executive Benefit Services

F & W Service Co.

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

Fairfield County Community Foundation

Farber Bag & Supply Co.

Farmers State Bank

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Fifth Season Cedar Valley

Flecksport, Inc.

Fleming Family Living Trust

Franklin Templeton

Friends Indeed

Gabriel Group

Galena United Methodist Church

Gannett Foundation

Gazette Communications

Gazette Foundation

GE Capital

GE Foundation

Geonetric, Inc.

Genova Technologies

George Washington High School Class of 1958

GL&V

Glanzer and Nelson, P.C.

Grainger

Grainger Foundation, Inc.

Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

Griffith, Ballard and Company Network Microdesigns

Guaranty Bank & Trust Company

Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice

Hallmark Corporate Foundation

Harding Middle School

Hawkeye Downs

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

ICIA, Inc.

Ignition Petroleum

Imon Communications L.L.C.

Insurance Associates of Cedar Rapids, Inc.

Integrity Fundraising, Inc.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Iowa Solutions

Iowa United Methodist Foundation

Iowa West Foundation

IPCS Wireless, Inc.

ITT Corporation

Jenewein Family Trust

Keating Family Foundation

Kelly Integral Solutions L.L.C. Insurance Group, Inc.

Kimberly Clark Foundation Matching Gift Center

Susan L. King Trust

KZIA, Inc.

Lake Design & Decor L.L.C.

Learn’ Care

Ledford Engineering

Lil’ Drug Store Products

Lindale Mall

Linn County 4-H Youth Council

Linn County Auditor

Linn County Democratic Central Committee

Linn County Historical Society

Loving Care Learning Center Inc.

M & M Health Services L.L.C.

Mainstream Boutique

Manatee Chamber of Commerce

Marion Musical Literary Club

ME & V

Mercy Medical Center

Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.

Metal Etching Technology Associates, Inc.

MGM Mirage Entertainment & Sports

MidAmerican Energy Foundation

Millhiser Smith Foundation

Minnesota Community Foundation

Moms Club of Cedar Rapids North

Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP

Mount Vernon Lisbon Woman’s Club

National BBQ Cookers Association

NECA

Network For Good

New York Community Trust

Noel Levitz, Inc.

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

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Olberg Family Charitable Trust, Inc.

Our Lady of the River Altar and Rosary Society

PAETEC

Paulson Electric

Pediatric Center, PC

Pella Rolscreen Foundation

Irene W. and C. B. Pennington Foundation

PEO Chapter HJ

Perfect Vision Productions

Pharmetics

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland

Plexus Corp Charitable Foundation

Premier Escrow Services

Premier Inc.

Premier Investments of Iowa

Principal Financial Group Employee Fund

Pro Systems Professional Electrical Systems Inc.

Products, Inc.

Quintrex Data Systems

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.

RBC Foundation

RCI Imaging Center

Real Property Specialists Group

Recycling Services, Inc.

Red Hawk Embroidery

Rehab Management Services, L.L.C.

Reuben and Muriel Savin Foundation

Rockwell Collins

Rohde Family Charitable Foundation

Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids

RSM McGladrey, Inc.

Russell Investment Group

Ryan Companies US, Inc.

Saint Joseph’s University

Schneider Electric/Square D Foundation

Schwab Charitable Fund

Secondlife.com

Securian Advisors MidAmerica, Inc.

Segal McCambridge Singer and Mahoney, Ltd.

Shirley M. Stewart Trust

Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Sioux Falls Stampede Hockey Club

SkirtSports, Inc.

Skogman Companies

Sopwith Productions

Sovereign Partners L.L.C.

Springville Community

St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church

Steve’s Ace Hardware, Inc.

Storypeople Graphics, Inc.

Strategic Development, Inc.

Successful Living Foundation

Summary Systems, Inc.

Swenson Family Foundation

Tails A Wagg’n Doggie Daycare

Takeda Pharmaceuticals Matching Gift Company

Talaski & Co.

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation

The ESCO Group

The Foundation for Enhancing Communities

The Hawkins Family Foundation Trust

The Intermec Foundation

The Jared & Carol Hills Foundation

The Men’s Wearhouse

The PrIncipal Financial Group Foundation

The Rivers Trust

The San Diego Foundation

The Seattle Foundation

The Views, L.L.C.

The Saint Paul Foundation

Third Step Enterprises DBA Plato’s Closet

Trenam Kemker

Tri-Mount Publications/ Tae Kwon Do Times

Triangle Community Fdn.

TrueNorth Companies

Truist, Inc.

Trust for the Future

UAW 616 Region 4

United Way

United Way of East Central Iowa

UTG, Inc.

Van Meter Industrial, Inc.

Vaughn Farm Company

Vector Corporation

Veridian Credit Union

Viterra

Wabtec Foundation

Walker Methodist Chruch

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Westside Lounge

WRH, Inc.

f L o o d f u n d 2 0 0 8 i n d i v i d u a L a n d f a m i L y d o n o r s

Brian and Laura Abney

Jeffrey and Lea Abel

F. R. and V. C. Abraham

Roberta Adams

John Francis Adams and Mary Eichhorn Adams

Rachelle and Brad Adams

Carole Agnello

Daniel Ahern and Kathleen Coon

Jan Aiels

Michael and Dawn Ainger

Gary and Donna Albaugh

Gary and Diane Albers

Billy and Karen Alday

Robert and Lois Alenson

Richard and Barbara Alexander

Clifford and Beth Allen

Faye Allen

Jeffrey and Lisa Allen

Sandra Allen

Lloyd Aller

E. William and J. Arlene Allison

Mary Altman

Shirley Ann Amthauer

Phillip and DeEtta Andersen

Eva Andersen

Margorie Andersen

David and Laura Andersen

Margaret Anderson

Paul and Jean Anderson

James Anderson and Mary Bruning-Anderson

Raymond and Betty Anderson

Ross and Kim Anderson

Thomas and Vickie Anderson

Simon and Lindsey Andrew

Nancy Andrews

Patricia Andrews

James Angelichio

Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Anhalt

Nathan and Lisa Apprill

Lori Archie

Alicia Archunde

Kevin and Jolee Arensdorf

Elisa Arespacochaga

R. Brett and Susan Arnold

Mark Arnold and Frances Gedney

Jacqueline C. Aschoff

Donald and Marilyn Ash

Barbara Ashlock

Richard Asprooth

Robert and Marilyn Aucutt

Sharon Autrey

Bryant and Judy Aydelette

Zeid Ayer

Danielle Ayers

Douglas and Kathy Babb

Arthur Bacci

Sandra Baertsch

Pamela Bagley

Samantha Bagley

Vivian Baier

Sharon Bailey

John Baird

Rebecca Baker

Thomas and Pamela Baker

Daniel Baldwin and Anne Ylvisaker

Kris Baldwin

Billy and Kelsie Ballard

Marc and Christine Banks

Cathy Bannick

Stephen Banuelos

Briana Barclay

Andrew and Shari Barden

Keith and Christine Barnes

Bruce and Judith Barnes

Lynda Barrow

Elizabeth T. Barry

Nancy Barry

Lindsey Bartlett

VIncent and Rose Barto

Lawrence and Catherine Basile

Marianne Bastian

Cliff and Susan Batchelder

Connie Baugh


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Jason and Stephanie Baumann

Conrad and Jeannette Baumler

Sula Baye

S.W. and S.J. Bayliss

Susie Bearbower

Kathleen Beardsworth

Michael and Mary Beattie

Dennis Beatty

H. Edward and Nancy Beatty

Sandra and Larry Beatty

Marsha and John Beckelman

Brian and Sherri Becker

Michelle and Gary Becker

Ashley and Troy Beeler

Jo Ann Beer

Jean Beers

Lois Beier

R. Lee Belfield

Belden and Rae Bell

Brandon and Amy Beltz

Jeffrey and Julie Benadum

Jeremy and Amy Bender

David Benderson

Randy and Denise Benish

Bruce and Yvonne Benkusky

Timothy and Mary Bennington

Dedra Benser

Thomas and Varaluck Berg

Gary Berger and Sean Hanas

Connie Berger

Ron Berquist

Thomas Bergstrom

Dan Bern

Renate and Neil Bernstein

Kristie Berntsen

Shelly Berry

Becky Bethke

Kenneth and Joyce Betz

Robert Bevenour

Nicole Bianchi

Stan and Casey Bickel

John and Linda Biedermann

Michael and Linda Bigley

Alan and Diana Billhorn

David and Rita Bilsland

Angela Bizek

Susan Black

Barbara and Steve Blair

Chris and Mary Lou Blanchard

Del and Delores Block

Timothy Block

Chris and Patti Blodi

Ottilie Blodi

Wendy and Chris Blood

Marjorie Bode

James Boebel

Vernon and Penny Boenish

Katherine Bohannon

Earl and Dora Bohlken

Patricia and Dennis Bole

Eric and Meredith Bong

Brittany and Jason Booth

Shawna Booth

David and Martha Booth

Jennifer Booth

Shannon Booth Biderdorf

Amy Bornong

Harlow and Cheri Bosman

Marilyn and James Boudouris

Crystal Bounds

Pamela Bowe

Ivan and Rosalie Bowers

Marilyn Bowker

Gary and Anne Boyea

Dana Bradley

Costantino Braggiato

John Braley

Brian and Jonette Brandsgard

Laura Brandt

Gayle Braud

Angela Breemeersch

Lawrence and Margaret Breimhurst

Kaitlin Breitbach

Jean Brenneman

Kerry Brewer

Laurie Brewington

Amber Bricker

Thomas and Teri Brickley

Jeremy and Selma Brigham

Thomas and Kathleen Bright

John and Kim Bro

Doug and Michelle Brock

Jeff and Ann Brockmeyer

Jill and Bill Brockschink

Richard Brondel

Jane Brossart-Boss

Pamela Brown

William Brown

Robert and Christine Brown

Russell and Diane Brown

Nicholas Brown

Joan Brucha

Rose Bruene

Scott and Amy Bruner

Tracy and John Brunner

Chelsea Bryant

Julie Bryant

R. J. and Anne Buchacek

Grecelda Buchanan

Robert and Ann Buckheister

Bruce and Susan Buckingham

Edna Buckwalter

Mark and Lisa Budde

Walter and Andrea Buechner

Julie Buhmeyer

Clara Bulfer

Anita Bullard

Thomas and Susan Bullinga

Paul and Leanne Burdick

Dean and Germaine Buresh

Kenneth and Dorothy Burger

Charles and Paula Burgmeier

David and Dorea Burkamper

John and Patricia Burke

Laura Burke

Jennifer Burke

Sherry Rae Dvorak Burke

Bret Burkhart

Kent Burkle

Bob and Kathy Burnes

Jeff Burnham

James Burns and Nancy Kring Burns

Marcus and Megan Burns

Allan and Marlene Burns

Gayle Buroker

Richard and Carol Burr

Benjamin Burrell

Edward and Kay Burton

Richard and Donna Butikofer

Charlotte and Eric Butikofer

Cinque and Charmaine Butler

Mary Butrick

Stephanie Butschi

Kathleen Caggiano

Stephanie and Robert Caldwell

Michael and Susan Cameron

Anastacia Campa

Benton Campbell and Yiba Ng

Tony and Dana Campbell

Ricardo and Yolanda Campos

Gary Canady

Lisa Canney

Dwight and Mary Canning

Frank and Sue Cannon

Mary Cannon

Ronald and Mary Capps

Evelyn Carano and Linda Meyeraan

Martha and James Caristi

J. Allen Carley

Paul and Jean Carlson

Roger Carlson

Jane and Christopher Carlson

Randall and Alyce Carlson

Judith Carr

Sylvia Carter

Dave and Sylvia Carter

Barry and Susan Carter

Doug and Diane Carter

Darin and Holly Carver

Ann Cathcart

Joseph and Misti Cave

Jean Cavin

Suki and Don Cell

Warren Chadima

Allen and Paula Chapman

Will and Elaine Chapman

Robert and Patricia Chapman

Stebbins and Pamela Chandor

Ashok and Purnima Chawla

Craig and Maria Cheatham

Judy Cheney

Ivan and Mary Bess Chester

Jerry and Mary Chilton

Carrol Chipokas

Stephen and Christine Chittick

Sandra Choi

Cy and Jeanne Christenson

Eric and Mary Christopher

Rolf and Clarice Christophersen

Henry and Joann Chun

Angelo and Karen Ciampa

Helen Cielo Craft

Brian and Wendi Cigrand

Robert Clancey

Greg and Inge Clancy

Darla Clark

David and Lisa Clark

Tara Clemens

Deanna Clemens-Pedersen

Nancy Clifford

Margo Cline

Amanda Clingan

Sandra Coates

Barbara Cochrane

Jodi Cohen

Ron Coleman

Tia Coleman

Louis and Sharon Collins

Julie Comine

Laura Comried

Tim and Sharon Connelly

Aaron and Janita Conner

Shannon Conrad-Maddox

Nicholas Conrardy

Christopher Contard

Ed and Jo-Ann Cook

William and Carol Coon

Richard and Michele Cooper

Tranay Core

Cecilia Corken

Karisti Cormier

Marcia and Mark Correll

Mary Ann Costello

Gordon and Jackie Cover

Lois Craig

Dick and Brenda Craig

Alan Craker

Mary Crandall

W. Murray and Karen C. Creasy

David and Olive Crew

Terry Crist

Dale and Christine Crosby

D. L. Cross

Megan and Joshua Crosser

Bruce and Janice Crossley

Vickie Cullis

Kenneth and Jamie Cummins

Ed Cunningham

Deborah Curley

Richard Currie and Kimberly Kinney Currie

Elizabeth Cwik and Bryan Schlotfelt

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

Lisa Del Monte

Karen DeLathower

Michelle Dellamuth

Avery and Laura Dement

Daniel and Barbara DeMeulenaere

Sharon Dendurent

Ann Denney

Ellen and David Dennis

Irma and Dee Dennis

Mary Depew

Melinda Derynck

William and Ruth Deskin

Mike and Anne Deupree

Steve and Marie DeVries

Brandon and Sara Dewitt

Paula Diaconescu

Marjorie Dickmeyer

Robert and Nicole Dighton

Roger and Nancy Digmann

Marie Dillon

Karla Dippel

Rosi Disterhoft

Rebecca Divis

Sharlyn Dixon

Jeffrey Dolan

Mary Dolan

Dennis and Susan Dollash

John Donnelly

Jean Dooley

Erin Donath

Gale Dorman

Erin Dorton

Chris and Deb Doughty

Katie Downing

Richard and Mary Doyle

Alan and Jenni Doyle

Matthew and Amy Drahos

Angelea Drahozal

Dave Draker

Dana and Thomas Drape

Janet Driscoll

Julie Driscoll

Arthur Drtina

Rachel Druker

Susan Dryden

Melinda Drynck

Dale and Cynthia Dugenske

Mark Dukes

Joe and Lisa Dumond

John and Donna Duncan

Rebekah Dunn

Kristi Dyer

Todd and Myson Eadie

Linda East

Andrew and Catherine Eberhart

Gary and Patricia Eckley

Marina and David Eckman

Susan Edge-Gumbel

Allan and Marcia Edwards

Gloria Eells

Michael Egan

William Egan

Kelli Eggert

Susan Eggert and Marty Feeney

Aaron Eichenberger

Gregg and Karen Eiles

Andy and Kim Eitel

Beth Elder and Bryan Leisure

Mark and Julie Elias

Jeffrey and Ann Ellinger

Sarah Elliott

Malcom and Carol Ellison

Joel and Sarah Elscott

Jack and Sarah Else

Brian and Monica Elwood

Wayne Embree

Marilyn Emerson

Daniel Enderson

Joshua Engelbart

Bob and Carol Engelken

Taketoshi Enomoto

Susan Enzle

Rosemary Erenberger

Kimberly and Philip Erisman

Robert and Linda Erlandson

Mary Ernest

Roma Ernst

Denise Erusha

Thomas Ervin

Kristin Eschweiler

R. John Evans

Perry and Lois Ewins

Elaine Fair Noe

RaeAnnon Fairlie

Debra Farrington

Amy Faulkner

David and Kimberly Fawer

Julie Fay

Jessica Fazio

Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Feerer

Thomas and Patricia Fehlberg

Jeffrey and Alison Feldman

Matthew Fenwick

Thomas Ferguson

Austin and Judith Fernow

James and Connie Fetzer

Stephanie and Raymond Feuss

Chad Fickbohm

James and Martha Fif ield

Mary Jane Regan Finley

Michael and Michelle Finn

Kay and Francis Fischer

Liesel Fischer

E.J. and Allen Fisher

Gary and Myrna Fisher

Sara Fitzgerald

Jeffry and Carol Fitzpatrick

Melissa Flack

Ann Fleckenstein-Hass

Lisa Fleisher

Frank Flentye

Julie Foertsch

Michael and Lisa-Marie Forcier

Nancy and Stephen Ford

Shannon and Andrew Ford

R.A. Foster

Sarah Foster

David and Dena Foster

Rikki Franck

Mark and Deb Franke

Koren Franklin

Kellie Frankowski

Diane and George Franks

William and Paula Frazier

Wanna Fredericksen

Cinthia Freeman

John and Angela Freeman

Frederick and Jacqueline Freese

Timothy Frey

Larry and Sally Friedhoff

Jaclyn Froelich

David Froiseth

Wendy and James Frost

Joseph Frost and Joyce Horstman-Frost

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

Donald and Mary Lou Gallagher

Laurie Gallo

Danielle Gallo

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Gambach

Kevin and Karen Gamble

Susan Garber

Charles Gardner

Jason and Trisha Gardner

Randall and Jeanie Gardner

Brian Garoutte

Ronald and Nadine Garrett

John and Mary Anne Garry

Susan and Paul Garvin

Patti Garwood

Gregg and Patricia Gatens


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Scott and Margaret Gaulter

John and Charlotte Gavin

James and Susan Geddes

Lydia and James Gehling

Marta Gellerman

Lauree Gerber

Thomas and Julia Gerhold

Timothy and Marcy German

Kevin and Deborah Gertsen

Gail and Joseph Gevock

Tony and Janet Giannini

Warren and Lori Gichard

Catherine Giglio

Philip and Jean Giglio

James and Lisa Gignac

Harold Gilbert

Amanda Gilchrist

Beth A. Gill

Barbara Gill Kouba

Sharon Gillund

Gerald and Geraldine Gilson

Laura Gingrich

Katie and Matt Giorgio

Patricia and Herbert Giorgio

Jill Giorno

Robert and Terri Gipson

Darrel and Ann Gire

Martha Glantz

Peter and Megan Glashagel

Cindy Glenn

Dennis and Christine Glover

Roseann Goettsch

Richard and Barbara Goings

Carol and Mark Golde

Trudy Goldman

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

Leah and Michael Greif

Ann Grimm

Donald and Marjorie Grimm

Walter and Penni Griffin

Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Griffith

John and Sharon Grimes

Kyle and Lonna Grimm

Duane and Sue Groenenboom

Dana Groff

Patricia Grogan

Lawrence Grubryn

Raymond and Delores Grulkey

Renee Grummer-Miller and Melanie Miller

Adam Gudenkauf

Catherine and Marc Gullickson

Diane Gunka

Ryan and Dixie Lee Gusta

Robert and Stephanie Hackney

Irene Haerther

Barbara Hafner

Mark and Colleen Hageman

Ilene and Harold Hagen

Richard Hahn

Sherry Hale

Marie Hall

Shawn and Corrina Hall

Brooke Hall

James and Sandra Ham

Lori Hamann

Kimothy Hamer

Jon and Alicia Hamilton

Doug Hammell

Beth and Bruce Hammell

Herbert and Carmen Hammerberg

Elaine Hamos and Bonnie Sain

Lance Handel

Jeffrey and Diane Hanft

Julie Hanna

Rick and Sharon Hannen

Cory Hannen

Robin Hanover

Charlene and Russell Hansen

Karen Hanson

Pamela Hanson

Eric and Shannon Hanson

Jonathan Hanst

Mary Hanzelka

Bonnie Hargis

Scott and Barbara Harms

Ronald and Denise Harriman

Lileah and Percy Harris

Robert and Virginia Harris

Sharon and Bob Harschnek

Tim and Jean Hart

Lawrence and Christina Hart

David and Nancy Hart

Jolene Hartgrave

Barbara and Dave Hartle

Jeanie Hartman

Timothy Hartnell

Julie Hartwig

Gregory Harvey

Jackie Hastings

Patrick Hastings

Bradley Hauge

Margaret Haupt

Jason and Jacqueline Hauschild

Robert and Diane Hawkins

Kate F. Hawkins

Marianne Hayden

Jennifer Hayden

Becky Hayes

Sara Hazen

Ted and Tish Healey

Jewel Heart

Nancy Heaverlo

Edward and Kathleen Heffren

Kay and John Hegarty

James and Sally Hehlke

Bruce and Michelle Heiken

Dr. Bernard Heilicser and Mrs. Marcia Heilicser

Cassandra Heim

Julie and James Hein

Edna Heitmann

Daniel and Lesley Hellerstedt

Jill Hellmer

Frances Hembera

Ed R. Hemphill

Matthew Hemphill

Julie and Eric Hender

Douglas and Joyce Henderson

Trudy Hendricks

Linda Henecke

H.M. and Maree Heng

William and Mary Henricksen

George Henry and Kay Shive-Henry

Denise Henry

Sally Henry

Kenneth and Diana Hepker

Steven Hepker

Jay and JoAnn Hepner

Jerry and Pauline Herb

Mark Hermann

Patrick and Jennifer Herron

Carly Herron

Jan Herweijer

Janet Hettick

Thomas and Myrl Hicks

Julie Hiemstra

Sharron Hiemstra

Cynthia Higgason

Darryl and Amy High

John Hill

Samuel and Amy Hinderks

Nicole Hinderman

Megan Hindman

Airo Hino

Tonya Hinton

Michael Hirleman and Nancy Loonan Hirleman

Keith and Helen Hixson

James and Ruth Hodges

Susan Hoehl

Jill Hoff

Betsy Hoffman

Ann and Edward Hogle

Josh Holland and Dawn Svenson Holland

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

Marvin and Catherine Hoppenworth

Lee Horn

Jan Horner

Melissa Horton

Carole Hoskins

William Hotchkiss

Dorris Hotchkiss

Cathryn Houck

Heather Houg

Melissa G. Hough

David and Robin House

Jo Ellen Hovind

Garvin and Peggy Howard

Jon Howe

John and Melinda Howerton

John and Debra Howes

Colin and Robin Howrey

Dennis and Laurie Hoyt

Gary and Marianne Hoyt

Noel and Patricia Huber

Sharon Huffer

John and Heather Hughes

Barbara J. Hughes

Vernon Hunstad

Adam and Sara Hunter

Tima and Bill Hutchings

Karla and Jonathan Ice

Alyssa Ingalls

Sarah and Michael Jackson

Margaret Jackson

Judy Jackson

Steve and Lois Jackson

La Nel Jacobs

Rachel Jacobson

Mary C. James

Michelle Jamison

Jamison and Sheila Janda

Lori Jantzen

Glenn and Bridget Janus

Valerie Jaramillo

Peter and Janice Jauhiainen

Karen Shaff and Steven Jayne

Joyce Jeanblanc

Julie Jeck

Kirk and Jeanne Jeffords

Norman Jellison

Janet and Loren Jellison

William Jenks

Nancy Jenner

Steven and Diane Jensen

Sherri and Mark Jensen

Jerry and Jeanette Jessop

Greg Jewiss

Gregory and Deanna Jobe

Mary Jobst

Roger Johanson and Judy Vopava

Gene Johnson

Jeffrey and Jayne Johnson

John and Cynthia Johnson

Mary and William Johnson

Dawn Johnson

Karon Johnson

B. Larry and Judith Johnson

Lila and Joel Johnson

Janea and Mark Johnson

Joanne Johnson

Thelma Johnston

Audrey Johnston

Steven, Kari and Tyler Jones

William and Christine Jones

James Jorgenson

Mildred Joslin

Susan Joy

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Julich

Martin and Kris Junge

Laura Jurkovic

Jay and Kathy Kacena

Clarence Kadlec

Peggy Kahr

James and Brenda Kalamaja

Hassan and Margaret Kalell

Jeremy and Brenda Kalous

Andrea Kaminski

Michael and Sasha Kamper

Julie Kasper

Dennis and Teri Kauffman

Audrey Kauphusman

VIncent and Karen Kavlick

Kristen Kaylor

Mark and Peggy Keele

Kayleen Keesy

Robert Kehoe

Angie Keister

Brenda Kelchen

Richard and Sylvia Keling

Sandra Keller

Merry Kelley

Dana Kellogg and Shelly Wurzer-Kellogg

Matt, Gary and Julie Kelly

Anne Kelly-Berg

David and Amy Kempfe

Laura Kendrick

Steven Kennedy

Gloria Kenney

Patricia and John Kerr

Alan and Karen Kessler

John Kester

Glenn Kester

Stephen and Tami Ketchum

Jennifer Ketelsen

Hope Kettelkamp

Jill Kianka

Marcel and Sarah Kielkucki

Ms. Beth Kielts

Chad Kiesau

Harry and Miriam Kiliper

Sean Killackey

Edie Kimberling

Ray and Wilma Kimm

Kathy King

Kristin King

Donald and June King

Jared and Stephanie Kinsinger

Timothy and Nancy Kintner

Ruth E. Kinzey

Stuart Kipnes

Dianne Kipp

Norma Kirby

Joseph and Carolyn Kirby

Nickelas and Alana Kirkpatrick

Christine and Roger Kirpes

Jeff and Diane Kitzman

Flora Kitzman

Scott Klees

Jason and Regina Klein

Kenneth and Cathy Klein

Tom and Barb Klein

Nathan and Stephanie Klein

Rachel Klimek

George Klingler

Crystal Kloft

Daniel Klostermann

Julie Kluber

Shirley Klug

Scott Knapp

Charlotte and John Koch

Sherwin and Aileen Koch

Daniel and Carrie Koch

Stefan and Cynthia Koczo

Melanie Sue Koepp

Bruce and Jean Koerber

Jean and Bill Koffemann

Betty Kohnen

Terry Kohout

Douglas and Cathrine Kolsrud

J.W. Konzen

Mike and Tammy Koolbeck

Bill and Jennifer Koons

Margaret Kopecky-Donald

Joyce Koppenhaver

Lynn Korus

Mark Koskamp

Daniel and Robin Koskamp

Ronald Kotaska

Cheryl Koyzis

Leslie Kramer

Elaine Kramer Cortesio and Brain Cortesio

Britta Krantz

Lee Krapfl

Terry and LaDonna Krejci

Jeff and Mary Krivit

Shawnee Krueger

Mr. Edward J. Krug

David Krumboltz

Ty and Debbie Krumm

William Kuba

James and Margaret Kubczak

Gail Kucera

Brian and Susan Kucera

Katherine Kunau

David and Elizabeth Kutter

Nancy and Thomas Lackner

Ed and Jennifer LaCroix

John and Sophia Lafferty

Ellen LaGow

Del and Pam LaGrange

Carlton and Wilma Lake

Ms. Kellie Lala

Eric Lam and Mary Taylor

Bill and Vicki Lamb

Miriam Lamb

Kathryn and John Lamb

Dan and Marilyn Lambertsen

Alan Lampe

Ruth Lancaster

Mary Lancaster

James and Kimberly Lande

William and Sheila Landers

John and Pamela Lane

Karolyn Lang

Dana Langley

Michelle Langston

Linda and David Langston

Thomas and Patricia Lanz

Michelle Lapoint

Scott and Heidi Holding Larsen

Dennis and Cheryl Larsen

Ryan Larson

Carol and Sven Larson

Mary Larson

Pauline and Evan Larson

Rita Lasar

Shirley Laska

Edmund LaTour

Sue Latting

Mariette Lavoie

Julie and Paul Lawrence

John K. Lawrence and Jeanine A. Delay

Sylvia Leal

Beth Leas

Jennifer and Michael Leaven

Jason and Terri Leblanc

Herbert and Edana Mae Leblanc

Dwight and Arlene LeClere

Caroline Ledeboer and Alan Eacret

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


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William and Elizabeth Linneman

Belle Lipsky

Elsie Listrom

Teri Little

Laura and John Locher

Marilyn Lodge

B.L. and Amy Lofland

Michael and Joni Long

John Long

Jeffrey Lounsberry

Laura and Jonathan Lovseth

Wesley Lucken

Annette Lutz

David and Candyce Lyman

Michael and Julie Lynch

Margaret Lyttle

Jean Maass

Sue and John MacGregor

Carrie Machacek

Donna Madsen

Marilyn Magid

Sharon Maguire

Paula Main

Marsha Maire

David Manarchik

Daniel and Rachel Manders

Steven and Betsy Maniloff

Sharla Manley

Joel and Carol Mann

Mary and Robert Mann

Nicole Manos and Aaron Tritle

John and Ingrid Mansen

Mike and Jacquilyn Manson

Matt and Kristi March

Jim and Cara Marek

Peter and Lori Margellos

J. Thomas and Marilyn Mark

Amanda Marrow

Robert Marrs

Kim Martin

Patricia Martin

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

Christopher McAlpine

James McAndrew

William and Lynn McArthur

John and Sarah McBride

Judy McClain

Tom McClain

Brian and Angela McClain

Janelle and George McClain

Kevin and Patricia McClimon

Michael and Diane McCormick

Gerald and Linda McCoy

Martha McCracken

Beth Ann McCune

Sara McDermott

Daniel and Kathleen McElaney

Shirley McElroy

Anne McFadden

Nicole McFerrin

Theresa McGinnis

James McGonnigal

Michelle McGovern

Marvelyn McGrath

Donald McGraw

Mr. and Mrs. David F. McGuire

Nancy McHugh

John and Cheryl Mckenna

Linda McKinney

Vance and Susan McKinnon

John and Frances McLaughlin

Kristina McLaughlin

John and Patricia McLaughlin

James and Neta McMahon

Erik and Brandi McMaster

Robert and F. Louise McMaster

Daniel and Karla McMurrin

Jalaa McNeal

Tracy and Sean McPartland

Nicholas Mead

Alan and Marlene Meeker

Harold Meeker

Mary Meggers

Josephine Mehlberger

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

Robert Miklo and Matthew Lage

Justin and Milissa Miller

Gary Miller

Megan Miller

Denise Miller

Robert Miller

Donald and Carol Miller

Howard Miller

Jeffery Miller

Jason and Wanda Miller

Dennis and Sheri Miller

Ray and Judy Miller

Bill and Wanda Miller

Bettie Miller

Jay Miller and Donna Faw

Darrell and Marcia Miller

Ted and Sally Miller

Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Bernadine Milota

Joe and Jennifer Minessale

Sarah Minier

Jaren and Dawn Minkoff

Frank Minnice

Jacqueline Mishler

Glen Miska

Mark and Denise Mitchell

Joanne Mitchell

Cheryle and Frank Mitvalsky

Andrew and Erin Moeller

Shannon Mohrfeld

Janie Monreal

Brian and Kathy Montz

Katie Moon

Mark Moore

E. Maxine Moore

James and Rika Moore

Z. Morales

Betsy Morgan

Meredith Morgan

Richard Morningstar and Judith Witherell-Morningstar

Robert and Rachel Morris

Timothy and Jeanne Morrissey

Farrell and Margaret Moseley

Dean and Shirley Moser

Jeffrey Mosic

Deborah and Craig Mrkvicka

Elizabeth Mulcahy

Ann Mulcahy

John and Shirley Mulherin

Jodie Mullinnix

Suzanne Mullins

Jeff and Carol Murdock

Dennis and Gail Murphy

Michael and Kristen Murphy

Milo and Helen Murray

Eva Lu Murrison

Joey and Jennifer Musick

Barb Mussman

David Mutnick

Heather Myers

Thomas and Karen Myers

Karen Myers

Terry and Sherry Myhlhousen

Daniel and Linda Nasution

Paul Natvig

Robert Naughton

Carla Nauman

Kristin Nearad

Kevin and Kay Nebergall

Robert and Charlotte Nechanicky

Kermit and Julie Negley

David and Orla Nelson

Jeff and Alisa Nelson

William and Dorothy Nelson

Margaret and Ronald Nelson

Ronald Nelson

Natalie Nelson

Jon and Patricia Nelson

Travis and Mandee Nelson

Karen and Bob Nemecek

Larry and Ruth Neppl

William and Diana Neppl

Josh Ness

Daniel and Sarah Netolicky

Krista and Steve Neumann

Phillip and Louanne Neville

Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Newell

Kathryn Niblick

Jeanette Nicholas

Dana Nichols

Greg and Lisa Nichols

H.J. Nicholson

Janice Niehaus

S.L. and M.K. Nielsen

Jamin and Phoebe Nixon

Rachel Njus

Peter and Stacia Nkumu

Thomas Noerenberg

John and Kathleen Noid

Kimberly Noles

Rebecca Norlien

Christine and John North

Bradley and Diane Nosek

Philip and Cecilia Noss

Matthew Novak and JoAnne Lilledahl

Kenneth Novak

Lucille Novotny

Alvin and Dawn Nunnikhoven

Paul and Dawn Nylin

Cindy O’ Toole

Kate O’Brien-May

James and Barbara O’Connell

Melanie O’Donnell

Margaret O’Donnell

Steven and Jill O’Hara

Tim and Ninon O’Neil

Dorothy Oakman

Lori Oatts

Kristi O’Brien

Andy and Kathleen Ockenfels

Steve and Mary Odegaard

Stefanie Oelmann

Marlyn Oeltjen

Mark Ogden and Iris Muchmore

Abraham and Susan Oglanian

Ann Oglanian

Young S. Oh

Thomas and Dixie Olmstead

Ronald and Jane Olson

Denis and Carol Olson

Christopher and Connie Olson

Scott and Joni Oltmanns

Debra Orr

Daniel Ortz

Ken and Mary Osborn

Terry and Kent Ostertag

John and Jeannette Osullivan

Missi Otdoerfer

Curtis and Milly Ouellette

Pamela Owen

Jihan Palenca

Richard and Peggy Palma

Eric Palmer

Barb Palmer

Kenneth and Lauren Palmersheim

Donald and Joyce Panter

William and Darlenne Park

Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Park

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

Kara Paulsen

Douglas Paulus

Paul and Stephanie Pawlaczyk

John and Julie Peglow

Barb Perkinson

Betty and Michael Perry

Kevin and Lisa Perry

Sandra Peters

Lori Petersen

Michael and Donna Petersen

Burgess and Joan Petersen

Prudence Petersen

Carl Peterson

Michael and Barbara Peterson

Philip and Barbara Peterson

John and Maryann Petesich

Anton and Margery Petrzelka

Joel and Kerry Peyton

Melissa Phelps

Jeremy Phillips and Debra Copeland

Dennice and Chad Phillips

Thomas and Kathleen Phillips

Rebecca Picard

Andrew Pickens

Tami Pickering

Kathryn Pickett

Ann Pickford

Robert Pierce

Jon Pilarski

Ekaterini Pino

Donald Piper and Mary Sheka

Bonnie Pisarik

Jeff and Michelle Pitz

Mary Platt

Dennis and Carla Platt

Mark and Kristine Platte

Sharon Poplawski

Bradley and Kimberley Port

Kevin and Cherri Porter

Brian and Mary Porter

Melissa Poulsen

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

Kenneth and Madonna Putnam

Dirk Putzke

Mary and Jon Quass

Gerard and Patricia Quinn

Frances Quirk

Martin and Connie Rabinovitz

Richard Raczynski

Troy and Cherie Ralfs

Mark Ramsey

Brian Randall and Mary Kemen

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

Joanne and Don Ribble

John Oscar Rice

M. Maya and Douglas Richards

Alice Richardson

Richard and Teresa Richmond

Mark Richmond

Autumn and Luke Ricker

Dean and La Donna Ricklefs

Kelsey Rico

Margaret Ridler

Kevin Rife

Alicia Rigdon

David and Patty Riley

David and Richelle Riley

Kathy Rinkerberger

Diane Rinkert

Richard and Janice Risdale

Catherine and Martin Roach

Walter and Barbara Roach

Derek and Jennifer Roberts

Laura Robertson

Jack and Diane Robertson

Ken and Judy Robertson

Dave and Joy Roelfs

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

John M. and Wilma Ann Wallin Sagers

Donald and Connie Salyer

Leslee and Michael Sandberg

Mark and Carol Sanderson

Courtney Sanderson

William Saporito

Scott Saunders and Sandra James-Saunders

Mary Ellen Sauser

Ralph Savoy

Aaron Saylor

Darlene Schaefer

Traci and Mike Schaeffer


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Ed and Joan Schaffer

Sue Ann Schantz

Gregory and Kristine Schares

Neal and Kathleen Scharmer

Jane Scheer and Robin Hursh

Michael Scheetz

Betty Scheible

Claudia Schepp

Janice Scheurs

Meredith Schiffer

Chad Schlager

James and Staci Schiltz

Jennifer Schissel

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

Larry and Georgie Schuster

Nicole Schuster

Anne Schutte

Glenn Schwartz

Laura and Matthew Schwarz

Glenda Schweitzer

Helen Schwietert

Barbara Scoles

Nick and Janett Scott

Wayne and Ann Scott

Susan Scott

Kay Scroggs

Gretchen and Craig Sealls

Lloyd and Elaine Seaman

Sally Seath

Michelle Seavy

Timothy and Julie Sebetka

James and Lona Sedlacek

Floyd and Dona Seiberling

Robert and Victoria Sedlacek

Kevin and Geri Seiberling

Christopher and Doreen Seibert

Kathleen Serafino

Robert Severson and Lora Freeman

Tara Davis and Patrick Shanahan

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

Dean and Colleen Shupe

Valerie Siechert

Glenda Siekert

Darcey Siemering

Robert and Linda Sigwarth

David Silber

Elizabeth Silver

Julie Silverstein

Brad Simanek and Tricia Hoffman-Simanek

Steven Simmen

Judy Simmons

Paula Sion

Marilyn Sippy

Michael and Amy Sir

Gilles and Solange Skilling

Bradley and Tamara Skiver

Rhonda Slowey

Wendy Smalley

William and Patricia Smejkal

Jane Smerdon

Timothy and Donna Smith

Alice Smith

Jillian Smith

Patricia Smith

Monique and Roy Smith

Richard and Joella Smith

Teresa and Roger Smith

Jennifer Smith

Laurie Smith

Nancy Smith

Scott and Sherry Smithhart

Grace Snedden

Roberta Sniffin

Vera Snow

Thomas and Jan Snyder

Justin and Michelle Sobaski

Sara Sorensen

Bonnie Sorensen

Jennifer Sorensen

Leonard Sorgini

Thomas Sorrells

Albert Soukup

Stacey and Theresa Spear

Carolyn Sperry

Sue and Gary Speicher

Randy and Evelyn Spilde

Michele Spina

Nancy Spivey

David and Teresa Staab

Bette Stadlen

Paul and Lorna Stadtmueller

Arthur and Susan Staed

Dorothy and Michael Stallman

Cary Stamp

Frances Stanley

Cory Stanton

Joseph and Elizabeth Stapleton

Jon and Diane Starkell

John E. and E. Diane States

Diane Staudt

Toby and Jeanna Stecklein

Raymond Stefani

Richard and Diane Stefani

Brett and Angela Steffen

Paul and Carol Steingreaber

Joan Steinmetz

Michael and Rhonda Stepanek

Kate Stepanek

Tim and Brenda Stephany

Tammy Stephenson

Dean and Lisa Stevens

George and Polly Stewart

Paula and Peter John Stewart

Matthew and Patricia Stewart

Maryann Stewart

Diane Stickney

Roger and Oline Stigers

Wendy Stivers

Jordan Stone

Cindy Stone

Eric Stone

Meagan Stone-Fulton

David and Dotty Storer

Renell Strait

Rosalie Strang

Scott and Angie Strauss

Adam Strauss

Sheila Streicher

Scott Streicher

Bonnie Streif

Eleanor Streletzky

Shelly Strellner

David and Susan Strickland

Victoria Striffler

Anita Strong

Cynthia Strong

Marilyn Struchen

James and Adona Struve

Jeff Stuckenschneider

Mindy Studer

Richard and Margaret Stumpff

Timothy Stumpff

Richard and Sandra Sublett

Anne Suggs

Debra Sulima

John Sullivan

Mary Sullivan-Pondell and John Pondell

Amy Sundermann

Mike and Kim Suther

Keith and Nancy Sutherland

Thomas Sutton

Leslie Suzuki

Ronna Swacker

Carl and Nina Swanson

Jean Sweat

Emily Sweet

Marilyn Sweet

Gary and Shelley Sweet

Michael and Karen Sweet

Olive Swendson

David Swenson

Robert Synhorst

Hendra and Aulia Tandradinata

Todd and Kimberly Taylor

Aylssa Taylor

Sara TeBockhorst

John and Patricia Tenhundfeld

Amanda Sue Teply

Jeffrey Textor

Shannon Thacker

Wendy Thaden

Terry Thayer

Amy Thedinger

Gregory and Lisa Thirnbeck

James and Kathy Thomas

Tommy and Amanda Thomas

Jacqueline Thomas

Bradley and Michelle Thomason

Byron and Sheryl Thompson

Guerin and Mary Thompson

Loren and Michelle Thompson

Dale and Joy Thompson

Gary and Diane Thompson

Jeff and Marla Thompson

Cynthia Thompson-Adhikari

Don and Marilyn Thomsen

Lindsey Thornton

Diana Thrift

Robert and Shannon Throndson

E. Charles and Janet Thulin

Colleen Tierney

Mary Tilden

Erin Timmerman

Sean and Cynthia Timp

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

Art and Linda Valles

Dolores Van Dyke

R. Todd and Deanna Van Horbeck

Phyllis Vance

Nora Vance

Gerald and Ernestine VanderSanden

Mark VanderSchaaf

James and Karen Vandeventer

John and Diane Vanis

Sandra Vas

Susan Vedeen

Karrie Velky

Josie Velles

Monica and William Vernon

George Veto and Sheila Hibbard

Ronald and Nancy Vickerman

Mrs. W. H. Vigars

Vickie Vlasek

Sue Ellen and Betty Vogt

Daniel and Kathleen Vondrum

Geraldine Vrbicek

Hurbert Wagner

Roger and Sally Wagner

James and Nicole Wagner

Benjamin Wagoner

JoAnn and Steven Wahle

Janice Wahle

Dennis and Deborah Walker

Brad and Andrea Walker

Cynthia Walker

Michael and Sarah Wall

Sharon Wallace

Justin Wallig

Calvin and Gloria Waltke

Luann and Dennis Wangeman

David and Sharon Ward

Loraine Ward

Scott C. Ward

Kim Ward

Kim Warrick

Roy and Janice Watkins

Frank and Paula Watters

Robert and Nadia Wattnem

Larry and Susan Wear

Julie Weaver

Karlya Webber

Barbara W. Weeks

David and Jill Weetman

Paul Wehr

Richard and Julia Weidman

Diane Weimer

Frank Weinstein

Michael and Loretta Welsh

Robert and Nancy Welsh

Scott and Jennifer Welsh

Diane Welsh

Marek and Kelli Wensel

David Wenzel

Daniel and Carol Werner

Lisa Wernimont

Kristen Wessels

Margaret Wessels and Kathleen Halupnik

Cassie Wessels

S.E. West

Tamara West

Frederic and Diana Westbrook

Stephen and Sharon Westbrook

Brandy Westfall

Roger and Mary Wetlaufer

Devin Wever

Charles and Susan Whetstine

Ely Whitaker

Raymond White

Carolyn White

R. Don and Geraldine Whited

Thomas and Joyce Wibe

DeLoris Wickham

Glen and Shawna Wiebel

Victoria Wieben

Ronald and Susan Wieben

Shawn Wiederin

Daniel and Brenda Wiese

Diane and Martin Wiesenfeld

Sheri Wilford

William and Sharee Wilkinson

Fred and Lois Willhoite

Nicholas Williams

Lisa Williams

Rob and Alissa Williams

Lawrence and Kristin Williams

Arthur and Melissa Williams

Sarah and Jerald Williams

Nicholas and Bree Williams

Amy Williams

Felicia Williams

Darrell Williams

Michael Williams

David and Joyce Willis

Sandra Wilson

Thomas and Sally Wilson

Glenn Wiltgen

Cathy WInch

Mary and Nore Winter

Ferris Winterberg

Jim Wittnebel

Betty Woito

Steven Wolcott

Louise Woodier

Carlton and Ladonna Woods

John and Barbara Woodward

Kelli Worfford

Shawn Worley and Kealy Batley

Sharon and Thomas Worsfold

Floyd Worth

Debbie Wozniak

Gerald and Nancy Wright

Amelia Wuest

Mary Wyckoff

Matthew and Stephanie Yamilkoski

James Yanda and Ellen Dreyer

Gary Yanda

Sandra Yarrington

Corinne L. Yaw

Michele Yoder

Erica Yoder

Edward and Tamara Yong

Jerry York and Rachel Baldwin York

Donna Young

Angela Young

F. Michael and Anne Zachara

Abbie Zahler

Gerald and Rae Zahradnik

Laurie and Mark Zaiger

Kenneth Zamzow

Dean and Audrey Zart

Matthew and Cari Zeimet

David and Cyndia Zias

Jerry and Nancylee Ziese

Justin and Sarah Zimmerman

Steven and Mary Zins

Robert and Mary Joan Zirbel

Gloria Zmolek

Emily Zousel

Connie M. Zuber

Beth Zubrod

Brian Zumhof and Carol Zhanel Zumhof


the Greater Cedar rapids Community Foundation is in compliance with national standards for services and operations that have been established by the Council on Foundations to guide sound policies, accountable practices, and ethical and operational integrity that strengthen the effectiveness of community philanthropy.

FLood Magnitude▪ 31.12 feet - Crest of Cedar River

on Friday, June 13, 2008

▪ More than 10 square miles (14%) of the City

▪ No flood-related deaths

▪ Flood damage estimate $3 billion

PeoPLe▪ 18,623 estimated persons in

flood-impacted area

▪ 120 families in flood areas receiving Section 8 housing assistance

▪ 1,360 estimated jobs lost as a result of the flood

▪ More than 57,218 flood recovery- related volunteer hours donated

▪ 169 citizens in temporary shelters (during first three weeks of disaster)

ProPerty▪ 7,198 affected parcels (5,390

residential)

▪ $2.4 billion estimated cost in damage to public infrastructure and future flood management options

▪ As many as 1,500 properties will be demolished

▪ 86 farms in Linn County were damaged

Cedar raPids downtown▪ 900 (100%) people residing

downtown displaced

▪ 450 (100%) downtown businesses impacted

▪ 35 (95%) restaurants impacted

▪ 9,000 (69%) people working downtown displaced

▪ 101 of 132 greater downtown blocks were impacted by the flood

Linn County nonProFit resourCe Center▪ Nearly $36 million in total flood-

related damages to Linn County nonprofit organizations

Cedar raPids CoMMunity sCHooLs▪ Six District Facilities were flooded

▪ An estimated 1,834 students flood-affected (The school district has 33 schools and 17,000 students)

▪ The District sustained $33.5 million in flood damage

▪ 180 staff members were displaced

CHurCHes, worsHiP Centers and Ministries▪ 25 organizations displaced/

destroyed

▪ $11.7 million in total flood related damages

transPortation▪ Ground Transportation,

municipal city transportation hub, completely displaced

▪ $90 million in total flood-related damages to railroads

▪ $172 million in total flood-related damages to future disaster evacuation routes

agriCuLturaL▪ $51 million agriculture land

costs in Linn County (crop loss, top soil loss)

MuseuMs, CuLturaL arts and reCreation ▪ Eight iconic cultural assets

displaced/destroyed

▪ Mother Mosque of America

▪ National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library

▪ African American Historical Museum & Cultural Center

▪ Theatre Cedar Rapids

▪ Paramount Theatre

▪ Legion Arts (CSPS)

▪ Indian Creek Nature Center

▪ Science Station

▪ Ushers Ferry Historic Village

▪ $29.7 million in total flood-related damages

t h e f L o o d o f 2 0 0 8 f a C t s a n d f i g u r e s

*Statistics cited from www.cedarrapidsfloodstory.com

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Documents

Flood 2008 Fund Community Impact Report