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City, foundation offer incentive for farmers to plant cover crops
May 21, 2025
Cover crops are sown once the harvest is complete. They germinate, cover the soil, and hold it in place during the fall and winter. In the spring, they are allowed to die and contribute nutrients back to the soil. The use of cover crops has really caught on in Iowa where the acreage of corn and soy...
Glander donates $2,000 for trades scholarship
Feb 12, 2025
Mike Glander (right) of Glander Excavating presented a $2,000 check to Greater Lake City Community Foundation representative Jim Schreck to support the foundation’s trade school scholarship program. The foundation will once again award over $20,000 to graduating seniors from the Lake City area who...
Donor-advised funds help purchase freezers
Feb 12, 2025
Lake City Food Shelf President Dianne Coombs (left) is with Ann (center) and Jim Schreck, who donated funds to help the Food Shelf purchase two badly-needed new freezers, according to a news release. The Schrecks, along with Bob Pope and Pernille Flesche donated funds from their Greater Lake City...
Five for Food under way with goal to raise $50,000 for food shelf
Feb 12, 2025
Five for Food, an initiative of the Greater Lake City Community Foundation for the Lake City Food Shelf, begins its 10th year on February 15. The drive will end on March 31.
Thirty-two sponsors have stepped forward with contributions from $500 to $2,000 for a total of over $25,000. Sponsors’...
Challenge grant announced to support third nursing scholarship
Feb 5, 2025
We are fortunate to live in an area where excellent medical care is so close and convenient. If you have been hospitalized, you have observed and appreciated the critical care provided by nurses. It is a wonder to behold! But hospitals are experiencing a shortage of nurses. At times beds are...
Engineering scholarship announced
Feb 5, 2025
The Greater Lake City Community Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of a new endowed Scholarship that will be awarded annually, beginning in 2025, to a graduating senior who intends to major in chemistry or engineering.
The scholarship is named after Jim Schreck, a local...
Foundation grateful for support of its mission to support community
Dec 11, 2024
The end-of-year holiday season is a traditional time to reflect on one’s health and wellbeing and to consider opportunities to support the needs of others, whether through personal service or charitable contributions. Lake City is blessed with an abundance of service and charitable organizations...
Greater Lake City Community Foundation donors support Friends of the Library
Nov 20, 2024
Donors of the Greater Lake City Community Foundation have recently authorized distributions from their Donor Advised Funds for a remodeling project of the Friends of the Lake City Public Library, according to a news release.
Robert Pope and Pernille Flesche and Jim and Ann Schreck have Donor...
Anonymous donor allows third graders to experience live theater
Oct 30, 2024
Ninety-two students from the third grade class at Bluff View Elementary School will be attending the Sheldon Theater performance of The Magic School Bus, Lost in Outer Space, according to the Greater Lake City Community Foundation (GLCCF).
“This opportunity gives each third-grade student an...
Greater Lake City Community Foundation recognizes retiring board members
Oct 9, 2024
The Greater Lake City Community Foundation recognized several retiring board members at a reception on Oct. 2, according to a news release.
Retiring board chair Jim Schreck and retiring board member Bob Pope will continue to support the Foundation as emeritus board members. Retiring board member...
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