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The Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine recognizes the good work of fellow citizens and charitable organizations who are making a difference in Muscatine County through its annual Initiative Awards. Award recipients include: Shirley Jean Drake Great Initiative Award The recipient of the 2025 Shirley Jean Drake Great Initiative Award is Freda Sojka . As founder and co-director of Cedar River Haven, Freda has poured her heart into building a recovery community that provid

The Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine recently hosted Empowerment Luncheons, sponsored by Geri Kent. These two biennial events bring together area middle school students and community leaders for meaningful conversations on leadership, resilience, and positive decision-making. EmpowerMENt Luncheon This year’s EmpowerMENt Luncheon featured keynote speaker Gage Huston , General Manager at Muscatine Power and Water, who shared a powerful message about perseverance, perso

We are pleased to announce the awarding of over $174,000 in grants to support local charitable programs and projects through the Muscatine Health Support Fund—the first round of grants since completion of the new Mulberry Health Clinic. The Muscatine Health Support Fund’s purpose is to encourage, assist, establish, maintain, and develop projects to improve the community health and aid the growth and development of the health care system for the City of Muscatine and the surro

Deb and Keith Porter know the importance of giving back, and they have chosen to do so with a Donor Advised Fund through the Community...