Please join us for the Groundbreaking Event for the new Marion High School Auditorium on Wednesday, May 24 from 1-1:30 PM. You’ll find us in the parking lot of the high school. #MISDinspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
Taco Wednesday Fundraiser
We are excited to announce a Taco Wednesday partnership between Taco John’s and the Marion School Foundation! On Wednesday, April 26 from 4-8 PM, Taco John’s (223 Collins Road N.E., Cedar Rapids, IA 5240) will donate 20% of sales to support education through the Marion Independent School Foundation & Alumni Association. We hope that you […]
Iowa Giving Crew Supports Start School Right 2023
Iowa Giving Crew started as a group of friends from the Cedar Rapids area who banded together to do some good in our local communities. Their mission: raising funds and marshaling resources within our collective networks to serve those in need throughout our community. Iowa Giving Crew first partnered with the Marion Independent School Foundation and Alumni […]
Volunteer Appreciation Week
Today is the start of National Volunteer Week, an annual celebration to promote and show appreciation for volunteerism and volunteering. Volunteers make a difference in supporting education for the benefit of Marion Independent School District students, schools and the greater community in a variety of amazing ways including: Serving on the Marion School Foundation Board […]
Give & Grow School Match
GreenState Credit Union’s Give & Grow School Match Program offers members the opportunity to donate up to $500 per household to school foundations in markets where GreenState has a branch location with a minimum $25 donation. Partner schools in Iowa are in the following metro areas: Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley, Des Moines, Grinnell, Dubuque, Fort […]
Read All About It
We have gone digital with our newsletter so you can read our Winter 2023 Newsletter here. In this issue you’ll find a list of 2022 Marion Foundation Grant recipients, Read about how Marion High School Sophomore Mya Walker and Marion Robotics raised money for Foundation 2. Read about MISD alum Carissa […]
Sam’s Club Grant Supports Start School Right
We are excited to share that the Marion School Foundation recently received a grant from Cedar Rapids Sam’s Club No. 8162 to support Start School Right. In 2022 this program provided school supplies, clothing, hygiene items, shoes, food and more 377 students and 177 families. Our hope is that no student arrives to school on the […]
Stop the Bleed
On Friday, March 3, Marion Independent School District Nurse Lindsey Eagle and Marion Independent School Foundation & Alumni Association Executive Director Elisabeth Kissling received “Stop the Bleed” training and a “Stop the Bleed” kit thanks to grant support from UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids and the St. Luke’s Heart Saver Program.
MHS Grand Piano Fundraiser
The Marion School Foundation is partnering with Marion Music Boosters to raise funds to purchase a grand piano for the new Marion High School auditorium. Every donation will help us to reach our shared goal of providing MISD students and staff with a showpiece piano that will last for generations. If you would like to […]
In Memory of Ruth Drips
Ruth Elaine Drips, 87, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at Summit Pointe Assisted Living Facility. Ruth was born on April 22, 1935, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of George and Gladys (Howland) Drips. She lived on a farm and through the third grade went to a one room school […]