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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
James R. Hanson, 91, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Cottage Grove Place. James was born on October 28, 1931, in Dickinson, North Dakota, the son of Edwin and Rose (Reis) Hanson. After serving honorably in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict he went on to attend […]
During spring of 2022 Marion High School staff Roxanne Paulsen and Pete Messerli submitted a funded Marion School Foundation grant to purchase a new commercial-level heat press and engraver for AMPED, a new math option for students that are interested in business, logistics, engineering, construction, and/or just don’t see the relevance of math as it […]
During spring of 2022 Vernon Middle School staff submitted a funded Marion School Foundation grant to purchase mini DBQ (miniature document based questions) binders for the social studies department. The original goal of this project was to help the middle school social studies department prepare our students to be future ready. Through this project, students […]
This year the Holiday Giving Project reached 574 children and 372 adults for a total of 946 people. With your help food, pet food and holiday gifts/gift cards have been delivered to all 205 Marion Independent School District families… just in time for the snow to start. We are truly appreciative of everyone who donated […]
