Building-size mural to be dedicated at Evelyn K. Davis Center on July 9 Friday, July 2, 2021 10:36 AM The Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families will host a dedication ceremony on July 9 for a new mural to be unveiled on its building at the DMACC Urban Campus in Des Moines. The bigger-than-life mural, created by local artist Jill Wells, honors the legacy of the late J. Barry Griswell, former chairman and CEO of Principal Financial Group and retired CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines. The Davis Center, a workforce training and financial literacy resource center, moved into the 23,000-square-foot building at 1171 7th St. in the fall of 2019 after DMACC purchased and renovated the facility. Ahmed Agyeman, formerly director of community and global engagement for DMACC, recently began his new role as director of the Evelyn K. Davis Center, which is a partnership of DMACC, the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines and the Dire
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MINNEAPOLIS, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A record fundraising total of more than $905,000 was raised as part of Scholarship America s annual Dreams to Success event held last week to support the Dream Award scholarship program and broaden support for students. For the second consecutive year, Scholarship America the nation s largest private scholarship provider held its annual national event online due to Covid-19. The virtual event honored 22 exceptional Scholarship America Dream Award recipients students with financial need who have overcome significant barriers to make it to college.
Scholarship America We are deeply thankful to our generous sponsors and donors who supported these students even in the face of the pandemic, stepping up even more to help us surpass last year s record-breaking fundraising total, said Robert C. Ballard, president and CEO of Scholarship America. Each of our amazing scholarship recipients have experie
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