AMES – Iowa State University Dance Marathon has made a gift commitment of $1 million to support the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital building campaign. In recognition of the gift, a playroom inside the new UI Children’s Hospital will be named in honor of ISU Dance Marathon. In the past 15 years, ISU Dance [...]

Cookies, chocolate and wrapping paper aren’t just hallmarks of the holiday season, they’re also staples of school fundraising initiatives. While the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act is bringing more dark red, orange and green vegetables to students’ lunch trays, children are also raking in the green with foods more likely to be served at sleepovers than [...]

  IOWA CITY -  Moved by the loss of a loved one to breast cancer, the management of a local car dealership is funding a number of mammograms at two area hospitals and encouraging women to take action as Breast Cancer Awareness Month enters its final week. Carousel Motors and Carousel Nissan, 809 and 817 [...]