Mentor Iowa recently received a grant award from the Aviva USA Charitable Foundation in the amount of $5,000!  Funding from this grant award will provide one group event, volunteer training/background checks, volunteer recognition, mentor activity fund, newsletter and mentee assistance fund. We are very excited as this is the first time Mentor Iowa has been awarded a grant from the Aviva USA Charitable Foundation. Pictured are Karen Lynn (Aviva...

Mentor Iowa recently received funds from the Alpha Ventures LLC Trailer Tractor Concert Series.  Their Beer Cans and Blue Jeans concert took place on Saturday, April 27th and Mentor Iowa received donations, ticket sales and funds from the bands who played. Pictured below from Alpha Ventures LLC are Tommy Bomstad, Rodney Bell, Derek Knudsen and Tony Rose presenting a check to Mentor Iowa Volunteer Coordinator, Kristen...

Tyler Brady presents Marty Lester with Mentor Iowa a check from the proceeds of the recent TB Invitational in honor of Sue Richardson.  This golf outing was held at Copper Creek Golf Course on Saturday, April 27th.  Mentor Iowa was one of the charities of choice from this event.  Thank you to all of the golfers, sponsors and prize donors who helped make this event a huge success!  Mentor Iowa would also like to thank Tyler and Lindsey Brady...

Mentor Iowa recently received $500 from the A.M. Rotary Club of Des Moines to help sponsor our upcoming March group event going to watch the Iowa Energy.  Our match pairs will receive a free ticket to the game, a meal and each mentee will receive a souvenir Iowa Energy t-shirt.  MidAmerican Energy provided the tickets for the game.  Pictured on the far left is Bill Burma, Past President of the A.M. Rotary Club of Des Moines.  Marty Lester,...

Mentor Iowa recently received a grant for $5,000 from Prairie Meadows!  Pictured in front row (L to R): Jenae Murphy – Mentor Iowa Board Vice-President, Marty Lester – Mentor Iowa Executive Director.  Back row (L to R):  Paul Rogness – Prairie Meadows Board of Director, Linda Grandquist – Prairie Meadows Board of Director and Grant Advisory Committee member, Dolph Pulliam – Prairie Meadows Grant Advisory Committee member.  Mentor...

  Recent Grant Awards Anheuser-Busch, Inc. – $4,050 BWA Foundation – $2,300 Dickson Industries – $500 Doll Distributing – $7,344 Doll Distributing LLC recently presented their funding award of $7,344! Mentor Iowa received $1 for every case of Anheuser-Busch product sold in QuikTrip stores starting in August through Labor Day. Pictured is Ken Pierce with QuikTrip, Marty Lester with Mentor Iowa and Jerry Braatz...