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Day of Caring 2024 Recap

You helped us provide more than 5,000 care kits to students in our community!

We would like to extend a special “THANK YOU” to YOU for making our Shine Bright – Care Kits for Kids event a huge success! August 7-11, the MidAmerica Center was filled with excitement, joy, smiles, great energy and a lot of heart.

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Attendance conference looks at chronic absenteeism

Attendance conference looks at chronic absenteeism By Tim Johnson  Oct 6, 2018 Staff photo/Joe Shearer Hundreds of educators and community members gathered for the Attendance Matters Conference Thursday at the Mid-America Center. The event was part of an attendance awareness

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Raise Me to Read begins new chapter

TOP STORY Raise Me to Read begins new chapter By Tim Johnson  Sep 29, 2018 Raise Me to Read is beginning a new chapter. Director Nancy Schulze retired Friday after three years of building the program. Now, Brenda Moran is

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Chamber announces Leadership Council Bluffs Class 31

Chamber announces Leadership Council Bluffs Class 31 By Susan Payne Sep 23, 2018 The Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce selected its 31st class of participants in Leadership Council Bluffs, a program designed to identify and develop potential leaders within

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