Recent Grant Awards
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. - $4,050
Doll Distributing - $3,000
Ernst & Young, LLP - $1,000
ING Asian Employee Resource Group - $1,500
Members of the ING Asian Employee Resource Group present Mentor Iowa with a check for $1,500 in support of the annual Holiday Party. Pictured are Huu Duong (ING), Jason Seehusen (ING), Marty Lester (Mentor Iowa), David Strom (Mentor Iowa), Jed Schellhammer (ING) and Calvin Truong (ING).
Piper Jaffray - $4,500
Polk County Board of Supervisors - $2,000
Principal Financial Group Foundation - $5,000
QuikTrip - $5,000
QuikTrip Charity Golf Classic - $16,811.58
Ken Pierce and Tom Gehrke with QuikTrip present Marty Lester and David Strom (Mentor Iowa Board President) with a check in the amount of $16,811.58. These funds came from their annual charity golf outing where Mentor Iowa was the charity of choice.
US Bank - $1,000
Bill Grund from US Bank presents Marty Lester with a check in the amount of $1,000. These funds will be used to support the Jeans for Teens/Clothes for Kids program that is in conjunction with our annual holiday parties.
Variety - The Children's Charity of Iowa - $12,500
Joanne Mangold (Variety Immediate Past President) presents Dr. David Strom (Mentor Iowa Board President) and Marty Lester (Mentor Iowa Executive Director) with a check for $12,500 to administer group events, the Teens for Jeans / Clothes for Kids program, assistance fund and Power of the Pen program.
Wells Fargo - $2,000
West Bank - $1,000
Young Professionals Connection (YPC) - $265 (Mentors & Mulligans 2011 golf proceeds)
Marty Lester (Mentor Iowa Executive Director) and Connie Schmett (Mentor Iowa Board Vice-President) receive a check for $265 from Megan Ruble (YPC Professional Development Chair). Mentor Iowa was chosen as the charity of choice from the recent "Mentors and Mulligans" golf outing sponsored by the YPC.
