Category Archives: Education

Grannies donate books to schools – 2024 list

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Marcia Ward

Each year, 100 Grannies donate books to the Iowa City Community School District.  This activity was Barbara Schlachter’s idea and we have been doing this since 2015.  Our first book donation in 2015 was Buried Sunlight, by Penny Chisholm.  We … Continue reading →

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March 2024 Lecture Series announced

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Marcia Ward

The 2024 Barbara Schlachter Memorial Lecture Series is a partnership between the Senior Center and 100Grannies for a Livable Future.  For 10 years, this team of women has been working to inform and activate communities by drawing attention to risks … Continue reading →

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Grannies help Girl Scouts recycle t-shirts into reusable bags

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Marcia Ward

Maggie H, Becky R, and Deb S of 100Grannies led Girl Scout troop 3729 from Grant Wood through an activity to recycle t-shirts into sustainable bags on November 7, 2023.  The girls were immensely proud of their stylish creations.     … Continue reading →

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Fall film series draws applause from attendees

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Marcia Ward

The 100Grannies Fall Film Series is underway with showings at the Iowa City Senior Center on Thursdays from 3:00 – 5:00. The series of four films is described here.  The audience has been excited about the films and expressed appreciation … Continue reading →

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Grannies advocate for electrifying everything in UI homecoming parade

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Marcia Ward

Grannies participated again this year in the University of Iowa Homecoming Parade on October 6, 2023. Their message was to electrify everything to reduce fossil fuel use and climate change.

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100Grannies Team in top 10% in Project Drawdown EcoChallenge

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Marcia Ward

Project Drawdown partnered with EcoChallenge for a month-long event and friendly competition during October. Team members earned points by taking a range of climate actions. Drawdown EcoChallenge is a fun and social way to connect the dots between climate solutions … Continue reading →

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100Grannies Fall 2023 Film Series

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Marcia Ward

100Grannies announces the 2023 selection for their annual Fall Film Series.  The films will be shown at the Iowa City Senior Center on Thursdays in October from  3:00 – 5:00 2040,  October 5th Concerned about his young daughter’s future, filmmaker … Continue reading →

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100Grannies to co-sponsor showing of “Kiss the Ground” documentary film on Sept 19

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Marcia Ward

The new documentary film Kiss the Ground will be shown on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m., in the Iowa City Public Library meeting room A. The sponsors of the film are 100 Grannies, Backyard Abundance, Bur Oak Land Trust, … Continue reading →

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100Grannies has written 4 children’s books

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Marcia Ward

100Grannies’ motto, as printed on their green shirts, is Educate, Advocate, and Agitate. We have quite a few former teachers in our membership, so we decided to write children’s books as an educational endeavor. Our first book was “Granny Green’s … Continue reading →

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July tabling events included JC Fair and RAGBRAI

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Marcia Ward

Grannies were busy with more tabling opportunities in July 2023.  The Johnson County Fair gave us extra space to showcase multiple trifolds including on reducing single-use plastics, the advantages of recycled paper based toilet papers, and how personal dietary choices … Continue reading →

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