Thursday, October 11, 2007

Youth United Awarded a $10,000 Matching Grant from State Farm Insurance


Friday October 7 was not a typical day on the job site. Representatives from State Farm Insurance presented a check in the amount of $10,000 to our Youth United program to help construct the home on St. Anne's. Chad Olson (3rd from left in the front row) represented Youth United. Local and regional representatives from State Farm joined in the celebration.

Participants also included (left to right, back row) Chris Swanson (IVHFH Americorps staff), Dana Englebert (Iowa City Chamber of Commerce), Bob Elliott (City Council member), Mark Patton (IVHFH Executive Director) and the senior State Farm regional director.

Looking on in the background is another group of young people who have been key to this build. They are students at Kirkwood Community College in Barry Kucera's Construction Technology program and led the framing activities.

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