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OCTOBER
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WHEN: Month of October
WHERE: Coralville, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Dubuque, Indianola, Iowa City, Keokuk, Pella and more!
For the month of October, the Iowa UNA hopes to collect $5,000 in loose change donations at over 150 businesses in your communities! Simply look for the UNICEF box at checkout registers and consider sparing your loose change to help contain the worst humanitarian crisis in years. All proceeds will go to UNICEF’s special mission for Somalia to help the victims of the ongoing famine. A list of participating businesses will be provided with our next update and listed on our website soon.
Volunteering for our UNICEF campaign has never been easier! Please contact janet@unaiowa.org to learn how to get your local businesses involved. Join our campaign from anywhere in Iowa!
This is an annual drive of the Iowa United Nations Association.
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WHEN: Saturday, October 1, 11:00am.
WHERE: University of Iowa Recreation Soccer Fields, Hawkeye Park Drive, Iowa City
Nothing but Nets, a program of the UN Foundation, provides families in Africa with bed nets that protect families from mosquitoes which carry the deadly but preventable disease of malaria. Eight University of Iowa student orgs will compete in a benefit for the anti-malaria campaign. We invite the public to show their support by donating a bed net on behalf of the students! Contact zach@unaiowa.org to donate.
The entry fee to this tournament was the cost of one bed net per student ($10) with local businesses sponsoring teams by donating a bed net for goals scored in the tournament. This program is exclusive to participating teams but the public is welcome to come and show their support!
This is an event of the University of Iowa United Nations Association student organization.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 5, 3:30pm.
WHERE: Assembly Room, Johnson County Senior Center, Iowa City
The Center will be celebrating United Nations Day of Older Persons once again this fall. In celebration of this day, the program will be spotlighting the older adults of Japan, aging, and the Japanese culture. Come see our insightful speakers and interactive tables! This program is free aopen to the public.
This program is sponsored by the Iowa United Nations Association, the University of Iowa’s Aging Studies Program, UI International Programs, and is hosted by the Johnson County Senior Center.
WHEN: Thursday, October 6, 7pm.
WHERE: Old Brick, 20 East Market Street, Iowa City
Join Iowa UNA for a lecture and discussion session with Dr. James Zogby, founder and president of the Arab American Institute and author of Arab Voices. This program will focus on the challenges Arab Americans and Americans face in the upcoming 2012 election.
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This event is hosted by the Iowa United Nations Association.
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More listings coming soon!
