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| We are currently seeking judges for the 2009 Coaster Project. Please contact Joe if you are interested in volunteering as a judge. |
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We invite any and all non-profit organizations within the Johnson County area to participate in this endeavor. We have compiled a list of NPOs in Johnson County to help artists find an organization to represent. Due to the fact that this is a contest we cannot guarantee that any registered NPO will be automatically represented with a printed coaster. In addition, if an NPO has a coaster printed during the prior years project, there is a one year waiting period for them to be eligible again, so we can showcase as many local NPOs as possible. This list is not definitive. Any NPO is eligible as long as they are a local group or have a local branch (ie. United Way of Johnson County) and they have agreed to be part of the project. It is the artists' responsibility to contact an Joe Mrkonich for permission before submitting a coaster design.
Artists must find a non-profit to research and design an image to represent on a coaster. While the artist may choose any non-profit in a Johnson County area, we have asked various organizations to permit artists to use their organization as a source of inspiration. We have compiled a list of these organizations here on this page.
If you want to do a non-profit on this list:
Please contact Joe Mrkonich at joe-mrkonich@mchsi.com and he will assign you to a non-profit, to ensure that all NPOs are equally represented by entries. Requests will be considered but are not conclusive.
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
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The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson County is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with mentors that have a measurable impact on youth. Our vision is to match a Big to every child who needs and wants one.
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Mission: The Community Mental Health Center for Mid-Eastern Iowa promotes and provides quality, accessible, accredited mental health services to any child or adult in need of care.
Sherri Zastrow would like to meet with the artist prior to the design.
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Mission: Providing health care to those in need.
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Mission: The Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA) seeks to leverage the vigor of its broad membership to build, strengthen and lead the local cultural industry and the communities it serves. It was founded with the purpose of working more cooperatively to promote new funding, favorable public sector policies, and heightened awareness of cultural activities and their impact to the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor.
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Mission: Iowa Donor Network is dedicated to maximizing the recovery of transplantable organs and tissues by serving donor families, potential donors and candidates for transplantation, through the identification of potential donors, and supporting and respecting donation decisions. Through the vehicle of the Iowa Donor Registry, Iowa Donor Network encourages Iowans to register their donation consent so organ and tissue donation can be carried out upon death.
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Mission: Local Foods Connection (formerly Adopt-A-Family) purchases produce, bread, eggs, meat and other products from local farms and donates these goods to families whose economic or social status prevent them from enjoying such nutritious, tasty and fresh foods.
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Mission: To provide healthcare services, education and advocacy that ensures the right and ability of all individuals to manage their sexual and reproductive health.
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Mission: A not-for-profit, volunteer-run art, culture and performance venue in downtown Iowa City providing opportunities for local visual and performance artists to "Go Public" with their talents.
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Mission: Create a coaster for the Riverside Theatre Shakespeare Festival.
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Mission: Shelter House is the only general use homeless shelter in Johnson County. We provide overnight shelter and assist with transition for families or individuals who are homeless in our community. We serve a nightly meal and have a drop in center for showers, laundry, mail and telephone services.
Current focus is Opening Doors: The Campaign for Shelter House.
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Mission: The Book End used bookstore sells gently used books and media to benefit to all residents of Iowa City, rural Johnson County, Hills and University Heights.
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Mission: The mission of Ushers Ferry Historic Village is to interpret life in a small Iowa town at the turn of the 20th Century.
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Mission: The WiderNet Project is a service program at the University of Iowa that works to improve digital communication in developing countries such as Africa, India, Bangladesh, and Haiti. Their current focus is with the eGranary Digital Library, providing over 10 million Internet resources to institutions lacking adequate Internet access.
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We would be honored to have you host the coaster project in future years, whether from your office lobby and conference rooms, to bar or table surfaces. In return for a tax deductible donation to The Coaster Project, you will be eligible to distribute the artfully created coasters to your patrons, in effect, promoting all represented non-profit organizations and artists and as a result the culture and service they share with others. Please contact us and help us give back to Johnson County.
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