Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation, the local nonprofit corporation that holds the state gaming license in Greene County, distributed almost $1.8 million in grants at its 8th annual Awards Night, held April 4, 2023 in the Greene Room at Wild Rose Casino in Jefferson. Grow Greene County board members call it “the highlight of their […]
October 1st Grow Greene County has released its Competitive Grant Application for the eighth round of grants that will be distributed to nonprofit, governmental and charitable organizations from Greene County which submit a successful application for a project. The application can be downloaded from the Grow Greene County website, www.growgreenecounty.org. Completed applications are due by 4:00 […]
Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation, the local nonprofit corporation that holds the state gaming license in Greene County, distributed almost $ 1.5 million worth of grants at its 7th Annual Awards Night, conducted in person at Wild Rose Jefferson April 5. Grow Greene County board members agree it is the highlight of their year to […]
A tradition was started in 2016 by the Grow Greene County board of directors to surprise deserving agencies in Greene County with a Give Back Award during the holiday season. This year on the heels of a very successful referendum vote the Grow Greene County board gave four Give Back Awards. It all started on […]
October 1st, Grow Greene County released the Competitive Grant Application for the seventh round of grants that will be distributed to nonprofit, governmental and charitable organizations from Greene County who submit a successful application for a project. Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation, the local nonprofit corporation holds the state gaming license in Greene County. Funds […]
Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation’s board of directors is working hand in hand with Wild Rose Jefferson as they encourage Greene County citizens to vote yes on Nov. 2. Grow Greene is the non-profit that holds the license for the casino in Jefferson and distributes the funds to projects. Iowa law requires counties hold a […]
Grow Greene County was excited to be a part of Rippey’s Sesquicentennial +1 Parade on Saturday, July 31. It was a beautiful day to gather volunteers involved in so many awesome projects happening around Greene County supported by funds from the Grow Greene County non-profit. Thanks to these volunteers for wearing the sandwich board signs […]
The 2021 Bell Tower Parade was a great time for Grow Greene County to highlight many of the projects that have been funded over the past five years. Human billboards walked the parade handing out beads to parade-goers. A big thank you to those who joined in the fun. 2021 Bell Tower Parade
Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation, the local nonprofit corporation that holds the state gaming license in Greene County, distributed almost $1.2 million in grants at its 6th annual Awards Night, held in-person Tuesday evening at the Greene Room at Wild Rose Jefferson. Of the total, $258,000 was in competitive grants, with Greene County Ambulance receiving […]
The annual Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation grant awards ceremony is next week, April 6. The deliberation process is over and invites have been sent out to those organizations and groups vying for the competitive grants. GGCGC Board President Norm Fandel explains the process their board goes through to determine what projects will receive funding, […]
The Grow Greene County 2021 Application for Competitive Grants is available on our website. We encourage online applications this year. If that is not an option for you, please email us at [email protected] Due date for the application is February 10, 2021.
Just prior to the 7:00 PM show on November 19th, staff at the Sierra Community Theater had a surprise visit from Grow Greene County. A check for $5,000 was presented to them as part of their Grow Greene Give Back Award that is presented each year to an unsuspecting organization in the county. Sierra Community […]
Adopt-A-Family was one of this year’s recipients of the Grow Greene Give Back Award for 2020. Each year Grow Greene County surprises a deserving organization with funding to use to support their cause. Adopt-A-Family provides food and gifts to families who might not otherwise be able to during the holiday season. https://youtu.be/0SwCW-fySM4
Raccoon Valley Radio – September 18, 2020 With COVID-19 taking away lots of events and potential fundraisers, Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation is sponsoring a workshop for some outside the box ideas. The Fundraising 101 class will be led by ISU Extension Economic Development Specialist Lynn Adams at Cloverhall on the Greene County Fairgrounds Thursday, […]
Raccoon Valley Radio – May 8, 2020 Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation is continuing to announce ways they are helping to provide some financial relief through a recent donation. The non-gaming license holder for Wild Rose Casino in Jefferson recently announced a special promotion with local businesses. GGCGC is partnering with Jefferson Matters: Main Street, […]
Grow Greene giving $35K for local COVID-19 relief 04/23/20 Direct Link to Article Staff report After distributing more than $1 million in grants on April 7, the Grow Greene County Gaming Corp. announced Saturday it will be injecting an additional $35,000 into the community to assist Greene County residents during COVID-19. The Grow Greene County board […]
GreeneCountyNewsLine – April 19, 2020 Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation provides assistance to Greene County during COVID-19 Grow Greene County held its annual awards night on April 7 but the board quickly moved to exploring how they could assist in immediate needs arising from COVID-19 throughout the county. This pandemic has made a huge impact […]
Raccoon Valley Radio – April 16, 2020 The Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation recently announced grant recipients for their 2020 cycle, and several nonprofit entities in Dallas County were among the awardees. GGCGC is the gaming licence holder of Wild Rose Casino and Resort in Jefferson, and as part of an agreement with the State […]
Raccoon Valley Radio – April 9, 2020 Off the heels of Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation giving away $1.4 million in grants for 2020, the GGCGC Board is now gearing up for another big vote. Board President Norm Fandel says a final vote will take place next year for whether or not Greene County keeps […]
GreeneCountyNewsOnline article – April 8, 2020 In past years, Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation, the local nonprofit corporation that holds the state gaming license in Greene County, has held a festive event at the Greene Room at Wild Rose Casino to distribute charitable funds generated by gaming at Wild Rose. This year, which will be […]
GreeneCountyNewsOnline – November 17, 2019 Adopt-A-Family is the recipient of a surprise Give Back Award of $10,000 from Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation. GGCGC board members presented Adopt-A-Family board member Sherry Graven with the big check in a surprise presentation on Friday. Graven is instrumental in organizing the annual Christmas food boxes for many families […]
Raccoon Valley Radio – October 31, 2019 The non-profit gaming license holder for Wild Rose Casino and Resort in Jefferson recently made a pledge for funds to be used on a project. Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation (GGCGC) donated $60,000 to Greene County Development Corporation (GCDC) for an engineering study to be done on the […]
CASINO FUNDS MAKING A DIFFERENCE AROUND GREENE COUNTY by Rick Morain in Jefferson Herald column Greenery Thu, 06/27/2019 – 09:04 admin1 6/27/19 Direct Link to column Board members of the Grow Greene County Gaming Corp. enjoyed their second best day of the year last Friday. Grow Greene is the nonprofit corporation that receives and distributes […]
GreeneCountyNewsOnline – April 16, 2019 The sky was blue and faces were sunny at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Greene County High School and Career Academy Monday. A group of about 75 enthusiastic community members, school staff and students, elected officials, and professionals involved with the project attended the event. Addie Deal, class of […]
GROW GREENE CROSSES $5.5M IN GIVING Tue, 04/09/2019 – 15:57 admin1 4/4/19 Direct Link to Article By DOUGLAS BURNS [email protected] The continued fulfillment of a $4.5 million pledge for the Greene County Community School District’s competition gym and arts center. City building improvements in Scranton ($60,000) and a parks update in Churdan ($45,000). Motorists driving […]
GreeneCountyNewsOnline – April 1, 2019 A new Greene County animal facility and dog park got a bit closer to becoming a reality and the Jefferson fire department will be able to keep up with state-mandated changes in radio equipment with grants awarded by Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation at its fourth annual Awards Night, held […]
GreeneCountyNewsOnline – October 31, 2018 A grant writing workshop is scheduled to be presented in Jefferson Nov. 29 for representatives of nonprofits, local government and schools. Grant Writing 101 will provide hands-on training in seeking and writing successful grant applications. The workshop will be presented Thursday, Nov. 29, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at the […]
Grow Greene County sponsors evening headliner Hairball GreeneCountyNewsOnline – April 17, 2018 Gear up for a party. With less than 100 days left until RAGBRAI® rolls, the Jefferson RAGBRAI committee invites area residents and bicycle enthusiasts to a party Monday, April 23, where the local theme and logo will be revealed. This rockin’ good time […]
GreeneCountyNewsOnline – April 4, 2018 Transforming the Rippey in gymnasium into a fire station and city maintenance shed is closer to becoming reality with an $80,000 grant from Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation. The grant was the largest competitive grant awarded at Grow Greene County’s third annual Awards Night April 3 at Wild Rose Casino […]
GreeneCountyNewsOnline – February 22, 2018 Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation’s board of directors have pledged $4.5 million for the athletic and arts center for the Greene County Community School’s new plan for a high school and regional academy. The vision of this non-profit is to positively grow Greene County for families and businesses to thrive. […]
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