COUNTY BETTERMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND. SPECIFICALLY, MANY SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALED $24,650 AND WERE AWARDED TO LOCAL STUDENTS TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF ATTENDING HIGHER EDUCATION COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. MONIES WERE GIVEN TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR HISTORICAL, RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL, CEMETERY, AND TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. MONIES FOR THESE PURPOSES WERE RECEIVED FROM THE GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND FROM PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES.
DatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020