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Community Education Cooperative and the Bucket Courses
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Community Education Cooperative

mission & origin

​The mission of the Community Education Cooperative is to coordinate community education in the Grinnell community. The cooperative is comprised of, but not limited to, representatives of Grinnell College, Grinnell Regional Medical Center, Grinnell Newburg Community Schools, Iowa Valley Community College, Mayflower Community, Grinnell Area Art Council, and Drake Community Library. These principals assist each other in their respective community education endeavors and combine their resources to present educational opportunities not otherwise available to the community.

The Community Education Cooperative had their first meeting September 6, 2007. The organizations represented were Grinnell College, Grinnell Regional Medical Center, and Mayflower Community.

Charter Council Members:

Additional local organizations:

Bucket Courses Planning Committee

These folks put the Bucket Courses into action! If you happen to see them around town or at one of the presentations, take a moment to thank them for their time and hard work.

Current Committee Members:

Judy Hunter

Joann Britton

JoAnn Britton

Janet Carl

Janet Carl

Ben Guenther

Ben Guenther

Jack Gustufson

Jack Gustafson

Barb Lease

Barb Lease

Bob Wemer

Bob Wemer

Monique Shore

Monique Shore

Former Committee Members:

Barb hansen

Barb Hansen

Laforest Sherman

Laforest Sherman

Mary Schuchmann

Mary Schuchmann

James A. Ahrens

Jim Ahrens

1940-2019
Joanne Bunge

Joanne Bunge

1934-2020
Annettee Cech

Annette Cech

1922-2022
George Drake

George Drake

1934-2022

Netia Worley

1928-2022
Jim Ahrens

Jim Ahrens

1940-2019

Grinnell CEC Partner Organizations

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