Donna Houser told Iola Rotarians Thursday that the goal of Iola’s Community Involvement Task Force “is to make Iola more beautiful,” more prosperous and an all-round better place to live.
Houser, who is president of the civic improvement group, talked about the projects it has tackled. She was assisted by Kara Godfrey, secretary-treasurer, who presented a slide show she had created depicting some of those projects.
Among them are repairing and painting buildings around the square; improving the small parks at the north and south edges of town, painting the Works Progress Administration’s buildings in Riverside Park, decorating the windows on the second floor of the Allen County Historical Museum on the west side of the square and helping clear the right of way for the Prairie Spirit Trail between Iola and Humboldt.
Houser said the group depends on donations, grants and huge amounts of donated labor.
“We are eagerly seeking more members, more workers, more money,” she said.
She was introduced by Judy Brigham, program chairman.
CITF mission: Making Iola a better place
