Inspiring Community Support
Partners & Sponsors
Thank You!
Thank you to all who have been a part of the King Irving Neighborhood Association (KINA) over the past two years. The volunteers for all of the events*, members, partners, and contributors have our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for making our neighborhood a safe and vibrant place to live, work, play and thrive! In alphabetical order.
Bank Iowa - Altoona
Broadlawns Medical
C Fresh Market - David Cotran
Children & Families of Iowa (CFI)
Children & Families Urban Movement (CFUM)
City of Des Moines Staff and Leadership:
● Mayor and City Council Members
● Neighborhood Based Service Delivery (NBSD) Officer Sgt Bernell Edwards and Officer Stephanie Swartz.
● Parks and Recreation: Amarre Negussie, Aaron Graves, Ben Page, Janis Steele, and all involved with the Reichardt Community Recreation Center
● Forest Avenue Library & Friends of Forest Avenue Library - Marli Jefferson and entire Forest Avenue Library Staff and Des Moines Public Library, Susan Woody
● Neighborhood Services Department, Heather Tamminga
● Public Works - SCRUB Day, maintaining streets and other services
Community Youth Concepts (CYC)
Creative Visions
Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) - Des Moines Urban Campus
Des Moines Metro Credit Union
Des Moines Public Schools - King Elementary and Moulton Elementary
Des Moines Street Collective - Bike safety and give-away
Do The Math 247- Kenny Lily
Drake University including Drake Football Team, Drake Women’s Basketball
DSM Breakerz
Evelyn K Davis Center for Working Families (EKDC) & Financial Empowerment Center (FEC)
Fareway Meat & Grocery Store
God’s House of Power COGIC
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity
Grubb YMCA & YMCA of Greater Des Moines
Hip Hope, founder Bo James
Home, Inc.
Hope+Elim - Lutheran Church of Hope
HyVee
Imperial Kuttz Barber Shop
JE Dunn Construction
MercyOne Medical Center
Moms Mops, LLC - Otumbra Madison
Near Northside Neighbors (NNN) - 6 Neighborhood Associations working together Chautauqua Park, Cheatom Park, Good Park, King Irving, Mondamin Presidential and River Bend
Mr Bibbs Restaurant (515) 243-0929
Neighborhood Finance Corporation
Pillars Of Promise (POP) / Hope+Elim
Polk County Iowa
Polk County - Betterment Grant
Polk County Decategorization (Decat)
Polk County Health Department
Polk County Life Services Center
Primary Health Care (PHC)
Urban Dreams
Veridian Credit Union
Our apologies if we accidentally left your organization off of this list. Please if you do not see your organization’s name on this list, please let us know.
* KINA Annual Events
KINA Schedule of Events for 2025
King Irving Neighborhood Association (KINA), Mondamin Presidential Neighborhood Association (MPNA)
January 2025
9th – KINA & MPNA General Meeting at Grubb Y 1611 11th Street, Des Moines IA
26th – KINA Board Meeting at Forest Ave Library
February 2025
13th – KINA & MPNA General Meeting, Grubb Y
26th – KINA Boart Meeting – Forest Ave Library
March 2025
13th – KINA & MPNA General Meeting, Grubb Y
26th – KINA Board Meeting, Forest Ave Library
April 2025
10th – KINA & MPNA General Meeting, Grubb Y - KINA Annual Meeting- elect board 6pm Grubb Y
12th - Near Northside Neighbors – Leaders meeting 10am
23rd – KINA Board Meeting, Forest Ave Library 6pm
May 2025
8h – KINA & MPNA General Meeting, 6pm Grubb Y
17th – MEGA SCRUB Day 7am-1pm Polk County River Place 2309 Euclid Ave DETAILS
28th – KINA Board Meeting, Forest Ave Library 6pm
31st – Grubb Love Day 10am-6pm, at Grubb Y
June 2025
6th – Safe Summer Kick-Off, Evelyn K Davis Park, 1400 Forest Ave, Des Moines IA 5pm to 7pm
12th – KINA & MPNA General Meeting, 6pm Grubb Y
25th – KINA Board Meeting, 6pm Forest Ave Library
July 2025
10th – KINA & MPNA General Meeting, 6pm Grubb Y
23rd – KINA Board Meeting, 6pm Forest Ave Library
August 2025
5th – National Night Out 5-7pm
14th – KINA & MPNA General Meeting, 6pm Grubb Y
27th – KINA Board Meeting, 6pm Forest Ave Library
September 2025
11th – KINA & MPNA General Meeting, Grubb Y 6pm
24th – KINA Board Meeting, Forest Ave Library 6pm
October 2025
9th – KINA & MPNA General Meeting, Grubb Y 6pm
22nd – KINA Board Meeting, Forest Ave Library 6pm
Trunk-or-Treat (location, date and time to be announced)
November 2025
13th – KINA & MPNA General Meeting, Grubb Y 6pm
19th – KINA Board Meeting, Forest Ave Library 6pm
December 2025
11th – KINA & MPNA Holiday Gathering, Grubb Y 5:30pm