Winter Weather Meter Maintenance
Winter weather can present a host of challenges for Cedar Falls residents. When snow piles high, it is important to keep your driveway, sidewalks, and mailbox clear. Snow and ice can also present a safety hazard for your gas meter. Cedar Falls Utilities asks for your assistance in keeping your meter and the path to it clear. Heavy or hard-packed snow and ice on your gas meter may prevent CFU staff from being able to access and accurately read and service your home’s meter. Meter readers need access each month and quick access in an emergency can be critical for your safety.
Keep the gas meter and regulator cleared of snow buildup around the meter set up.
Snow or ice can also block the regulator vent on a meter which will prevent gas from flowing to your home and furnace. Please follow these guidelines to help us keep your family and our crews safe this winter: • Never let your meter get completely covered and do not shovel snow up against it.
Be sure the furnace fresh air and exhaust vents are free from ice buildup that could plug the vent.
• Use a broom to gently sweep snow away and never kick or hit the gas meter or its piping to break away snow or ice. • Keep meters easy to reach. Meter readers need access each month and quick access in an emergency can be critical for your safety. • Be aware of the location of your furnace vent and intake. If you have white piping coming out of the side of your home, you must also remove accumulated ice and snow from your furnace vent and intake. If they are plugged, your furnace will not run. If you have any questions, call CFU Gas Services at 319-268-5340.
Grow Cedar Valley’s 2022 Legislative Policy Agenda
As we launch into the 2022 Legislative Session, Grow Cedar Valley encourages the Iowa Legislature to focus on talent attraction, recruitment and retention in order to ensure future economic growth and to take advantage of initiatives in other areas, particularly economic development and infrastructure. See the full agenda to learn more about each priority area. Full Agenda: https://www.growcedarvalley.com/news/blog/governmentaffairs/grow-cedar-valley-releases-2022-legislative-policy-agenda
2022 Priority—Health and Wellness In 2021, thanks to the generosity of many, the Cedar Falls Community Foundation raised over $50,000 for the Children and Families Fund. Grants from this Fund were used to provide assistance to daycare programs throughout our community. In 2022, the CFCF fundraising priority will be to raise funds for the Health and Wellness Fund with the focus on providing support to enhance accessibility in our city parks. If you would like to donate to this fund, please visit our website at www.cf-communityfoundation.org. Children and Families Fund—Grants Awarded The Cedar Falls Community Foundation recently awarded grants from our Children and Families Fund to five local childcare providers totaling just over $10,000! The grant funds will be used for a variety of projects locally including new outdoor play equipment, desks, cots and mats, and materials for sensory play. Some of the funds were also used in the repair and clean up of a water main break and to enlarge a playground space. The Cedar Falls Community Foundation worked closely with Child Care Resource and Referral of Northeast Iowa for their expertise and guidance on how to make an impact on childcare in Cedar Falls. We plan to continue to offer these grants for the next two years. We are thankful for the gifts from our donors for making it possible for us to support children in our community! Donor Spotlight—John and Maureen Henderson The Cedar Falls Community Foundation would like to thank John and Maureen Henderson for their 2021 donation to our Children and Families Fund. Through their gift of $20,000, we were able to meet our first fundraising goal and increase our goal to $50,000, which we were also able to surpass! “John and I believe in giving back to our community and the best opportunity to influence the future of Cedar Falls is through our children’s early education and supporting those parents in need,” said Maureen. Once again, thank you so much John and Maureen, for supporting the children of Cedar Falls! Eller Spring 2022 Study Abroad Scholarships Announced The Cedar Falls Community Foundation recently awarded six University of Northern Iowa students scholarships from the Robert Eller Study Abroad Scholarship Fund. Spring 2022 scholarships have been awarded to Madeline Hinz, Olivia Arnold, Jace Bell, Katherine Greenwood, Sami Zimmerman, and Rachel Bell each in the amount of $6,000. These students will be studying in Spain, Costa Rica, and Greece. Robert Eller Study Abroad Scholarship Fund was established by Robert Eller, a UNI professor, to foster the educational, professional and personal growth of undergraduate students at UNI by providing funds for a semester or a year of study outside the United States to a student whose previous travel and study experiences abroad have been limited. 515 Main Street (Farmers State Bank bldg.—By appt.) PO Box 546, Cedar Falls, IA • 319-243-9170 cf-communityfoundation.org Email: director@cf-communityfoundation.org Facebook: CedarFallsCommunityFoundation Winter 2022
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