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Earth Day is Every Day Fair-After Action Report

5/27/2026

Earth Day is Every Day Fair After Action Report

Environmental Forum

Our 7th Annual Earth Day is Every Day Fair went off without a hitch at the Farmers Market in Davenport. The weather was perfect. All 20 tabling organizations were able to attend. The music was great and everyone had a wonderful time! Thanks to our sponsors, WVIK, Living Lands and Waters, and the Freight House Farmers Market for their support.

Lori McCollum (she/her)

QC IMBY Giveaway

5/27/2026

QC IMBY - It's giveaway time!
Vote by Friday, May 29th

Immigration Coalition of the Quad Cities

QC In My Back Yard is celebrating the amazing immigrant-owned businesses that help make our community stronger, more diverse, and full of incredible food! You need to have a Facebook account to participate.

We’re giving away THREE $25 gift certificates to some amazing local immigrant-owned restaurants:
Eddy's Snack Bar
Restaurante Sabor Catracho
Nally's Kitchen, Inc.

THREE winners will each receive ONE $25 gift certificate!

HOW TO ENTER:
1. Like & Share this Facebook post.
2. Tag a friend in the comments.
3. Follow this page.
(You must complete all 3 to be entered!)

Winners will be randomly drawn on Friday, May 29th. Make sure you’re following our page so you don’t miss future spotlights, stories, and giveaways highlighting the positive impact immigrants make in our community every day.

Allison Ambrose

QC Pride Festival-Of Interest to Our Community

5/27/2026

QC Pride Festival
Friday, June 5th at 5 pm and Saturday, June 6th at noon

Schwiebert Riverside Park
101 17th ST
Rock Island, IL (map)

Gender Equity Forum

The Gender Equity Forum encourages you to attend the 2026 Quad Cities Pride Festival, sponsored by the QC Pride Alliance. The Festival returns to beautiful Schwiebert Riverfront Park in Rock Island. Celebrate two days of love, community, and unapologetic Pride with live entertainment, vibrant vendors, food trucks, family-friendly activities, and space for everyone to be their authentic selves.

Stay tuned to our Facebook page here for more details, announcements, and exciting updates.

Alta Price (she/her)

Chip in to support PACG in "Birdies for Charity 2026" - A Message from the Board

5/25/2026

**Support PACG through Birdies for Charity 2026**

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A Message from the Board

Birdie #2363 - Donate here

Chip in for a chance to win in 2026!

Once again, PACG is participating in the John Deere Birdies for Charity drive! The John Deere Classic runs from July 1st through July 5th this year.

John Deere Classic week is always exciting. Not just for the tournament, but also for what the tournament means for charities. Since 1971, the John Deere Classic has delivered over $159 million to regional charities, most of it through its innovative Birdies for Charity program. No other event on the PGA TOUR does it better - and it's the generous and hardworking nature of this area that makes it happen!

What Birdies for Charity means for PACG
When you chip in to help PACG, you could win! But PACG will be the real winner. PACG receives 100% of the donations pledged to us in this program, plus a bonus from the Birdies for Charity Bonus Fund which is guaranteed to be at least a 5% match. The 2025 Birdies for Charity match was 9%!

Donate several ways
Fill out a pledge donation (the file above). This will enter you in the contest. If you guess the correct number of birdies in the tournament, you can win a two-year lease on a new car. Submit your pledge donation by July 1st. If you send in the pledge without a donation, you will be billed by Birdies for Charity.

Click this link (or the blue button above) to donate online to PACG. Our "Birdie" is #2363. (Birdies for Charity is aware of a compatibility issue with Internet Explorer and recommends using Chrome, Safari, or Firefox when processing your donation. If you have questions or experience difficulties, contact them at [email protected]).

Send a check. Use a pledge form (or download the 2026 Simplified Pledge Form at the top of this page). Make your check out to Birdies for Charity, annotate that it is for PACG Birdie #2363, and send it to 15623 Coaltown Rd, East Moline, IL 61244.

Send your donation through a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) directly from your IRA. Make sure that your IRA custodian makes the check out to Birdies For Charity, annotates the QCD is for PACG, Birdie #2363, and sends the check directly to 15623 Coaltown Rd, East Moline, IL 61244.

Important dates
Wednesday, July 1st: Pledges and Guesses for the Grand Prize Contest are due.
July 1st to July 5th: John Deere Classic Tournament Week

Ann McCluskey (she/her)
Treasurer, PACG

Stand Up 4 Each Other rally-PACG Event

5/22/2026

Stand Up 4 Each Other
Sunday, May 31st at 3 pm

MLK Park
501 N Brady ST
Davenport, IA (map)

PACG and many other organizations

Join us for a peaceful rally for our rights: Immigrants, Transgender, Voting, and Freedom of Speech. Read the event news release attached below.

David Anderson (he/him)

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June 2026 Book Club-The Day Care Myth

5/22/2026

The Daycare Myth by Dan Wuori
Monday, June 15th at 5:15 pm

Edwards Congregational UCC
3420 Jersey Ridge Rd
Davenport, IA (map)

PACG Book Club

We will read The Daycare Myth: What We Get Wrong About Early Care and Education (and What We Should Do About It) by Dan Wuori for our June discussion.

Book Club will not meet in July or August (our next meeting will be Monday, September 21st).

Contact me for the link if you want to come via Zoom.

Alta Price (she/her)

Read more about The Daycare Myth at Goodreads:

"For a century, America’s early childhood policy has been premised on a myth. This falsehood—which dictates that child care and education are somehow separate and distinct—not only suboptimizes the most important window in all of human development but costs American taxpayers an untold fortune. It’s time to think differently. Written in plain yet provocative language by one of the field’s most respected bipartisan policy experts, The Daycare Myth makes the case for why the early years matter; why America’s longstanding early childhood policy approach sacrifices the needs of young children in favor of promoting adult employment; and why fixing the problem makes good sense, regardless of your place on the political spectrum."

June Green Drinks - Data Centers and Us

5/17/2026

Green Drinks - Incompatible? Data Centers and Us
Thursday, June 4th at 5 pm on Zoom

Moline Public Library
3210 41st Street
Moline, IL (map)

Green Drinks

Due to the rapid development of technology, there's a need for data centers that house large computer systems. Tech giants argue that such projects benefit the community by creating jobs and claim that they boost the local economy. Join us on Thursday, June 4th at 5 pm, when researcher Elizabeth VanCamp of Fem Scouts will provide us with facts on how these data centers will impact our environment and our community.

Registration is required. The meeting will be recorded and access to the recording will be provide to all registrants. Register by scanning the QR code on the flyer or clicking here.

Susan Leuthauser (she/her)

Is AI coming for your job? After Action Report

5/17/2026

Is AI coming for your job? After Action Report

Quad Cities Civic Conversations (QCCC)

On May 8th, Quad Citians gathered in Rock Island to listen to Alan Garfield, professor emeritus of digital art and design at the University of Dubuque, speak about how AI is affecting the work force. Alan presented data and offered insights on this topic. The audience was very engaged and asked many questions during the Q&A session that followed the talk. This was the 5th in the Quad Cities Civic Conversations series, which are offered quarterly.

Allison Ambrose

Book bans are on the rise in the US-No Hate In Our States

5/9/2026

They’re trying to narrow the worldview of young people: how book bans are on the rise in the US

Gender Equity Forum

From The Guardian

‘They’re trying to narrow the worldview of young people today’ … a pride parade with marchers protesting about banned books. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images

Maia Kobabe wrote Gender Queer as a tender attempt to explain non-binary identity and the journey of sexual discovery to immediate family. “I tried to make it as sensitive and thoughtful as possible, especially given that I knew that my mother would read it,” the author says. “I was trying to build bridges, trying to connect with people, trying to be understood as my full authentic self by my family and my friends and my community.

...To the authors and advocates on the frontlines, book banning is not merely a debate about social taboos but a glaring symptom of democratic backsliding. Kobabe says: “This is no longer parents trying to defend the right of what their children can read. This is now large groups trying to implement social control and attack diverse voices and increasingly attack teachers, librarians, library funding and the freedom of public education in our country at a fundamental level. I definitely see book bans as the canary in the coalmine of the rise of fascism. Many authoritarian governments attack books, journalism, education and sources of information first because an uneducated and uninformed populace is easier to control."

Read the rest of this important article online at the Guardian here. And consider supporting independent journalism by subscribing here.

Celebrate Earth Day 2026-PACG Events

5/6/2026

Celebrate Earth Day
Saturday, May 16 from 9 am to 1 pm

Environmental Forum

Celebrate Earth Day 2026 with us at our annual Earth Day Every Day Fair on Saturday, May 16 from 9 am to 1 pm. Find out what local organizations are doing to help protect planet Earth and our environment.

Susan Leuthauser (she/her)