Theisen’s Home-Farm-Auto is offering grants of up to $5,000 in each of its 20 locations.

It’s the fifth year of the Theisen’s More for Your Community Grants program.

Successful applicants will serve the basic needs of families and children, which include food, shelter, education, safety and health.

“This is our fifth year of More for Your Community Grants. We want to continue to encourage the important work being accomplished by the volunteers and leaders of our area nonprofits. We are proud to partner with those who directly serve children and families in our store communities,” said Company President Jim Theisen. “This year, we will increase our corporate giving and we invite nonprofit groups to complete an application online and tell us by August 31 how we can help them more effectively serve families and children.”

Theisen’s have stores in Ames, Marshalltown, Pella and Newton.

Do you know someone who is deserving of a new car?

The Des Moines NAPA AutoCare Select Service Centers are offering the chance for customers to enter the Mother’s Day 2013 essay contest.

Until May 1st, a brief – up to 500 words - online essay that explains why their nominee deserves the car is all it takes.

For more information, visit their website. It’s open to central Iowans only.

You can nominate yourself, a friend, a neighbor, or anyone who deserves and would be in need of a used vehicle in great condition. The winner will be taking home their new prized-possession, a 2002 Pontiac Bonneville on May 10th.

NAPA AutoCare have family-owned locations in Ankeny, Clive, Des Moines, Grimes, Indianola, Marshalltown, Newton, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Sully and Urbandale.

Do you loving farming and exemplify farm values derived from hard work? Or do you know anybody else that fits the bill?

The Iowa State Fair, Tractor Supply Co. and WHO News Radio 1040 are searching for six farm families to recognize with the Way We Live Award at the 2013 Fair, August 8-18th.