Elkhart Community Betterment Committee - ECBC

06/02/2026

The Betterment Committee will meet Tuesday, June 9th at 6:00 pm to finalize all plans for the 2026 Elkhart Festival. This MIGHT include sign making and table painting.

Hamburgers and hotdogs will be served along with adult beverages.

The meeting will take place at the home of Lori and Andrew Cory, 811 N Grant Ave.

05/23/2026

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Who’s ready for race day? 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🔥

The Elkhart Festival 5K & Kids Run is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to cheer on runners of all ages!

🏅 Medals awarded to the Top 3 finishers in each division:
Girls • Boys • Women • Men

🎽 Every registered participant receives a t-shirt!

🗓️ Saturday, June 20th
⏰ 8:00 AM
📍 Elkhart Post Office
260 NW Main Street, Elkhart, IA 50073

👉 Register Here:

2026 Elkhart City Festival 5k and Kids Run Elkhart City Hall, 260 Northwest Main Street, Elkhart, IA - 2026 ELKHART CITY FESTIVAL 5K & KIDS RUNJoin us for a fun,… - June 20, 2026

05/18/2026

The ECBC is proud to present our 2026 scholarship to Miss Addison Flinn. Addie has volunteered at the Elkhart Festival for six years, volunteers with elementary students, and works part time at the Hen House.
Addie has also been active in many school activities. She plans on attending Iowa State University to major in engineering.
She is the daughter of Michaelle Flinn and Will Flinn.
Congratulations!!

05/13/2026

Elkhart friends,
We are still short 13 volunteers to help with ticket sales at the Elkhart Festival on June 20th.
We need 5 workers from 1:45-3:45, 2 workers from 3:45-5:45, and 2 workers from 5:45-end of event.

All workers get a free t-shirt which gives them free admittance to the truck pulls.

Please sign up on the link below OR email Lori at [email protected]. Thank you in advance!

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The Elkhart Community Betterment Committee is seeking volunteers for this summers Elkhart City Festival! Please select a role and time slot that works best f...