Positively Oelwein is a group of volunteers who live or work in Oelwein and have joined to help provide a positive attitude, positive activities and events, and to make Oelwein a place we are all proud of. They promote the betterment of our community and our residents, workforce and businesses.

Mission Statement

Positively Oelwein is a campaign to market our community to ourselves and to others. Our goal is to encourage each Oelwein resident, each business, and each organization to be a positive spokesperson for our community.

Community Awards

Clapper Award - This award will be given to someone that provides excellent customer service within a business, service or organization in Oelwein. This award is not for a business, but for individuals only. Presentation of the award will be done by a group of Positively Oelwein Committee members. When making anomination, we will need the name of the person being nominated, the reason that person deserves the award, and the name of the person who is making the nomination.

Spiffy Award - This award will be given to four Oelwein residential property owners, one in each quadrant, and one business in Oelwein. Properties can be nominated for beautiful landscaping, plantings, improvements, overal beauty of property, etc. The winning properties each month, will have a "Spiffy" sign to have in their yard or business for the month they are the "Spiffy" winner. Name and address of the properties are needed to make this nomination.

The Positively Oelwein Committee is very excited about these programs and is asking the community to participate in making their porperties look "spiffy" and portraying positive attitudes when at work and play! Nominations for the two awards are accepted from anyone by calling the OCAD Office at 319-283-1105.

Pride and Cleanup 

This group of active volunteers work to promote the improved appearance of the city and to facilitate those property owners who wish to make improvements to their homes and businesses.

• Works with the City of Oelwein on spring and fall clean-up days
• Hangs flower baskets in the downtown area
• Decorates the downtown for fall, Christmas, and other special occasions

All Things Positively Oelwein!!

• Tote bags, casual shirts, business shirts, (long sleeve or short sleeve) and fleece blankets, all with Positively Oelwein embroidery can be purchased at the Rec Room and The Cutting Edge in Oelwein.