July 2020
Appleton native Leah Witthuhn is a 2016 Celebrating Volunteers recipient of a Youth Scholarship Award. Music lessons and instruments can be expensive, and many local students might not get the chance to learn and perform if not for Appleton East High School grad Leah Witthuhn. With the help of her parents and many community mentors, […]
Tri-County Community Dental Clinic has received a $100,000 grant from the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation to help purchase a new three-chair dental bus, which will provide free dental service to more than 10,000 qualified students annually. The David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the […]
It is Mike and Amy McGowan’s theory that being able to give back to our community and to causes that are important to each of us allows us to look beyond ourselves and see the bigger picture. Using their gifts to make an impact in others’ lives is important to them. They live by the […]
By Dave Horst, Donor Services & Environmental Grant Manager, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region If you were at an area nature center recently and heard a strange sound you couldn’t identify, that wasn’t a rare migrating warbler. It was a sigh of relief from the naturalist. Eight area nature centers were informed recently […]
Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra remains committed to making music, including their virtual “Stay at Home Concert Series” and socially distant versions of their educational programs, such as “In Harmony” pictured here. By Carolyn Desrosiers, Community Engagement Manager, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region During this difficult and uncertain time, it’s important to find things […]
Luke Schiller, Heckrodt’s director of education, gives viewers a sneak peek behind the scenes of “The World Above Your Feet.” In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, Heckrodt Wetland Reserve began construction for a Children’s Canopy Walk called “The World Above Your Feet” with the hope youth can soon explore a whole new world with […]
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