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UA 400 Pipe Trades Receives $1,500 Grant for career growth

Posted on Aug 19, 2019, by Amy Spreeman

A memorial grant from within the Community Foundation will allow more than 50 HVACR apprentices to gain more knowledge and hands-on experience using the latest technology, helping them service the needs of contractors and customers in the community. The Community Foundation has awarded a $1,500 grant to UA 400 Pipe Trades through the Rollie Choudoir […]

U.S. Venture Golf Open breaks records to end poverty

Posted on Aug 15, 2019, by Amy Spreeman

More than 1,260 attendees raised $5.13 million at the U. S. Venture Open, the nation’s single largest one-day charitable event dedicated to ending poverty along with guest of honor Matthew McConaughey. At the end of the event, organizers announced a $925,000 gift to the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region from the estate of […]

How Thompson Center on Lourdes loves our seniors well

Posted on Aug 13, 2019, by Amy Spreeman

By Ann Engelhard, Vice President, Donor Services & Gift Planning, Community Foundation The Thompson Center on Lourdes is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the mental, physical and emotional well being of older adults in the community.  Recently, I had the pleasure of attending a breakfast at the center highlighting its growth and programming. The center […]

State History Museum project gets enormous boost

Posted on Aug 12, 2019, by Amy Spreeman

The next chapter of our state’s history is being written, and the Wisconsin Historical Society has a rare opportunity to deliver an unforgettable modern history museum to celebrate and honor Wisconsin. Photo courtesy: John Hart The Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison has been working towards building a new $120 million, 100,000 square-foot museum for more […]

Rethinking charitable giving in the Fox Valley

Posted on Aug 8, 2019, by Amy Spreeman

Mark Germano shares giving statistics August 7 at the at the Fox Valley Technical College D.J. Bordini Center. The event, Charitable Giving: Glass Half Full or Half Empty, was hosted by the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and United Way Fox Cities When it comes to people investing in their communities, what drives […]

Grants to launch Junior Achievement’s Career Exploration and Financial Literacy Center

Posted on Aug 5, 2019, by Amy Spreeman

Grants from within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region will support the Community First Career Exploration and Financial Literacy Center, a partnership of Junior Achievement of Wisconsin and Fox Valley Technical College Junior Achievement of Wisconsin has received $733,000 in grants from funds and foundations within the Community Foundation to support the Community […]

Strengthening Menasha neighborhoods from the inside out

Posted on Aug 1, 2019, by Amy Spreeman

Olsen and Evanson entertain their neighbors in Menasha’s “PorchaPalooza.” It’s part of Goodwill NCW’s Neighborhood Partners program, supported by a $20,000 grant from the Bright Idea Fund , as well as grants from the Jeweler’s Mutual Charitable Giving Fund and Heid Music Family Charitable Fund, all within the Community Foundation. By Julie Filapek, Neighborhood Partners […]

Music Education Team gets interactive at 7th Mile of Music

Posted on Jul 31, 2019, by Amy Spreeman

Thanks to a $7,500 grant from the Bright Idea Fund within the Community Foundation, Mile of Music will provide up to 50 free, hands-on, live music and cultural education activities to engage and educate kids and adults of all ages during this year’s event in downtown Appleton August 1-4. By Ed Berthiaume, director of public […]

Community Foundation announces $3.8 million in grants

Posted on Jul 29, 2019, by Amy Spreeman

The David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region recently has awarded $3.8 million in grants to local and state nonprofit organizations reflecting the charitable interests of the late couple and their family. More than two dozen nonprofits and community projects are the recipients of new […]

Leaving a lasting legacy

Posted on Jul 25, 2019, by Amy Spreeman

Awarding annual scholarships for non-traditional students at Fox Valley Technical College pursuing careers in the culinary arts is just one way Donita Gross is honoring her late husband. Donita Gross’ membership in our Himebaugh Legacy Circle has turned out to be a great way to honor her late husband, Roy. “Roy was a very gentle, […]