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Scholarship recipient pays it forward
At age 13, Hannah Fitton was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease called Usher Syndrome, which causes hearing loss and impairs vision. The 2010 graduate of Appleton North High School still played cello in her high school and college orchestras and swam competitively in NCAA Division I at Colgate University. Hannah received a $500 scholarship from […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/story/scholarship-recipients-pays-forward/Five scholarships that need the right students
When you have more than $1 million in scholarships available, with the qualifications determined largely by the donors who establish the endowment funds that are the source of the money, the result is a diverse list of opportunities. That can mean good things for students who fit the very specific guidelines requiring that the money go […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2017/02/17/five-scholarships-waiting-for-the-right-student/5 ways our donors are showing their love for the community
“We get more out of it than they do.” Marian and Joe Walsh have shared their love of music with generations of Kaukauna students in third, fourth and fifth grades. Read more. “My disability gives me potential to share with the world a story that is unique.” Hannah Fitton paid the love forward with her […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2017/02/14/5-ways-our-donors-are-showing-their-love-for-the-community/67 more approaches to improving the community
2016 brought 67 new approaches to donors improving their community through the Community Foundation. That’s how many new charitable funds were created during the calendar year, bringing the total to 1,430. Each fund is an expression of the charitable passion of the individual, family, business or other group that has established it. Here are a […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2017/01/24/67-more-approaches-to-improving-the-community/Profile – Hannah Fitton Living Your Dreams Scholarship Fund – 2023
6 donors whose giving made a difference in 2016
The joyfully decorated presents soon will surround your tree, to be followed by wall-to-wall scraps of torn giftwrap and smiling faces of children, young and old. Here at the Community Foundation, we have been able to give and receive many great gifts. But our presents are delivered throughout the year as our donors show their […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2016/12/20/6-donors-whose-giving-made-a-difference-in-2016/298 students receive $1 million+ in scholarships
See full graphic The total scholarships awarded by the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region surpassed $1 million this year for the first time in the nonprofit organization’s 30-year history, helping 298 students pursue further education. The assistance came from 142 scholarship funds established by individuals, businesses and other organizations with the Community Foundation. Most […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2016/06/28/scholarships-awarded-top-1-million-mark/