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Tag: David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund

Environmental Stewardship Fund improves accessibility to nature

Posted on May 21, 2024, by Community Foundation

The Fox Valley is home to an abundance of natural beauty and the Environmental Stewardship Fund within the Community Foundation continues to support organizations and efforts that increase access and inclusion in the outdoors so more people can enjoy it. The Environmental Stewardship Fund was created in 2006 by 54 generous donors with an interest […]

Project underway to improve portages

Posted on Apr 18, 2024, by

A $150,000 grant from the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation will help build improved portages along the Fox River locks system. The locks open May 17. Since reopening the locks in 2015, non-motorized boaters have been portaging around the lock and dam system through temporary or makeshift portages […]

Local youngsters thrive thanks to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Bay & Lakes Region

Posted on Mar 19, 2024, by Community Foundation

It has officially been a year since three different communities came together under one umbrella as the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Bay & Lakes Region. This merger not only enhanced the programming and possibilities for local youth but also created efficiencies across the regional landscape. As the Boys & Girls Clubs in Door […]

PBS’ “Wisconsin Hometown Stories” to feature Appleton

Posted on Mar 30, 2023, by Community Foundation

Appleton grew from trade and industry, thrived in tandem with the rise of Lawrence University, and has been transformed by music and activism. Coming soon: The newest installment in PBS Wisconsin’s history series, Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Appleton tells the story of a city built by the power of the Fox River and reinvented by generations […]

Groundbreaking partnership keeps communities informed

Posted on Oct 27, 2022, by Community Foundation

A recent report from Northwestern University, “The State of Local News 2022,” painted an alarming picture of the loss of local journalism in communities across the United States, calling it a “crisis for our democracy and our society.” The annual study noted the country lost more than a quarter of its 2,500 newspapers since 2005 […]

Fox Cities Habitat Rocks the Block in Menasha, Fox Crossing

Posted on Oct 20, 2022, by Community Foundation

Habitat for Humanity’s mission is to ensure that everyone has a decent, safe place to live. Fox Cities Habitat’s Rock the Block program helps us fulfill that mission by providing low-income residents the opportunity to fix up their homes while adding safety features, reducing hazards and increasing pride in their home within the community. These […]

Educational video game supported by Fox Valley donors wins international award

Posted on Sep 1, 2022, by Community Foundation

The Legend of the Lost Emerald, a PBS Wisconsin Education educational adventure video game, was created with the support of Fox Valley donors and won a gold medal at the 2022 International Serious Play Awards Program. The award honors outstanding commercial and student products, which incorporate game elements and were created for use in education […]

New Kaukauna trail is a walk through local navigation history

Posted on Aug 30, 2022, by Dave Horst, Environmental Grants and Gifts Manager

When dignitaries cut the ribbon for a new 1.3-mile section of trail along the Kaukauna Locks on Aug. 17, they were inviting the public to walk in the footsteps of pleasure craft owners, paper company workers, pioneer settlers and native people. The Kaukauna Locks Trail, which follows the north bank of the Fox River from […]

Generous Gift Provides Another $6.24 million to Northeast Wisconsin Nonprofit Organizations

Posted on Jul 19, 2022, by

Thirty-two nonprofits throughout northeastern Wisconsin received a much-needed boost when the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region awarded more than $6.24 million in grants. The fund has provided over $21 million in grants since its creation four years ago. The Nelsons, who lived in […]

UWGB Arboretum gets bridge upgrade thanks to generous gift

Posted on May 24, 2022, by Community Foundation

Since the Cofrin Memorial Arboretum opening in the mid-1970s, thousands of students have had the opportunity to trade four walls for a forest, and pencils for open prairies. “At UW-Green Bay, we are so lucky to have this amazing resource so close to us. Being able to simply walk from an indoor classroom to the […]