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Mentors enrich the Fox Valley for future generations

Posted on Jan 6, 2022, by Community Foundation

Mentors give us wings! January is National Mentoring Month, celebrating the positive effect it can have while encouraging individuals to mentor. Several members of the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors shared how mentoring has impacted them, including Michelle Schuler, pictured above. David Gross, SECURA “Mentoring has been so important to me throughout my life. From […]

Fox Valley Honors Outstanding Volunteers with $26,000 Donated to Local Charities

Posted on Apr 27, 2021, by Community Foundation FV

Each year we celebrate the people in the Fox Valley who go above and beyond to help make the community a better place with their gifts of time. The volunteer spirit and service of Fox Valley volunteers were recognized during National Volunteer Week April 19 by announcing the 24th annual Celebrating Volunteers awardees. The Community […]

Celebrating Volunteers 2021 is ready for nominations

Posted on Jan 5, 2021, by Community Foundation FV

Do you know local volunteers who put their hearts and souls into serving others in the Fox Valley? Nominate them for a well-deserved award! The Celebrating Volunteers nominations are now open. Check out last year’s 2020 awardees here. Nominations are being accepted until Feb. 5 for an annual recognition of the Fox Valley’s outstanding volunteers, […]

Support pours in for new COVID-19 Community Response Fund!

Posted on Mar 19, 2020, by Megan Mulholland, Director of Marketing & Communications

Kimberly-Clark employees help strengthen the community (file photo). Generous businesses, organizations are quickly rallying support for the new COVID-19 Community Response Fund, raising more than $260,000 in two days! Within minutes of the Community Foundation and United Way Fox Cities announcing the creation of the COVID-19 Community Response Fund within the Community Foundation, Kimberly-Clark contributed […]

Things heard at Celebrating Volunteers 2018

Posted on Apr 27, 2018, by Dave Horst, Environmental Grants and Gifts Manager

Harbor House and McMAHON make great partners

Posted on Apr 18, 2018, by Dave Horst, Environmental Grants and Gifts Manager

It is said that volunteerism leads to philanthropy. Learning about all Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs does to help its clients as a volunteer led Jan Lamers to see the need. Her volunteer work led her husband, McMAHON CEO Denny Lamers, to take up the cause. McMAHON donated all of the architectural and engineering services […]

Nominations open for 2018 volunteer awards

Posted on Jan 8, 2018, by Dave Horst, Environmental Grants and Gifts Manager

2017 Award Recipients Carolyn Ragusett, 2017 Arts Award. Above, Jane Dwyre Garton, 2017 Rugland Community Service Award. Kaylie Bittner, 2017 Youth Award Sally Podoski, 2017 Groth Mentoring Award Mary Downs, 2017 Janet Berry Award Kimberly-Clark and the Diaper bank, 2017 Business Partnership Award Lee Hillstrom, 2017 Health Care Award Photos courtesy of The Post-Crescent There is […]

10 things heard at Celebrating Volunteers

Posted on May 4, 2017, by Dave Horst, Environmental Grants and Gifts Manager

Nearly 500 people gathered in the grand ballroom of the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton May 2 for the community’s 20th year of celebrating volunteerism. Celebrating Volunteers captures what’s special about living in the Fox Cities by honoring the recipients of eight volunteer awards. Go to CelebrateVolunteers.org to see the award recipients, the nonprofit […]

Foundation backs harsh lessons for teens of Party at the PAC

Posted on Oct 13, 2016, by Dave Horst, Environmental Grants and Gifts Manager

More than 5,600 students from 39 area high schools will witness the harsh realities of drinking and driving at the 18th annual PARTY at the PAC today and Friday, with support from a Community Foundation Community Education grant and grants from several other funds. Students attending the Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth presentation hosted by ThedaCare and […]

Challenge grants offer 2-for-1 deal

Posted on Oct 3, 2016, by Dave Horst, Environmental Grants and Gifts Manager

There’s nothing like a two-for-one deal to make you feel good about a shopping trip. Charitable giving has its own version of a two-for-one deal with challenge grants. For a challenge grant, a lead donor offers a given amount to support, but only if others contribute an equal amount. Contributors are motivated by knowing their […]

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