Tag: Lawrence University

For over six decades, the Trout Museum of Art (TMA) has been a pillar in the visual arts, shaping cultural experiences and fostering creativity in the Fox Cities community. Now, as it begins a new journey, TMA is set to redefine its future with the construction of a new state-of-the-art facility and community space. TMA […]

Whether it’s plunging over a waterfall in a river kayak or following Alaska’s Inland Passage to recreate the past, a festival of 2019’s best paddling films is being presented Friday, March 22, at Lawrence University’s Warch Center Cinema in Appleton. The films will communicate the adrenaline and beauty of kayaking or canoeing in the wild. […]

By Carolyn Desrosiers Community Engagement Manager Embracing diversity isn’t only the right thing to do, it may be profitable. That was part of the message at a “Community Diversity & Inclusion Discussion” in the Warch Campus Center at Lawrence University, supported by a Community Foundation Community Education grant. About 50 community leaders attended the April 19 panel […]

From Brazilian drumming to Hmong dancing to jamming with a funk band, aspiring musicians will find just about anything among the educational offerings at Mile of Music in downtown Appleton. A $7,500 grant from the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region to Lawrence University will help cover the cost of the educational workshops held […]

How do you define well-being in a community? Imagine Fox Cities is a new, inclusive community-wide initiative created to be more intentional about shaping the future of the Fox Cities to improve individual and collective well-being. Many communities define well-being differently but most include common threads of housing, safety, health care, lifelong learning and more. The initiative was […]

By Austin Dyer adyer@cffoxvalley.org Hello everyone! My name is Austin Dyer and I am spending the summer as an intern here at the Community Foundation. I was born and raised on a ranch in Loveland, CO (a city located on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains). I am currently a rising senior at Cornell College, where […]

A series of workshops offered by Lawrence University’s Office of Corporate, Foundation, and Sponsored Research Support will open the door to a wealth of funding information for area nonprofit organizations. Lawrence University has partnered with Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Oshkosh Area United Way and United Way Fox Cities to bring a Funding […]

The Marilynn W. Taylor/Wohlt Cheese Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region recently awarded grants totaling $180,500 to the Friends of New London Public Museum for its expansion to support a part-time Executive Director; Weyauwega Area Historical Society for their historical silo mural painting; Boys and Girls Club of the Fox Valley […]

Hello! My name is Kyle Tauschek, and I am excited to announce that I have recently joined the Community Foundation as a Database Specialist – Contributions and Giving. My role is to support operations by processing and recording all constituent record transactions. I am thrilled to be a part of an organization that has a […]

In the midst of the Mile of Music you will find at least several blocks of learning. A $7,500 grant from the Bright Idea Fund within the Community Foundation will support more than 60 free, interactive music education activities during the music festival in downtown Appleton Aug. 2-5. This is the sixth Mile and sixth […]

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 […]

With Mile of Music kicking off tomorrow, I have to say I am getting pretty excited.  I have always loved all types of music. Playing percussion in band as well as leading as a drum major were passions of mine in high school, and I am not one to turn down a free concert on […]