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World AIDS Day began in 1988 and is commemorated each year on Dec. 1 in tribute to the millions of lives lost to the AIDS epidemic. It is as important as ever to raise awareness of the impact that HIV/AIDS still has on individuals, families and communities. A positive diagnosis used to be a death […]

The best solution to smelly, unhealthy algae blooms in the Fox River and Green Bay might be really big radishes, like the 16-incher Derek Van De Hey of New Horizons Dairy shows off in the photo above. At least that’s among dozens of conservation farming practices that big manufacturing employers are hoping will cut down […]

By Shelly Leadley, Director of Donor Services It’s a privilege to witness the generosity of our donors each day, and it’s especially exciting this month when energy and activity levels are at their highest. Anyone can help make the holidays brighter by giving online to the Community Foundation or many of our funds anytime. Complete […]

The David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region has awarded a grant of $600,000 to Appleton’s History Museum at the Castle to support the new You Are Here exhibition. The grant will help fund the new core exhibit dedicated to telling the history of the […]

You will graduate from Appleton West High School, really like math and want to study it at Lawrence University. We have a scholarship that will subtract from your cost to do it. You are at Seymour High School and want to study the ministry. We are blessed to have an opportunity to give you a […]

More than 400 students from seven area school districts attended a three-day African Heritage Emerging Leader Student Institute event last week at Liberty Hall in Kimberly, along with hundreds of educators who participated in leadership workshops. A $2,500 grant from the Bright Idea Fund within the Community Foundation helped support the event. By Sabrina Robins, […]

The Nonprofit Leadership Initiative invites you to attend a free networking event 5-7 p.m. on July 21 to learn how you can add your expertise to a board or committee of a nonprofit organization contributing to our quality of life through arts and culture programming. The event will be held at the Bergstrom Museum of Glass, 165 W. Park […]

By Kelly Hicks, executive director, Youth Go All of us at Youth Go are beyond grateful for the $5,000 grant from the COVID-19 Community Response Fund.  We started providing “Food Sharing” Baskets to our Youth Go Families on March 26 and as of today we have given out a total of 227 baskets to help […]

A critical issue concerning the future of the Fox Valley will be the subject of an important public discussion on Tuesday, March 6, 6-8 p.m. at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel. It is no less an issue than the mental health of our children. The discussion is one of eight “town meetings” that The Post-Crescent […]

(Photo by Curt Knoke) Aurora Arce is serving as the Mohican Veterans Princess, but she is also the president of both her school’s Culture Club and the Gresham FFA, among a myriad of other things. The senior at Gresham Community School puts in a lot of hours for her school and community, which is why […]