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The Brillion Area Family of Funds (one of our five regional affiliate partners) is running a “Light the Giving Tree” campaign. Gifts will be tripled now through December 15, thanks to very generous community matches.   By David Nordby, The Brillion News With the help of the Brillion community, there will be a holiday tree lit […]

Cyber shopping this holiday season? Shoppers who do their gift gathering online have a great opportunity to benefit our communities in the Fox Valley. Amazon has a program called Amazon Smile that donates 0.5% of the price of all eligible Amazon Smile purchases to the charitable organization of the shopper’s choice. One of those choices […]

Destiny is a junior at Neenah High School and is participating in the Shoulders-to-Stand-On program. Grants from within the Community Foundation help provide girls from low-income families opportunities to successfully pursue post-secondary education and to remove barriers that could prevent them from reaching their goals..   By Michael Voet, executive director of Life Tools Foundation […]

Most philanthropists don’t make news headlines with their generosity, but they do make a huge difference in their communities. Jim and Anne Donnellan established their Donnellan Family Fund at the Community Foundation 15 years ago when he was an elementary school principal and she was teaching high school science. The money came from an inheritance […]

If the geography represented by the people in attendance at a recent workshop was any indication, there is widespread interest among municipal officials in Safe Routes to Parks. Fox Cities Greenways presented the workshop at the Neenah headquarters of Miron Construction on Nov. 8, with the support of a $500 grant from the Environmental Stewardship […]

Kathy and Richard Block have made education both a profession and a passion. Although they have since retired, they believe that continuous small steps in learning are the path to make a difference in the lives of others. They established the Small Steps Scholarship within the Clintonville Area Community Foundation to encourage individuals who would […]

Happy National Library Lovers Month! Today’s libraries are so much more than a place to check out a book. They offer a variety of community programs for all ages, and patrons can download audiobooks, check out games and electronic bikes, and much more. We checked in with area librarians to discover what they or their […]

When I was in middle school, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. I can still recall the mornings she would come into my bedroom to play with my hair as she lost hers. I remember the fear and uncertainty, but most of all, I remember the strength in her eyes — how brave she […]

The Sole Burner is back for its’ 41st year! Gary Akgulian, the event’s committee race director, said there are multiple reasons to join the American Cancer Society Sole Burner 5K this year. “It’s been going on for 41 years now and is a staple spring event in the Fox Cities that makes a difference, raising […]

Graduation celebrations are happening across the Fox Valley as students and parents mark a transition to adulthood. For Scott and Lisa Sheppard of Sherwood, it is a reminder that their son Grant, who would have been a part of Kaukauna High School’s graduating Class of 2023, is not part of the festivities. Grant passed away […]

Our newest staff member, Carolyn Desrosiers, will join us Jan. 9 as a community engagement manager, overseeing competitive grant programs. Carolyn comes from Goodwill Industries of East Central Wisconsin, where she was steward of annual giving, supervising giving campaigns, providing fund development and stewardship guidance to eight Goodwill NCW programs and doing grant-writing, special event […]

With private gyms and workout facilities seemingly everywhere you turn, it suggests access to a physical fitness routine is an option for everyone in the Fox Valley region. One group not fitting that description got the opportunity to take part in regular weekly workouts through the Friday Night Fun Club, a program on the YMCA […]