Category: Regional Affiliates

The Waupaca Area Community Foundation started two decades ago with an idea Jack Rhodes brought with him from Ohio after he retired and moved to Waupaca. He had served for many years on a foundation board. He was talking to Dr. Roy Holly and wondered why Waupaca didn’t have one. They agreed it was a […]

Our Waupaca Area Community Foundation affiliate partner celebrated its 20th year of improving the quality of life in Waupaca area communities last year, and its recently released 2023 Community Report highlights examples of its impact. Last year 15 scholarship awards totaling $108,000 helped area students further their education. Grants of $748,937 were given to 50 […]

Established in 2003, the Waupaca Area Community Foundation’s mission is to preserve and improve the quality of life for the people of the greater Waupaca area. The WACF is a regional affiliate of the Appleton-based Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. Photo credit: Teri Van Dam. By: Stephen Johnson, Board President, Waupaca Area Community […]

By Board Chair Stephen Johnson, Waupaca Area Community Foundation Your generosity to the Waupaca Area Community Foundation has had long-term effects on our community. The mission of the Foundation to preserve and improve the quality of life for the people of the greater Waupaca area remains. Your support has been critical to the existence of […]

Valley Packaging Inc. (VPI) is a community rehabilitation center offering a variety of human services and vocational skills training programs to individuals who experience disadvantages or have disabilities.  All of VPI’s programs are designed to support and guide individuals while they reach their own optimum level of independence in the community. With a $7,500 grant […]

The Waupaca Area Community Foundation remains steadfast in our mission to preserve and improve the quality of life for the people of the greater Waupaca area. In a year unlike any other in our 19-year history, we continued our abiding commitment to the well-being of everyone in the community we serve, and we are thankful for the role many of you […]

ARTicipation Week and Arts on the Square returned to Waupaca from August 10-16 with a full schedule, and the rain did not slow it down. Sponsored by the Community Vision Fund, a fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, the week brought people of all ages together for hands-on art, live music, […]

Greetings from the Shawano Area Community Foundation!  Join us as we celebrate another year of big hearts and even bigger impact throughout our communities! As we look back on 2022, we take a moment to recognize the abundance of positive influence, as well as a few new beginnings. After over three years leading the board, […]

(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 […]