The Loop

Winston Churchill was not shy about taking on an engagement, in a military sense. His parents were quicker with an engagement of another kind. Sir Randolph Churchill and Jennie Jerome had known each other for two days, and were together for only the third time when Randolph, 24, proposed to Jennie, 19. They kept their […]

May is national Mental Health Month, so we’re sharing a few of our donor and grant stories related to improving mental health in the community.  Bob and Char Sigman gave their charitable fund a name – the Mental Health Fund – that also is their wish for the community. It is a wish they tragically […]

By Ann Engelhard VP Donor Services & Gift Planning Four years ago, I joined the Community Foundation as donor services manager and my eyes were opened to the incredible generosity that is the cornerstone of our community. I am honored and thrilled to move into the role of VP of Donor Services & Gift Planning. […]

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 […]

Meet Debra McIntire, our new executive assistant, who is supporting our President and CEO Curt Detjen and supervising our team of administrative professionals. Debra previously worked for more than five years as an executive assistant to Becky Tuchscherer-Group President of Commercial Welding at Miller Electric. Prior to that she spent 10 years in the financial […]

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 […]

Nearly 500 people gathered in the grand ballroom of the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton Tuesday for the community’s 20th year of celebrating volunteerism with the Celebrating Volunteers gala. Volunteers in eight award categories were honored during the event, which has been hosted by the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and The […]

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” A program supported by the Community Foundation will give people an opportunity to explore the latter part of that Winston Churchill quote, when two of the great wartime British prime minister’s great-grandchildren visit Appleton […]

“The Friendly City” has lived up to its nickname, producing a large group of volunteers to help their neighbors for a Habitat for Humanity Rock the Block campaign. The all-out volunteer blitz to clean up and fix up the Fassbender Park neighborhood of Kaukauna launched Monday and continues through Saturday. This is the final year of […]

More than $36,000 in grants from the Chilton Area Community Foundation’s Community Fund were announced April 28 by its Board of Directors during a community celebration “Together we Rise as One.” The grant money comes from the CACF’s Community Fund, an endowment that’s invested to be a permanent source of giving to the community. During […]