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Kimberly Loop the Locks New Trail Segment

Posted on Jun 26, 2024, by Tammy Geenen

The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region’s tagline Together, we flourish. is an appropriate theme of the Loop the Locks trail network. June 5, 2024, marked the official ribbon cutting celebration of this regionally connecting loop system. Individually, the communities of Appleton, Combined Locks, Kaukauna, Kimberly, and Little Chute have expanded trails during the […]

Kimberly Public Library’s Storybook Garden: A Community Vision

Posted on Sep 8, 2022, by Community Foundation

The pandemic pushed Kimberly Public Library to get creative in our mission to serve the community. We had to look for new ways to gather and connect patrons in safe and accessible ways. In the fall of 2021 and with funding from a grant from the Bright Idea fund within the Community Foundation (now called […]

A Legacy and Life Well Lived

Posted on Oct 19, 2020, by

Mary Lamers Grist passed away in August. She was part of the Community Foundation’s Himebaugh Legacy Circle, recognizing those who have made future plans for their favorite charitable causes through a bequest or similar deferred gift to the Foundation. For 91 years, Mary Lamers Grist poured her love for making an impact into the Fox […]

Kimberly’s portion of Trail network will offer fresh view of Fox River

Posted on Jun 22, 2018, by Alyssa Sachs

By Holly Femal, Community Enrichment Director of the Village of Kimberly The Village of Kimberly has plans for a waterfront trail as a part of the larger Loop the Locks project, to increase free recreational opportunities in the Heart of the Valley region and the Fox River corridor. As a part of a larger redevelopment […]

Mental health program focuses on birth to 5

Posted on Jun 11, 2018, by Dave Horst, Environmental Grants and Gifts Manager

Children not yet old enough even to go to school will be the beneficiaries of Catalpa Health’s latest mental health counseling program, supported by a $40,000 grant from the Community Foundation’s Bright Idea Fund. Six nonprofits received funding totaling $179,600 for projects meant to protect children, foster volunteerism and improve our quality of life. The […]

Education stats say our kids are above average

Posted on Aug 22, 2016, by Dave Horst, Environmental Grants and Gifts Manager

Most Fox Cities residents can say truthfully that their children are above average. Graduation rates are higher here than the averages statewide, and are improving. Wisconsin ranks third nationally in graduations. Competencies in math, reading and science, also exceed state averages in the Fox Valley, all according to the 2016 Fox Cities Leading Indicators for […]

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