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Volunteer Fox Cities Celebrates 30 years of giving back!

Posted on Aug 24, 2023, by Community Foundation

Thirty years ago, the Volunteer Action Council, a network of a dozen volunteer administrators, formed the Volunteer Center of East Central Wisconsin. Their goal was to find a way to help local nonprofit organizations address critical needs in the Fox Cities. With funding from Aid Association for Lutherans and United Way Fox Cities, the Volunteer […]

Celebrating Volunteers event and awards to conclude after 23 years

Posted on Feb 23, 2023, by Community Foundation

For 23 years, hundreds of residents of the Fox Valley came together each spring for an awards gala celebrating people who went above and beyond to help make the community a better place with their gifts of time and talent. The inaugural Celebrating Volunteers awards event led by The Post-Crescent was held in 1998, co-sponsored […]

Hands On Deck: free rides and a culture of creativity

Posted on Sep 21, 2021, by

By Mark Hawkins, founder and president of Hands On Deck “Estuary Connection Opportunities” is our new program offering free rides in a restored vintage wooden boat, as an extension of Green Bay’s Hands On Deck. We created the program to provide matched mentoring pairs with a unique experience of exploring the Fox River and the […]

Memory Cafes getting back to normal thanks to support from the community

Posted on Jul 8, 2021, by

Imagine your loved one actively engaging in singing, games, activities, conversation, and creative fun, like this recent outing to a Timber Rattlers game. Local Memory Cafés provide an innovative form of social engagement for people living with dementia, cognitive decline, or other memory loss. By Harper Smith, Program Manager, Fox Valley Memory Project Fox Valley […]

Neighbor to Neighbor provides bountiful meals for Manawa

Posted on Jun 10, 2021, by

An idea that started out as leftover bread for chickens has evolved into Neighbor to Neighbor, a food donation program in Manawa that has provided 1,900 meals since March to thankful residents. By Brenda Vander Zanden, Co-Director, Neighbor to Neighbor Meals of Manawa Neighbor to Neighbor Meals of Manawa began as a “serendipitous happenstance,” but […]

Fox Valley Honors Outstanding Volunteers with $26,000 Donated to Local Charities

Posted on Apr 27, 2021, by

Each year we celebrate the people in the Fox Valley who go above and beyond to help make the community a better place with their gifts of time. The volunteer spirit and service of Fox Valley volunteers were recognized during National Volunteer Week April 19 by announcing the 24th annual Celebrating Volunteers awardees. The Community […]

Increased demand for food continues at The Salvation Army

Posted on Apr 26, 2021, by

By Kristal Knudtson, Director of Development & Communications, The Salvation Army Fox Cities Due to Covid-19, The Salvation Army Fox Cities pantry was overspent by $200k. Since Covid-19 started we have seen an increase of 10% with the amount of food we were giving out in the pantry. Our volunteers have been working hard the […]

Nelson fund distributes extra $1 million when need is high

Posted on Apr 8, 2021, by Dave Horst, Environmental Grants and Gifts Manager

Twenty-three nonprofits throughout northeastern Wisconsin got a boost at a time it was most needed from an extra $1 million in grants awarded from the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. The additional grants, recommended at a special virtual meeting of the fund’s Advisory […]

New book shares caregivers’ stories

Posted on Mar 16, 2021, by

A Not So Lonely Journey is a new resource for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s, thanks to the Aline Zerrenner Dementia-Friendly Fund within the Community Foundation. After Aline Zerrenner was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2009, her husband Walt began caring for her on a nearly full-time basis. But finding resources for help, or even insight, […]

Celebrating Volunteers 2021 is ready for nominations

Posted on Jan 5, 2021, by

Do you know local volunteers who put their hearts and souls into serving others in the Fox Valley? Nominate them for a well-deserved award! The Celebrating Volunteers nominations are now open. Check out last year’s 2020 awardees here. Nominations are being accepted until Feb. 5 for an annual recognition of the Fox Valley’s outstanding volunteers, […]