Dear Editor, I want to express the gratitude of staff and residents of Provena McAuley Manor to the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley for approving a grant of $10,165 for our Resident Dining Program. Since 2008, the Manor has been preparing to change our dining from institutional tray service to buffet. The Community… Read more…
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Provena Mercy Medical Center Foundation Receives $50K Grant From Community Foundation
For further information: MaryEllen Coombs, Communications Specialist maryellen.coombs@provena.org The Provena Mercy Medical Center Foundation has been awarded a grant in the amount of $50,000 for new equipment in the hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab from the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley. The cath lab is a key area of the hospital, visited annually by… Read more…
LivingWell Cancer Resource Center Receives $20K Grant From Community Foundation
For further information: Nancy S. Vance, Executive Director NVance@livingwellcrc.org LivingWell Cancer Resource Center, the first of its kind complementary cancer care facility in the Fox Valley region, is pleased to announce the launch of their newly redesigned website,www.livingwellcrc.org. The LivingWell website is an educational and supportive resource for those living with cancer, their loved ones,… Read more…
DayOneNetwork Receives $12K Grant From Community Foundation
The DayOneNetwork recently received three new grants from local foundations. DayOneNetwork is a nonprofit, community-based agency located in Geneva providing service coordination and advocacy services to children and adults with developmental delays and/or disabilities and their families. Grants from the Hansen-Furnas Foundation in Batavia and the Community Foundation of Fox River Valley in Aurora will… Read more…
Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry Receives $13K Grant From Community Foundation
Dear Editor, The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry would like to express its gratitude to the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley for awarding us a $13,000 grant for our technology upgrade project. The Pantry will purchase computer equipment and software to improve our operations and record-keeping capability. As a result, we will be… Read more…
Glenwood School for Boys and Girls Receives $15K Grant From Community Foundation
For further information: Pat Pretz, Director of Planned Giving ppretz@glenwoodschool.org Glenwood School for Boys and Girls was recently awarded a $15,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley. The grant will facilitate air conditioning repairs for residential cottages on the Glenwood Rathje Campus. Glenwood applied for the grant in June 2008 and… Read more…
Three Fires Council, Boy Scouts of America Receives $10K Grant From Community Foundation
For further information: Nancy Loftus nloftus@bsamail.org (St. Charles, Illinois) Monday, September 8, 2008 – The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley awarded the Three Fires Council, Boy Scouts of America with a $10,000 grant on August 12th toward the construction of the Cub Scout Adventure Camp. The Adventure Camp is a joint venture between… Read more…
Fox Valley Heart Foundation Receives $10K Grant From Community Foundation
For further information: Bonnie Resch bresch@foxvalleycardio.com The Fox Valley Heart Foundation recently received a $10,000 grant award from Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley to enhance heart risk awareness and screening programs in the community. “We are grateful to the Community Foundation for their generosity in supporting our ongoing initiatives that help those less… Read more…
Local Students Receive Scholarships From Community Foundation
The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley recently awarded 208 scholarships to area students for the 2008-09 academic year. The potential value of these scholarships over the next four years is over $720,000. These students, who will be attending colleges and universities throughout the United States, will join 142 other students who are continuing… Read more…
