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LivingWell Cancer Resource Center Announces $15,000 Grant from the Community Foundation

GENEVA, IL. February 7, 2017 – LivingWell Cancer Resource Center, part of Northwestern Medicine, is pleased to announce the notification of a grant award from the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley in the amount of $15,000. This approved grant will support LivingWell’s website redesign.

“We are grateful for our partnership with the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley, their continued support, and their belief in our mission,” said Nancy Vance, Executive Director at LivingWell. “We are committed to continuing to lead the way by providing the highest quality psychosocial support services available and we appreciate the commitment of The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley to LivingWell.”

About LivingWell
LivingWell provides over 75 programs and services to people facing cancer in their lives. All programs and services are free of charge, thanks to the generosity of the community. Our services include counseling and social work support services, educational workshops, support groups, children and family services and networking opportunities. Additional programs help participants enhance nutrition and wellness, boost exercise and stress management, cope with bereavement and inspire survivorship. LivingWell is located at 442 Williamsburg Avenue in Geneva. For more information about LivingWell Cancer Resource Center, visit www.LivingWellCRC.org or call 630-262-1111.

About Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley
The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley is a non-profit, tax-exempt, philanthropic organization that administers individual charitable funds from which grants and scholarships are distributed to benefit the citizens of the Greater Aurora Area, the TriCities and Kendall County, Illinois. Founded in 1948, the Foundation provides a simple and powerful approach to charitable giving. Individuals, families, businesses and organizations have the opportunity to custom design their own named funds that reflect their charitable goals and interests. Since its inception, the Community Foundation has grown to nearly $79 million in assets and has awarded more than $60 million in grants and scholarships. For more information on the Foundation, visit www.CommunityFoundationFRV.org.

Being a part of the Community Foundation scholarship committee is the highlight of my year. For many, a scholarship from the CFFRV is the reason they are able to continue reaching for their dreams and changing the future of our world. I hope each recipients knows just how inspirational they are to those of us who are lucky enough to read their stories.

Jessica Breugelmans

Scholarship Committee Member and Board Member

YEP was a great experience to have in high school. I became a more confident person, someone with a lot more perspective. Coming from a small school, YEP allowed me to branch out into my community, meet students from other schools, and learn about their backgrounds. I made some great friends and still keep in touch with them today.

Abby Vagnoni

YEP Alumni

Grant funds from the Community Foundation helped provide updated technology. These upgrades were transformative. By creating new time saving processes, it turned us into a more efficient organization.

Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry

Grantee

YEP has made me realize the importance of being involved in my community, and how to make a difference. There are a lot of problems in the world but if we can do everything that we can to help the world will become a better place. YEP has helped me realize this and encouraged me to help more people in the future.

Madi Porter

YEP Member

Education is important to us. We support causes that touch our lives and align with our values. We believe in paying it forward. We are here for a short time,, and it is the next generation that will take on what we leave behind.

Michelle Emanuel

Donor and Past Scholarship Recipient

Give your gift of time and see what it means to the people you impact. Helping others is what life is all about.

Neal Ormond

Donor & Fund Advisor

I am incredibly grateful for the generosity of the Zari Foundation Scholarship and the Community Foundation in supporting my education. I am majoring in mechanical engineering with a concentration in aerospace engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institue of Technology. In my spare time, I volunteer on campus, in the community and I’m also the principal violist in the symphony orchestra. I hope to make an impact on the next chapter of space exploration by eventually working at a groundbreaking aerospace company such as SpaceX or NASA.

Taytum Newell

Albert M. Zari Scholarship Recipient

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