With the help of a grant from The Judy Marzuki Endowment Fund for Nature and Environment, established at the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley in 2012 by Marzuki’s brother Jack to “improve and protect the environment and nature which were such an important part of Judy’s life.” Read the featured by the Kane […]
Friend of the Foundation Thomas S. Alexander passed away on November 17, 2021. Tom was a member of the Foundation’s board of directors for many years and served on a number of committees including finance and audit as well as leadership roles of treasurer, vice president, and president. Click “In Memoriam” above to read more or to make a memorial contribution.
This fund was created as a memorial to Mary Calkins Barbee who passed away January 14, 2015. Mary was born in Richmond, Wisconsin on New Years Eve in 1922. After graduating from Wisconsin State University in Whitewater, she established herself in Aurora where she taught 38 years, all but one at Bardwell Elementary School. She […]
Meet Chad Jimenez, Communications Coordinator for the City of Aurora Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs.
Congratulations to our very own Joyce Hemphill, PhD! The US Play Coalition and Clemson University’s Youth Learning Institute honored her hard work and contributions with the 2021 Youth Development Practitioner Award.
YEP Student Spotlight: Meet Abby, a senior at Rosary High School.
Every Friday we will feature a different component fund of the Community Foundation. This week’s fund is the Kane-Kendall Voiture 592 of the 40/8 Endowment Fund.
Meet Sofiya, a senior at Oswego East High School. She serves as Co-Chair of the YEP Service/Social Committee.
The YEP members were able to tour the facility and learn more about how the pandemic has affected food insecurity in our community. They worked hard in the garden watering, planting, weeding and were able to harvest 15 pounds of fresh vegetables to be used for their clients. If anyone is interested in volunteering in […]
Every Friday we will feature a different component fund of the Community Foundation. This week’s fund is the TriCity Family Services Endowment Fund.