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For further information: Amy Webber, Executive Director AWebber@communitycareercenter.org The Community Career Center is pleased to announce the receipt of a grant for $4,080 from the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley. The Community Foundation, located in Aurora has been  a long time supporter of the Community Career Center and many other organizations around our… Read more…

For further information: Louise A. Ideran, Operations Coordinator louise@josephcorp.org Joseph Corporation’s Board of Directors and Staff would like to thank the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley for their generous grant in the amount of $10,000 for our technology upgrade project. With the downturn in our economy and home values plummeting with no sign… Read more…

  Janette Karnoscak (1951-2009), beloved associate of West Aurora School District 129, is remembered through a scholarship fund created in her name. Janette Karnoscak  was born in Chicago, Illinois.  She was a graduate of Reavis High School in Burbank, Illinois and Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Heights, Illinois. Mrs. Karnoscak received a degree in… Read more…

For further information: Sharon Mason, CEO ride@equinedreams.org Equine Dreams would like to express its gratitude to the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley for awarding us with $20,000 for fencing.  We will use this money to fence in our horses at our new property, which is located in Newark, IL.  After 10 years of… Read more…

Home may be where the heart is, but it's also the place where most cardiac arrests occur, putting both the young and the young-at-heart at risk. To save hearts, the American Heart Association recommends calling 911 to activate emergency medical response; initiating cardiopulmonary resuscitation to help maintain vital blood flow to the brain; defibrillation; and… Read more…

For further information: Ann E. Spehar, Director of Development aspehar@BreakingFreeInc.org Breaking Free announced today that it is the proud recipient of a $17,875 grant from the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley for the purchase of new, customizable, electronic record-keeping and billing software. As a community-based provider of comprehensive services, Breaking Free works collaboratively… Read more…

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…

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…

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…

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…