The Community Foundation of the Fox Valley recently received a bequest from the estate of Irene V. Campbell (1918-2019) to create the Donald A. & Irene V. Campbell Memorial Endowment Fund which will provide annual distributions to the Fox Valley Animal Welfare League. Read more…
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Meet YEP Mentor Debbie Smith
Meet Debbie Smith, recently retired from over 30 years at the Fox Valley Park District and also a former teacher. Read more…
YEP Student Spotlight: Lauren Audrey
Meet Lauren Audrey, a junior at Rosary High School. Read more…
Meet YEP Mentor Nicholas Richard-Thompson
Meet Nicholas Richard-Thompson, YEP Mentor and Communications Coordinator for the Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs, City of Aurora. Read more…
YEP Student Spotlight: Alexis
Meet Alexis, a senior at East Aurora High School. Read more…
Featured Fund Friday: Philip B. Elfstrom & Peg Bond Scholarship Endowment Fund
Every Friday we will feature a different component fund of the Community Foundation. This week's fund is the Philip B. Elfstrom & Peg Bond Scholarship Endowment Fund. Read more…
Hollywood Casino Celebrates Milestone with Donations
Hollywood Casino's myheroes program reached a milestone by enrolling 100,000 myheroes throughout all of Penn National Gaming properties. To celebrate this achievement, Hollywood Casino Aurora recently made donations to two Foundation funds. Read more…
Youth Engagement in Philanthropy Visit Aurora Rotary
Youth Engagement in Philanthropy (YEP) members Jackson and Abby recently attended an Aurora Rotary meeting where they shared information about their involvement with high school clubs and activities -- while also giving a shout out to YEP. Wonderful job, Jackson and Abby! Read more…
A Look Back at our 74th Year
After two years of virtual meetings, it was wonderful to host the 2022 Annual Meeting in person. It was an honor to celebrate and recognize the years of service and the contributions to the Foundation of several retiring board members: Scott Voris, John Diederich, Rick Guzman, and Duncan Alexander. Several new members were welcomed to the board: Mariana Martinez, Brian Konen, and Don Kremin. Read more…
In Memoriam: Arlene Flynn
Arlene Flynn passed away on March 12, 2022. To make a memorial contribution to the Aurora Area Retired Teachers’ Association Scholarship Endowment Fund, click "In Memoriam" above. Read more…