by admin | Jul 31, 2015 | Grants
This year, as the Community Foundation of Dunn County celebrates its 20th year of service, the Colfax Municipal Building is celebrating its 100th year of existence. The Foundation assisted the Colfax Municipal Building Resortation Group in 2010 with a grant to...
by admin | Jul 17, 2015 | Grants
In 2011, a grant was awarded to the Oaklawn Elementary School to purchase 49 instruments(drums) through the Remo music corporation. Timothy Lutz, the writer of this grant and music teacher at Oaklawn, wanted his students to have more exposure to West African and...
by admin | Jul 10, 2015 | Grants
In 2007, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Northwestern Wisconsin was awarded a grant to fund annual events within Dunn County. The events funded were a movie night at the Downtown Cinema 4, a Big/Little bowl night, and a summer open house for all the Bigs and Littles...
by admin | Jul 3, 2015 | Grants
Tucked away in the River Heights neighborhood of Menomonie lies the Keil Birch Creek Nature Preserve, a 28 Âacre forested parcel of land along the Red Cedar River. This preserve was made possible by a large number of residents, businesses and a grant West Wisconsin...
by admin | Jun 26, 2015 | Grants
In the fall of 2008, Barbara Gort, project coordinator of Grassroots Community Organization, wrote and received a grant to the Community Foundation of Dunn County to assist a city-wide project to create an off leash dog park in Menomonie for canines. The city of...
by admin | Jun 19, 2015 | Grants
Fifteen new Lifetime card tables were purchased for the Shirley Doane Senior Center in Menomonie through a Foundation grant written by Shari Homstad, previous Director of the Center. This awarded grant was able to replace a number of older card tables that had been...
