by Georgina Tegart | 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 Georgina Tegart | 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 Georgina Tegart | 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 Georgina Tegart | 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 Georgina Tegart | 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...
by Georgina Tegart | May 8, 2015 | Grants
In 2009, the Merry Mixers Club of the Grapevine Senior Center in Colfax requested the Foundation fund an electrical upgrade for two gas stoves and other electrical functionality in the kitchen at the Center. The Club ended up purchasing one 36″ gas range...
