Merry Mixers

Merry Mixers

  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...
Harry A. Miller

Harry A. Miller

In 2008, the Dunn County Historical Society applied and received a grant through the Community Foundation to create the Harry A. Miller exhibit at their facility located at Wakanda Park in Menomonie. The Historical Society wanted to create this exhibit to honor the...
The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

In December 2014, the Mabel Tainter Theater had the pleasure of hosting the Continental Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker.” Two hundred young students from three schools in Dunn County were able to attend a matinee performance just for them. This was...
Humane Society

Humane Society

Getting pets back home is the main goal for Executive Director Josh Dalton and the Dunn County Humane Society. Opening its doors debt free in 1997, the Humane Society has serviced Dunn County by dedicating itself to improving the lives of companion animals and...
A Bridge to Hope

A Bridge to Hope

A new front storm door and furnace were necessities for A Bridge to Hope’s facility in East Menomonie this year. Their previous furnace had been repaired various times over the past few years and eventually certain parts that needed repair were no longer being...
Arbor Place

Arbor Place

Arbor Place is in the process of building a new facility in East Menomonie. The new facility, a 27,000 square foot building, is currently undergoing construction on 9 acres of land within the Menomonie city limits. The new facility will allow Arbor Place to enhance...