by Laura giammattei | Mar 10, 2021 | News and Notes, Scholarships
We are so excited to share with you our two 2020 John R. Dale Memorial Youth Hockey Scholarship recipients, Allison Xu and Nolan Stafne!Congratulations! They each received $400 towards the 2020-2021 Menomonie Youth Hockey Association’s Squirt program. Allison Xu...
by Laura giammattei | Mar 3, 2021 | News and Notes
Landmark Conservancy, one of our 2020 agency fund grant recipients for our February grant cycle, is currently raising funds towards securing their matching $5,000 to open an agency fund here at the Foundation. For our 25th Anniversary last year, we invited local...
by Laura giammattei | Mar 1, 2021 | News and Notes
In early February, Spring Valley Elementary School was surprised with a special $1,000 donation as part of the WESTconsin Credit Union Challenge. This Challenge was part of a special initiative for the Community Foundation of Dunn County’s (CFDC) 25th Anniversary in...
by Laura giammattei | Feb 18, 2021 | News and Notes
When the Veterans Center of Menomonie dissolved last year, its assets were transferred to a new endowment fund at the Community Foundation of Dunn County (CFDC). The Veterans Center had done many positive things for the Veteran community of Dunn County, such as...
by Laura giammattei | Jan 13, 2021 | News and Notes
The Community Foundation of Dunn County (CFDC) is currently accepting requests for the purchase of new bricks for the Dunn County Veterans Memorial located on the intersection of 6th Ave. and Crescent Street in Downtown Menomonie. The cost is $250 per brick. The...
by Laura giammattei | Dec 21, 2020 | Donor Highlight, Donor Stories, Fund Highlight, News and Notes, Scholarships
David Maves was a pillar of the Menomonie community. He not only taught as an 8th grade social studies teacher at Menomonie Middle School for 33 years, he was a person just about anyone could go to for advice, guidance or simply just companionable conversation. David...