Sunday, March 15

FUNDHOLDER HIGHLIGHT:
Will Thompson was born with congenital heart disease and spent his first four months of life in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. He had three heart surgeries before he was four-years-old. Even though Will still has a team of specialists and a full cardiac and neurological workup each year, his mother describes him as a typical teen who loves swimming, movies and playing video games.

When the family decided to create the fund, they noticed that most funds were memorializing the deceased. In the spirit of paying it forward, this fund provides financial assistance, and a healthy dose of…Read more.

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Tuesday, March 10

From a Foundation Fundholder:
"Our Chippewa Falls Community Foundation Fund, called the Gary and Pat Gray Family Endowment Fund. This fund was established in 2013-2014. We are both retired & slowly seeing the benefits that have helped with projects & needs for McDonell Area Catholic Schools.

It’s been our desire to give back to our community, whether it’s for needs of the schools, the Heyde Center, the parks, the Youth of our community or helping with Community Disasters.

We have been blessed & feel it is our duty to help with needs of others in any way we can. It also…Read more.

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Monday, March 9

For 25 years, the Community Foundation of Chippewa County has been helping to build legacies — and it all started with the vision of community members who believed in investing in the future of our county.

We celebrate and thank the members of our Founders Society who helped establish the Foundation’s original operating funds and laid the groundwork for everything that followed.

Because of their leadership and commitment, the Foundation has grown into a trusted steward of charitable funds, helping donors support the causes they care about and strengthening communities across Chippewa County.

As we celebrate 25 years of impact, we are…Read more.

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