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Community Engaged Fellowship Benefits LACF and Student
Community Engaged Fellow Nainil “NJ” Jariwala at La Crosse Area Community Foundation is wrapping up his first quarter with us as a new school season is about to begin. Here he shares what he’s accomplished and learned so far. Lucky for us, he’ll be with us through spring semester 2025. LACF Community Engaged Fellowship Experience:…
The Lois Craig Playbook
Much-loved coach’s influence will impact students forever Lois Craig was a coach on and off the field, training students to give their best in the gym, classroom and life. With a career as vibrant as the red lipstick she famously wore, Lois’s path from a young girl in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, to an influential educator…
Community Screening: “Join or Die”
La Crosse Area Community Foundation and DB Reinhart Center for Ethics in Leadership Present Free Movie & Pizza Night La Crosse Area Community Foundation, in partnership with the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University, will host a special screening for the award-winning documentary “Join or Die.” The critically acclaimed film, which…
La Crosse Area Community Foundation Expands Team
La Crosse Area Community Foundation has expanded its team. Ellen Heydon is the foundation’s new grants specialist, and Andi Reisdorf is its new donor services specialist. The expansion comes as LACF has experienced significant growth in the last five years, adding more than 100 new funds and three new affiliate partner organizations. Heydon brings over…
Impact Investing 2.0
Creating Positive Change and Financial Return The word ‘investment’ has evolved to mean much more than just financial success. One prime example of this new understanding is impact investing. It suggests our investment choices today should work towards a better, more equitable and sustainable future. In this future, an ‘investor’ is someone who not only…
Hmong center strengthens local bonds
Hmong community integral to La Crosse The Hmong people are an integral part of the greater La Crosse community, and Mai Tia Yang, serving as both a board member and program manager at the Hmong Cultural & Community Center, embodies this connection. Through her and others’ leadership, the center champions a mission to strengthen community…
UW-La Crosse Asian Latinx African Native American+ Womxn group offers opportunity to explore identity
ALANA, an inclusive, empowering space At the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, ALANA is more than an acronym. It’s an organization created for Asian Latinx African Native American+ Womxn to serve as an inclusive and empowering space for women of color and their allies on campus. They aim to foster a supportive community that…
Grant Funds Outdoor Skills and Character Pop-up Camps
Free pop-up camps to be held throughout La Crosse County More than 350 local youth will be able to attend free outdoor skills and character day camps this summer. La Crosse Area Community Foundation provided a $10,000 grant to the Gateway Area Council, Scouting America, to create and host the camps across several communities in…
La Crosse Area Community Foundation: New Name, New Look
La Crosse Community Foundation becomes La Crosse Area Community Foundation Much like when you encounter an old friend who looks refreshed and rejuvenated but you can’t quite pinpoint what’s different, our updated name and look carry a similar subtle yet weighty message. Our new name, tagline, and logo may seem like small changes at first glance,…
Tom and Trudy Kennedy honored with 2024 Forever Friends Award
La Crosse Community Foundation names 2024 Forever Friends When he was 12, Tom Kennedy’s grandfather told him something that has guided his life ever since: “Never forget if you do the right thing, you’ll get the right outcomes.” That one sentence has served as a guide ever since, shaping a lifetime of philanthropy and service…