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Donor Stories
When Generosity Matches Love for Community
Remember where you came from. It's a saying Joe and Kathy Whitinger have referenced throughout their life. To them, it represents both the physical location where they were born and raised and the hard work it took them...
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Grantmaking in Action
A Sign of Youth Taking Action for Community
Hunter Cummings, a member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 53 of Elgin, wanted his Eagle Scout project to have an impact on his community. “I wanted to find something everyone could benefit from,” said...
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Donor Stories
Bill and Barbara Clark's Vision Lives On for Their Community
The Clarks established the Barbara and Bill Clark Fund during their lifetime, recommending grants to nonprofits they loved that created a stronger Cedar Valley. The couple, who met in 1951 while Bill was at Harvard...
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Community Leadership
Community Initiatives Set Leadership Priorities for Foundation
The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa has announced the launch of four new community initiatives to help address critical needs and enhance the quality of life in Black Hawk County. CFNEIA will focus on four initiative areas: child...
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Grantmaking in Action
A Camp Where Everyone Cares and No One Stares
When we see superheroes on the big screen, they have unworldly powers, fight for good, and leave us awestruck with their world-saving deeds. Spend a day at Camp Heart Connection and you will see real-life...
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Grantmaking in Action
Chamber Music Festival Cultivates Deeper Community Connections
The Cedar Valley Chamber Music Festival started when Hunter Capoccioni asked himself what he could do for his community. At age 25, he had traveled the country and world playing double bass and wanted to...
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Grantmaking in Action
A Place to Play Ball for All
UPDATE: The All-Play Ball Park is open! Check out this story by the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier to read more. Baseball is part of the fabric of America. It's played on fields across our country...
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Donor Stories
Thoughtful Generosity with a Grateful Heart
Ken and Ruth Procter call Decorah home. Ruth was born and raised in this hub of northeast Iowa, went to college here, and was a teacher for 38 1/2 years, most of them as a...
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