On Saturday, July 16, more than 1,000 of your friends and neighbors are expected to participate in the 9th Annual Tin Cup Challenge. The Tin Cup Challenge is both a 9-week campaign for giving and a one-day event celebrating our community’s spirit of generosity. In eight years, we’ve raised over $8 million for local nonprofit organizations. In preparation for the 5K Fun Run/Walk and 5K/10K …
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9th Annual Tin Cup Challenge Goes Green
[dt_gap height="10" /] While there are many constants to the annual Tin Cup Challenge — the generosity in giving, the nonprofits, the race, the fun — the Community Foundation of Teton Valley is always looking for ways to improve and build upon this community event. This year, working in conjunction with the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Teton Valley Community Recycling, and a host of …
Why It Matters: Friends of the Teton River
Submitted by Friends of the Teton River This piece was originally published in the July 7, 2016 issue of the Teton Valley News as part of the weekly Nonprofit Spotlight presented by the Community Foundation of Teton Valley. Friends of the Teton River (FTR) has operated with the generous support of our community for 15 years—working together to solve the biggest challenges facing our watershed in …
Why It Matters: Rotary Club of Teton Valley
Submitted by Pat Butts, Rotary Club of Teton Valley This piece was originally published in the June 23, 2016 issue of the Teton Valley News as part of the weekly Nonprofit Spotlight presented by the Community Foundation of Teton Valley. In 2001, Rotary came to Teton Valley and quickly became a vital part of the community. As visitors and residents enter the valley from the northwest or …
Why It Matters: Teton Valley Community Recycling
Submitted by Jeannette Boner, Teton Valley Community Recycling Executive Director This piece was originally published in the June 16, 2016 issue of the Teton Valley News as part of the weekly Nonprofit Spotlight presented by the Community Foundation of Teton Valley. Henry Ford is famous for the modern assembly line and the mass production of automobiles. Most of us think of him as a pretty good …
Why It Matters: Learning Academy of Teton Valley
Submitted by Learning Academy of Teton Valley This piece was originally published in the June 9, 2016 issue of the Teton Valley News as part of the weekly Nonprofit Spotlight presented by the Community Foundation of Teton Valley. When you consider the qualities you want your children to exemplify, what comes to mind? Are honesty and goodwill most important? Do you want them to be hardworking? …
Why It Matters: Teton Valley Education Foundation
Submitted by Pam Walker, Teton Valley Education Foundation Executive Director This piece was originally published in the June 2, 2016 issue of the Teton Valley News as part of the weekly Nonprofit Spotlight presented by the Community Foundation of Teton Valley. In 2005, a group of hard-working parents and educators banded together to form the Teton Valley Education Foundation, a nonprofit …
Why It Matters: Blake Chapman Young Eagles Scholarship
Submitted by Jim Jackson, Sr., EAA Chapter 1049 Board Member This piece was originally published in the May 26, 2016 issue of the Teton Valley News as part of the weekly Nonprofit Spotlight presented by the Community Foundation of Teton Valley. It may be hard to believe but this summer EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) pilots will meet the goal of taking their 2 millionth Young Eagle on a …
Why It Matters: Teton Valley Hospital Foundation
Submitted by Teton Valley Hospital Foundation This piece was originally published in the May 19, 2016 issue of the Teton Valley News as part of the weekly Nonprofit Spotlight presented by the Community Foundation of Teton Valley. At the core of everyone’s existence in Teton Valley, there’s a common need. If you like to hunt, fish, hike, bike, walk, read, knit, ski, cook, or whatever, you need to …
Community Foundation Awards Over $30,000 in Spring Grants
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley is proud to announce that it has awarded 12 competitive grants to Teton Valley nonprofits during the 2016 Spring Grant Cycle, for a total of $30,850. “We received a number of compelling grant applications this cycle and we are pleased to see so many organizations doing impactful work in our community. Thanks to the generosity of our Tin Cup Challengers and …