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ABC-Above & Beyond the Classroom and Teton Arts — ART FOR ALL: Bringing Art to the ABC Summer School Program

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Over 70% of ABC’s students are from economically disadvantaged families and 60% are Hispanic. Research demonstrates that promoting out-of-school programming, connecting families to their schools, and promoting relationships with caring adults increase the likelihood participants will graduate from high school, have fewer discipline issues during regular school, and are less likely to engage in at-risk behavior. Teton Arts knows the inherent benefit of art experiences and the positive impact on academic performance and social engagement. While Teton Arts offers…

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Teton School District #401 – Improving Reading Instruction

Improving Reading Instruction – $3,000 The Community Foundation understands the importance of a solid educational foundation that includes strong reading skills. With struggling readers present in every school across the nation, the Foundation fully funded the School District’s competitive grant to improve reading instruction. As teachers and school systems work to meet the needs of all of their students, having a strong toolbox of strategies and methods to tackle learning challenges is of the utmost importance. This project will provide…

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Teton Valley Aquatics — Community Learn-to-Swim Program

Community Learn-to-Swim Program – $2,000 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley appreciated the strategic nature of this grant to invest in swim education and empower families with the access and knowledge to swim.  Teton Valley Aquatics’ Pilot Community Learn-to-Swim program to address limited accessiblity to water safety education opportunities in Teton Valley was granted full funding during our Competitive Grant cycle. As a result of this program, a broader cross-section of our community will have improved swimming and safety skills. In…

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Teton Valley Community Recycling – Community Compost Program

Community Compost Program – $750 The Community Foundation was pleased to fully fund Teton Valley Community Recycling’s competitive grant to strategically and collaboratively reduce waste and increase composting locally. Teton Valley residents currently send large amounts of food and yard waste to the landfill for disposal thus increasing greenhouse gas emissions through transport and the resultant anaerobic decay of landfilled materials. The new Community Compost program creates a neighborhood composting network and a sustainable way to feed the soil! Teton…

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Teton Mental Health Coalition – Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Group

$4,080 – Dialectical Behavior Therapy Group Teton Mental Health Coalition’s grant to fund a Dialectical Behavior Therapy Group for teens who attend Teton Middle School and Basin High School was fully funded by the Community Foundation of Teton Valley during our Competitive Grant cycle. This group will teach communication, mindfulness, and distress tolerance skills using an evidenced-based, group approach in order to prevent suicide and self-harming behaviors, as well as improve the overall mental health and wellbeing of participants. In…

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Teton Valley Trails & Pathways – Ginzu Groomer

$2,500 – Ginzu Groomer The Community Foundation of Teton Valley fully funded Teton Valley Trails and Pathways Competitive Grant ask to help offset the cost of new grooming equipment, as TVTAP continues to expand their grooming efforts in Teton Valley. Next winter will grace the valley with another new addition to our winter trail system that has served over 20,000 visitors annually for the past three years. The new trail was built in November of 2018 and will be finished…

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Teton Creek Corridor Collaborative – Teton Creek Corridor Pathway

$9,000 – Teton Creek Corridor Pathway The Teton Creek Corridor Project was started in 2014 by four Teton Valley nonprofits to create a greenbelt trail corridor along Teton Creek that will provide public access, protect agricultural heritage, improve stream function, protect vital habitat, and improve existing developments by making them more compatible with community goals. The Community Foundation’s full funding of this grant during will help with construction of phase one of this long-awaited pathway. The Teton Creek Corridor project…

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Why It Matters: Community Resource Center of Teton Valley

Two out of every five Teton County, Idaho residents exist in or very near poverty. Many are single parents, physically disabled, or living in multi-generational households and not earning enough to pay for the area’s average cost of housing, food, transportation, childcare, and healthcare. One misstep can leave a family at the precipice of financial disaster.  A single mom struggles to choose between paying her rent or the overdue electric bill. A senior’s Social Security check runs out before the…

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Why It Matters: Friends of the Teton River

“To lead people, walk beside them.…as for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence.When the best leader’s work is done the people say,‘We did it ourselves!’”  ―Lao Tzu The Tin Cup Challenge has led the way as Teton Valley’s biggest philanthropic event for twelve years by empowering the community to come together in support of local nonprofit organizations. Similarly, at Friends of the Teton River (FTR), we are focused on empowering our community to take an active role in protecting and…

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Tinny Keeps the Tin Cup Challenge Going

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][dt_fancy_title title=”Keep Tinny Running!” title_size=”h3″ title_color=”title” separator_style=”disabled”][ultimate_spacer height=”15″][vc_column_text] Tinny puts the miles in year-round for Teton Valley’s nonprofit community. Keep Tinny nourished for the long haul with a direct donation to the Community Foundation of Teton Valley. [/vc_column_text][dt_button link=”https://cfjh.iphiview.com/cfjh/DonorView/AccountInformation/tabid/495/dispatch/accountselection_id$10906_hash$1c0c71b9a8078a604dbdfa2c94b19b5566a479d2/Default.aspx” target_blank=”true” button_alignment=”center” size=”medium” bg_color_style=”custom” bg_color=”#992020″]Donate Today![/dt_button][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”7685″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”7686″ alignment=”center”][dt_fancy_title title=”Logistics” title_size=”h3″ title_color=”title” separator_style=”disabled”][vc_column_text] In the deep winter months, Tinny researches shirt colors, Event Day vendors, inventory, permits, menu items, logistics, celebration venues, and more. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image…

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Why It Matters: Full Circle Education

“I love salad parties!”“I noticed that last year the basil did not grow very well but this year the plants are huge!”“I didn’t like tomatoes until I ate one that we grew inside the greenhouse!” These are a few of the many comments we hear from students inside the greenhouse and garden as educators at Full Circle Education. Full Circle Education’s “why” is to support and promote a healthy Teton Valley. Research shows that farm to school programming works! Farm…

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Why It Matters: Hispanic Resources

Tin Cup helps us keep our community’s doors open. The Hispanic Resource Center of Teton Valley started in 2010 in an effort to help neighbors and newcomers. We also longed to share our celebrations and culture with our new community.  Over the last nine years we have grown and provided: Interpreters to over 150 civic events, school programs, and hundreds of individuals.  Translation services to hundreds of projects for nonprofits, city and county services, schools, newspaper, articles, and legal aid.   The Mobile…

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Why It Matters: The Learning Academy of Teton Valley

Children offer such a sense of hope for the future.  Through the eyes of a child, we can see the world around us in a brighter light.  Our students are why our organization matters. The financial assistance The Learning Academy of Teton Valley is offered through the generosity of donors through The Community Foundation’s Tin Cup Challenge matter to us for so many reasons… The Opportunity… Educating the whole child means focusing on each piece of what makes our students unique individuals. Their interests,…

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Peak Performance

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][dt_fancy_title title=”Keep Tinny Fit” title_size=”h3″ title_color=”title” separator_style=”disabled”][ultimate_spacer height=”15″][vc_column_text] Tinny helps strengthen nonprofits through Workshops, Competitive Grants, Youth Philanthropy, and the Tin Cup Challenge. Keep Tinny in peak performance with a direct gift to the Community Foundation of Teton Valley. [/vc_column_text][dt_button link=”https://cfjh.iphiview.com/cfjh/DonorView/AccountInformation/tabid/495/dispatch/accountselection_id$10906_hash$1c0c71b9a8078a604dbdfa2c94b19b5566a479d2/Default.aspx” button_alignment=”center” bg_color_style=”custom” bg_color=”#b22d29″]Donate Today![/dt_button][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”7742″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”7743″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Nonprofit Workshops Workshops offer a unique opportunity for both Board & staff members to engage in nonprofit best practices as a group. In addition to continuing education,…

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Why It Matters: St. Francis of the Tetons

From the beginning of its ministry in Teton Valley in 1993, St. Francis of the Tetons has made community service a cornerstone of its ministry.   Our mission statement puts it well: as followers of Jesus, we strive to “walk humbly, patiently and kindly with our neighbors.” Early on the church reached out through informal networks to learn who might be in need. Then, members of St. Francis would offer time, muscles, and funds to provide direct assistance. Even now members continue to…

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Count-Down to Tin Cup Event Day

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”7695″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Tin Cup Event Day Saturday, July 20th Driggs City Park 9am-Noon [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Join friends, neighbors, and community members to celebrate our tireless nonprofits and amazing community with 5K & 10K Competitive Runs, a 5K Fun Run/Walk, free breakfast, nonprofit booths, the Moose Gumbo Band and more.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”7767″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text] Nonprofit Booths ​Check out 45 nonprofit booths this year! They include exciting, challenging, educational, and fun activities like making your own smoothie with bike power, Soap Hockey, a…

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Why It Matters: Seniors West of the Tetons

IT’S THE 90-YEAR-OLD MAN who comes to the Community Center in Driggs almost every weekday to participate in yoga or Tai Chi classes, and to have lunch. It’s the 70-year-old man escaping the cold in his car, where he spends most of his time during the winter, to read the paper, eat a warm meal, and visit with other residents. It’s the 5-year-old boys who’ve become friends because of their love of airplanes since their mom and grandmother have brought…

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Why it Matters: Teton Rock Gym

The Tin Cup Challenge matters for as many reasons as there are residents of Teton Valley, but here are two: one specific and one general. Specifically, the Tin Cup Challenge helps us spend more time doing what we love – which is fostering personal and community growth through the challenge of rock climbing! Fundraising is a challenge for the Teton Rock Gym.  Our small staff works hard and wears a lot of hats.  Being able to participate in Tin Cup helps gives us…

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Why It Matters: Teton Valley Aquatics

We believe in a community where everyone is a swimmer and has access to water safety education, and the health and wellness benefits of swimming.  Access to swimming – for health, wellness, recreation, and safety – matters.  It matters for the 6-month-old experiencing water for the first time.  It matters for the 6-year-old in swim lessons building skills that will stay with them for a lifetime.  It matters for the 16-year-old and their first summer job as a lifeguard. It…

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Tinny Aims High

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”7859″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Keep Tinny Primed Make sure Tinny’s rocket-boosters are fully primed to collect Matching Funds that lift all of Teton Valley’s nonprofits to achieve their critical missions for the benefit of local residents, wildlife, and lands. The Community Foundation of Teton Valley hosts and continues to grow the Challenger Fund so all nonprofits can reach for the stars. Be sure there’s a solid Foundation to launch from — [/vc_column_text][dt_default_button border_radius=”6px” border_width=”0px” button_alignment=”btn_center” button_padding=”12px 18px 11px 18px” default_btn_bg_color=”#aa2323″…

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