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ECCF Receives Grant from Compeer Financial

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Eau Claire Community Foundation

ECCF is honored to receive a $7500 grant from Compeer Financial to support our COVID relief efforts. Compeer Financial is a member-owned Farm Credit cooperative serving and supporting agriculture and rural communities. The $24.9 billion organization provides loans, leases, risk management and other financial services throughout 144 counties in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Based in the Upper Midwest, Compeer Financial exists to champion the hopes and dreams of rural America, while providing personalized service and expertise to clients and the agriculture industry. ECCF sincerely thanks Compeer Financial for its generosity…

YMCA Uses ECCF Grant to Make Eau Claire STRONG

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Eau Claire Community Foundation

The YMCA of the Chippewa Valley has received a $7,000 grant from the Response and Recovery Community Fund of the Eau Claire Community Foundation to support The STRONG Challenge – a free, 6-week community-wide wellness initiative for the entire Chippewa Valley. “None of us expected 2020 to go the way it has,” says Suzie Slota, Director of Mission Advancement for the YMCA of the Chippewa Valley. “It seems like it’s been a never-ending string of challenges. And that gets exhausting. Some of us at the Y realized we needed something…