Founders Award 2023: Honoring Pat and Jerry Papenfuss
The Founders Award recognizes individuals for their time, talent and treasure gifted to the Winona community. The Winona Community Foundation is proud to announce Pat and Jerry Papenfuss as the 2023 recipients.
The Foundation will be presenting the award on October 10th, 2023 from 4 – 6 PM at the Express Suites Riverport Conference & Event Center.
Making an IMPACT
Lyndon was a World War II vet, trucker, and electrician. Jennie Pierce taught in a rural Winona County school and then became a bookkeeper. This fall W-K Elementary School will welcome the third class of kindergartners who will benefit from Lyndon and Jennie’s generosity twenty-two years after Jennie passed.