$6,000 Grant to Grow the Miller Mentoring Program
Founded in 2000, Miller Mentoring is a local school-based mentoring program that offers individual and group mentoring for students grades 5-12 attending Winona Area Public Schools. The program fosters positive social, emotional and intellectual growth in students with the goal of cultivating appropriate social interactions, emotional [...]
2025 Founders Award Recipient: Judy Davis
The Winona Community Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Judy Davis has been chosen as the 2025 Founders Award Recipient. This community-nominated award is given to leaders in our community who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to improving life in the Winona area through the use of [...]
The Ramona L. Jezewski Fund Continues Its Support of Winona Humane Society
Left to right: Richmond McCleur, Takka the dog, and Mandi Olson. It was a great day for animals in Winona as the Winona Community Foundation presented a $5,000 check to Richmond McCluer, board member of the Winona Area Humane Society (WAHS), from the Ramona Jezewski English Endowment [...]
Donna Helble: Her passion lives on
Education and children’s literature were Donna Helble’s passions. In 1973, Helble moved to Winona to take a position at Goodview elementary where she taught grades one through four in the Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs. In 1988, she began her career at Winona State University as [...]
Winona Community Foundation Awards $63,381 to Local Nonprofits
Winona Community Foundation Awards $63,381 to Local Nonprofits Left to right: Mandi Olson (WCF President/CEO), Rebecca Wolfe (Home & Community Options), Ann Gibson (WCF Grant Committee), Judy Davis (WCF Grant Committee), Janet Heukeshoven (Winona Symphony Orchestra), Emily Tipton (Friends of the Winona Public Library), Marcia Ratliff (Engage [...]
A Generous Gift to Grow the Connect People to Nature Endowment Fund
A Generous Gift to Grow the Connect People to Nature Fund The Connect People to Nature Endowment Fund supports local programs, equipment, and activities designed to get people of all ages outdoors and connected with their natural surroundings. Started in 2009 by JC and Arelene Pfieffer, the Connect [...]
