By James Peters and David Gordon As a child, an area woman had to deal with a brain injury from a car crash that left her facing lifelong depression and short-term memory loss. She has two children and, during those pregnancies, she had to stop taking her anti-depressant medications. This made it a challenge to […]
United Way Seeks Nominees for 2016 Chippewa Valley Spirit Awards
By United Way Staff United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley is seeking nominations of both individuals and nonprofit organizations who have shown exemplary dedication and service to the community. These Chippewa Valley Spirit Awards recognize the spirit of giving, community service and volunteerism that contribute to the area’s quality of life. They also honor […]
Hoehn to chair United Way’s 2015 fund drive
By United Way Staff Vicki Hoehn, vice president of community engagement at Royal Credit Union (RCU), will chair the 2015 campaign of United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley, the organization announced recently. “I’m honored to be campaign chair during such an exciting time for our United Way,” Hoehn said. “The work being done now […]
Chippewa Valley residents support “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive in record numbers
By CV Post staff The final count from last week’s “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive indicates it was a record-setting year for food donations collected by mail carriers throughout the Chippewa Valley. As they made their delivery rounds on May 9, mail carriers in a 14-county area collected more than 170,000 pounds of food left […]
Agencies collaborating to create healthy communities
By Rebecca Baader, community health liaison Eau Claire City-County Health Department For many years, local health-related organizations in the Chippewa Valley have worked independently to assess the health of the community through their own community health assessment process. All of these organizations have a history of strongly believing in improving community health, and they have […]
2015 United Way Volunteer Guide
United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley has published its annual guide providing a wealth of information for those looking for volunteer opportunities in the Eau Claire and Chippewa counties. Click on this link below to access the guide: https://www.uwgcv.org/sites/uwgcv.org/files/United-Way_Volunteer-Guidebook.pdf Many of the nonprofit organizations listed in this guide will be represented at the second-annual […]