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Indoor Walking Path Opens at Jansen’s

Fort Healthcare and the Fort Atkinson Community Foundation are pleased to announce the opening of the Community Wellness Walking Path at Jansen’s Banquet Hall, 1245 Whitewater Avenue in Fort Atkinson. This collaboration with Jansen’s will be staffed by volunteers and…

Foundation now accepting scholarship applications

Fort Scholarships, the online scholarship application website sponsored by the Fort Atkinson Community Foundation, is now open and accepting applications for the 2021 scholarship season. Local students will find Fort Scholarships to be a very convenient one-stop shop where they…

AAUW Scholarships awarded to eight local women

The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation and the Fort Atkinson branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) are pleased to announce the recipients of three AAUW scholarships available to women studying for vocational/technical, undergraduate and graduate degrees. While the…

Foundation announces grant awards from Covid-19 Relief Fund

FORT ATKINSON – The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation announced today that 15 local nonprofit organizations will be receiving grants from its COVID-19 Relief Fund. In total, $120,000 is being awarded to the following organizations: Badgerland After School Enrichment (BASE) Club…

Four earn Hake Ag Scholarships

The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation is pleased to present Ben and Ada Hake Agricultural Scholarships to Fort Atkinson High School graduates Kevin England, Marta Huss-Lederman, Abigail Kucken and Emma Lemke (Kucken, left, and Lemke, right, are pictured here). These awards,…

Fireside Theatre Scholarship awarded to Topel

The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation is proud to announce that Mallory Topel is the recipient of a $1,000 Fireside Theatre Scholarship for the upcoming 2020-21 academic year. A 2017 graduate of Fort Atkinson High School, Topel will begin her senior…

Rutledge Scholarships awarded to Cook and Nichols

The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation recently awarded two Ralph and Clara Rutledge Memorial Scholarships, totaling $7,000, to former Fort Atkinson High School graduates Rachel Cook and Olivia Nichols. The Ralph and Clara Rutledge Memorial Scholarship is funded by a gift…

Ajdini receives Wiederhoeft Legacy Scholarship

The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation is pleased to present a $2,500 Ardell Wiederhoeft Legacy Scholarship to Almira Ajdini, a 2020 graduate of Fort Atkinson High School, for the upcoming 2020-21 academic year. The Ardell Wiederhoeft Legacy Scholarship was established at…

Orrin and Margaret Bull Scholarship awarded to Taylor Bauer

The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation is pleased to award a $5,000 Orrin and Margaret Bull Family Scholarship to Taylor Bauer. Bauer, a 2012 graduate of Fort Atkinson High School, earned her bachelor’s degree in…

Baker and Kincaid receive Weidemann Scholarships

The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation is pleased to present two $3,000 Dr. Sydney H. Weidemann Scholarships to Alivia Baker and Reyne Kincaid, both recent 2020 graduates of Fort Atkinson High School. These scholarships are for attendance at an accredited public or…

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