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The Community Foundation of Will County![CFWC Honored Gratitude Award Recipients Billy and Liese Hearth at a Specialty Whiskey Tasting Event](https://m5g149.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Billy-Liese-Hearth-950x675.jpg)
CFWC Honored Gratitude Award Recipients Billy and Liese Hearth at a Specialty Whiskey Tasting Event
The Community Foundation of Will County Honored Billy and Liese Hearth as the Inaugural Recipients of the Gratitude Award at a Specialty Whiskey Tasting at the Bolingbrook Golf Club on May 16, 2024.
![Wine Tasting Event Honored Gratitude Award Recipients Tom Alves & Bob Burcenski](https://m5g149.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CFWC-Gratitude-Event-Lockport-101823-29-950x675.jpg)
Wine Tasting Event Honored Gratitude Award Recipients Tom Alves & Bob Burcenski
CFWC Honored Tom Alves & Bob Burcenski as the Inaugural Recipients of the Gratitude Award at a Wine Tasting event on Wednesday October 11th, 2023. View a photo gallery and learn more about the event.
![Some Exciting News From the CFWC](https://m5g149.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/exciting-news.jpg?time=1721504856)
Some Exciting News From the CFWC
As you know, the Community Foundation of Will County was established in 2006 by the Chicago Community Trust to serve the residents and non-profit organizations of Will County. Our Foundation was the third to be created; they had already established Community Foundations in McHenry and Lake County.
![Community Foundation of Will County Announces 2023 Grant Awards](https://m5g149.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-congrats.jpg?time=1721504856)
Community Foundation of Will County Announces 2023 Grant Awards
The Community Foundation of Will County (CFWC) recently announced the following 2023 Community Partner Grants. Grants are intended to help the recipient organizations expand existing programming and build capacity to meet the needs of communities in Will County.
![Specialty Whiskey Tasting Event Honored Gratitude Award Recipients Jim and Stacey Holland](https://m5g149.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_3316-950x675.jpg)
Specialty Whiskey Tasting Event Honored Gratitude Award Recipients Jim and Stacey Holland
CFWC Honored Jim and Stacey Holland as the Inaugural Recipients of the Gratitude Award at a Specialty Whiskey Tasting on Thursday April 13th, 2023. View a photo gallery and learn more about the event.
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The Community Foundation Of Will County Announces 2022 Community Partner Grant Awards
The Community Foundation of Will County (CFWC) recently announced the following 2022 Community Partner Grants. Grants are intended to help the recipient organizations expand existing programming and build capacity to meet the needs of communities in Will County. “Each of these grants will help our community partners do more to meet needs they’ve identified in Will County,” says CFWC Board Chair Chris Spesia. “Our organization and donors continue to be a resource for nonprofits that see needs and opportunities and are well-positioned to offer solutions.”
![Melvin and Ruth Oyer Joliet Central Band Fund supports music education for future generations](https://m5g149.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/oyers-950x675.jpg)
Melvin and Ruth Oyer Joliet Central Band Fund supports music education for future generations
The Joliet Central High School Band has a legacy of excellence that stretches back more than a century. In fact, the Joliet nickname ‘City of Champions’ doesn’t come from its many outstanding athletes and sports teams but from the long history of national recognition that rightfully places the Joliet Central Band in the pantheon of student musical organizations.