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HAPPY, HEALTHY FAMILIES MAKE
EXTRAORDINARY COMMUNITIES

FROM THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE COMMUNITY

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to advance the well-being of Wasatch County residents by uniting community resources and programs through the following pillars: Health, Education, Recreation, Arts and Human Services.

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Wasatch Community Foundation and Vail’s Park City Mountain Resort Making a Positive Impact Through Epic Promise

Wasatch Community Foundation and Vail’s Park City Mountain Resort Making a Positive Impact Through Epic Promise Wasatch Community Foundation (WCF) is a beacon of hope for Wasatch County residents. Our mission is to advance the well-being of Wasatch County residents by uniting community resources and programs through the following pillars: Health, Education, Recreation, Arts, and Human Services.  We know that …

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Christmas Food Bags Drive A Success

Christmas Food Bags Drive a Success Wasatch Community Foundation recently conducted a Christmas Food Bags Drive in Heber Valley. The event was extremely successful with over 1,200 bags of food filled for Heber Valley children who are food compromised during the Christmas break. These children were identified through the local schools and food pantries. Community businesses and individual families in …

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Holiday Gala Silent Auction

Holiday Gala Silent Auction– LIVE on 11/29/22! With a generous in-kind donation from our friends at Northland Professional, Carolina DeMartino and Angelo Querciali, we have listed over 60 amazing winter items including coats, vests, pants, boots, and rucksacks.  Every dollar donated directly benefits residents of Wasatch County.  

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GENERAL FUND

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WCF General Fund

Donate to Wasatch Community Foundation’s General Fund to ensure that your donations are utilized where the need is most urgent. Our general fund divides funds among each of the 5 Pillars as we see fit. Your donations stay local to Wasatch County.

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Human Services

Human Services Pillar Fund

Our Human Services Pillar mission is to address the unmet basic needs of residents in Wasatch County, including food insecurity, housing, and public transportation. In addition, we are raising funds for the Area Food Drive, the Christmas Food Bag Program, the Weekend Back Pack Program, and other sponsorship projects. All funds stay local to Heber Valley.

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Health

Health Pillar Fund

Our Health Pillar aims to bring people of Wasatch County together to promote health education, health services and living a healthy lifestyle. This year’s programs include the Annual Children’s Health Clinic, the Annual Wasatch County Community Thanksgiving Dinner, Healthy School Awards and other local programs as we see fit.

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Education

Education Pillar Fund

The Education Pillar is working to help our Heber Valley educators produce the finest youth on the planet. 2022 initiatives include supporting the UVU Wasatch Campus with a new accredited Hospitality and Tourism degreed program. We are also partnering with UVU and WHS to develop a trades program for the 30% of graduates that don’t go on to college.

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Arts

Arts Pillar Fund

The Arts Pillar wants to make Heber Valley a destination for arts enthusiasts everywhere. We marshal resources for artistic venues, events, and provide opportunities for local visual, theatrical, dance, and music artisans. Current initiatives are to help facilitate a state of the art community theater for local performances and to support and grow current cultural events.

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Recreation

Recreation Pillar Fund

Our Recreation Pillar enriches the quality of life for residents with recreation activities, parks and facilities that promote health, wellness and fun for all ages. 2022 programs include: Heber Valley Running Club, bike repair stations at some of our more popular mountain biking trails, dog park improvements, supporting the Heber Valley Marathon and Half, and adding more Pickleball Courts to …

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Human Services

Christmas Food Bag Fund

With 1,000+ children in our Heber Valley experiencing food insecurity, we wanted our most vulnerable population to not go hungry over the school break during the Christmas holidays. Food is purchased and distributed to the families participating in the Operation Hope program. Last year, 1,200 children received holiday food bags in Heber Valley.

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Human Services

Weekend Backpack Fund

One in eight children in the state of Utah go hungry, and about 1,000 of those live here in Wasatch County. Youth don’t go to food pantries, so our Human Services Pillar provides a program where the food pantries go to them. School-age children can discretely come and load their backpacks at school with food for the weekend.   

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Human Services

Area Food Drive

Support our local food pantries in Wasatch County, including CCPC, Community Action, and the High School. Donations to this fund will be used to purchase items needed at these local pantries.

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Human Services

Roonies Recognizes

Roonies Recognizes orchestrates local volunteers to package rice and bean meals. Your donation will 100% go back into the community in the form of food and supplies to make meal packs. Meal packs are offered at local food banks and the Wasatch County School District’s Backpack Program.

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Health

Children’s Health Clinic Fund

The Children’s Health Clinic is an annual program where we provide free health check-ups for uninsured children. Check-ups include vision, hearing, dental, well-child and immunizations.

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Health

Healthy School Awards Fund

We provide awards to local Wasatch County schools that are serving healthier meals and snacks, getting students to move more, offer high-quality health and physical education, support staff wellness, and empower staff to be healthy role models.

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Health

Thanksgiving Dinner Fund

Having a sense of community is an important part of overall health and well-being. This annual program is a community Thanksgiving Dinner provided by local restaurants and donors alike. We invite all to attend, and we ensure our most vulnerable residents are invited to participate. 

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Education

UVU Hospitality Degree Fund

UVU Wasatch Campus is developing a newly-accredited Hospitality and Tourism degree, beginning Fall of 2021. WCF is hoping to support this program with needed funds for new staff and equipment, along with new partnerships with local resorts, hotels, and restaurants.

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Education

UVU and Wasatch High School Trades Fund

Approximately 30% of Wasatch High School graduates don’t go on to college. We’re working with UVU and Wasatch High School to provide funds for a new trades program. Funds are required for equipment and staff, and partnerships for student training are needed in HVAC, plumbing, electric, and construction industries.

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Recreation

Pickleball Courts Fund

WCF is working with the Heber Valley Pickle Ball Club to fund two additional new courts at Southfield Park. The club is looking to raise at least $80K, and WCF has pledged to match donations to this fund, up to $20K.

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Recreation

Heber Valley Running Club Fund

Heber Valley Running Club meets each Thursday evening at the Heber Valley Brewing Company. Funds are being raised for rewards to encourage attendance.

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Recreation

Bike Repair Stations Fund

The sport of mountain biking in Wasatch County has seen a significant leap in interest. WCF Recreation Pillar is raising funds to install new and repair current mountain biking repair stations on some of our most beloved trails.

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Recreation

Dog Park Improvement Fund

Wasatch County residents love their dogs and want their beloved companions to have a sense of well-being, too. WCF Recreation Pillar is working to make improvements to our current dog parks.  

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Recreation

The Heber Valley Marathon and Half

WCF has partnered with the Endurance Sports Summit, bringing you the Valkyrie race, and the Heber Valley Marathon and Half. Starting at Jordanelle, going through Heber and Midway and concluding at Soldier Hollow, this is a race held annually on Father’s Day weekend for residents and visitors alike.

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