The First annual Swan Valley Youth Outdoor Education Rendezvous was held on June 15th. What a day, what an event! With big smiles and rapt attention, children and parents experienced hands on learning about ten outdoor skills. This was in spite of inclement weather, rain, wind and temperatures so cold the snow line dropped to about five thousand feet on the Swan Mountains.
See 2024 Youth for the story.
The big event is tomorrow June 15th staring at 7:30.
Swan Valley Community Foundation Youth Outdoor Education Rendezvous volunteers setting the American Legion Ball Field up for the rendezvous tomorrow. Volunteer’s efforts for the last month mowing, cleaning up down trees and vegetation and generally sprucing things up came to fruition today as they moved in the tents and equipment for tomorrow’s event. See 2024 Youth for full story.
The Foundation discovered May 10th that there was an email glitch on our website and we did not receive at least two small grant applications. We fixed this issue and the email is now functioning properly. We are extending the deadline for grant submission to Friday May 14th. If you submitted a grant application by email and have not heard from the Foundation that we received it, please resubmit it to admin@swanvalleyfoundation.org and treasurer@swanvalleyfoundation.org. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Thank you
The Swan Valley Community Foundation.
SVCF is now accepting RSVPs. RSVP now to John Tapp at either 406-754-0016 or johnctapp@yahoo.com to secure a place. Please include names of attendees, phone number(s), e-mail address(es) and menu choice(s) prime rib, salmon or chicken alfredo. This is an adult event. For more information see 2024 Community Celebration
There are only 9 days left to register!
June 1st Deadline
To Register click https://cvent.me/OwYPoZ or scan QR Code 
for more information or see 2024 Youth
See https://www.swanvalleyfoundation.org/grant-applications/ for more information and applications
Our community celebration at the Hungry Bear on June 27th was a big success.
We shared a a brief history of the Foundation with our guests and how it was time to formulate a new strategic plan. We asked them to help us over dinner by talking about community needs they saw in the valley and how the Foundation might help.
We asked folks to write their ideas down on cards, and if willing, to volunteer to help with foundation projects or even serve on the board.
The response was very positive and we collected 71 cards. Now we are transcribing the cards and collating the suggestions. We will send out an informational email later in July that summarizes the suggestions and describes what the Foundation sees for its agenda over the next few years.
And finally a great big thank you to those who donated funds. That is really appreciated and supports the continued work of the Foundation.
We wish everyone in the Swan Valley to have a very good Fourth of July!
