John Couget is a long-time resident of Inspiration Ministries in Walworth. Although John is very social, his Cerebral Palsy makes it very difficult for him to communicate. To better faciliate conversations for John, Geneva National Foundation provided him with an iPad and the "Verbally" application, which speaks sentences John taps with his finger. The software predicts what John might say and stores his commonly used words and phrases so he can easily express himself. (Pic

A boom box is playing music, but no one can hear it over the constant ricochet of basketballs off the floor and backboards in the Badger High School gym. About 50 Walworth County Adult Program Special Olympics athletes, between the ages of 13 to 70, are practicing their basketball skills, dribbling, passing and shooting buckets under the eight hoops in the school’s main gym. Volunteer coaches organize layup drills and other practice routines for the athletes. Everyone tries,

Gregg and Debbie Kunes were the recipients of our 2014 Humanitarian Award. Gregg and Debbie have been a valued part the Walworth County Community since 1996. The Kunes' are well known for their willingness to lend a hand to local charitable organizations, whether by providing assistance or offering monetary support. Their relationship with the Geneva National Foundation's L.E.O. began in 2007 when the Kunes Country Auto Group became our main sponsor, and Gregg joined the bo

LAKE GENEVA - The Geneva National Foundation (GNF), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that is dedicated to funding charities that serve people with disabilities in Walworth County, WI, is now accepting grant applications for participation in the 2014 Lifelong Empowerment Open. The L.E.O. has been the largest single-day fundraising event held in Walworth County for the past seven years, with more than $1.6 million donated to six organizations in that time. This is the first t