In a devastating season, Christopher and Lisa Maahs came to the Community Foundation with the hopes of creating a memorial for their beloved son.
By: Jenna Weix
Director of Marketing
22 February 2021
The Robbie Maahs Memorial Fund: Continuing the Memory of a Beloved Son
In 2005, after unexpectedly losing their son at the age of 2, the community of Wausau surrounded the Christopher and Lisa Maahs family with love and generosity. Needing to find a place to house the generous donations from their family, friends, and community, the Maahs family turned to the Community Foundation with the hopes of creating a memorial for their beloved son.
“There wasn’t any thought other than to create a fund at the Community Foundation,” said Lisa Maahs. “Immediately, the Foundation gave us the help we needed to set up the correct kind of fund, as well as being so very compassionate during the most difficult time of our lives.”
For 17 years, the Robbie Maahs Memorial Fund has continued to make a difference in the Wausau community. Nearly $60,000 has been donated back into the community designated mainly toward youth initiatives.
Knowing the fund continues to make an impact in the community is what spurs the Maahs family forward. “One of the only bright spots for a very long time after Robbie’s death was knowing the fund was helping our local youth,” says Lisa Maahs. “The sweet notes of thanks when a parent couldn’t afford a class or sport for their child, have always been an unexpected and heartful blessing to our family.”
More News
$90,000 Available in Community Arts Grants for Innovative and Creative Ideas
[WAUSAU, WI] - The Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin is seeking applications for Community Arts Grant funding by [...]
Celebrating 35 Years of Enhancing North Central Wisconsin
[WAUSAU, WI January 20, 2022] — Incorporated on January 22, 1987, as the Wausau Area Community Foundation, the public [...]
Community Foundation Awards $525,000 in Community Enhancement Grants
[WAUSAU, WI, December 22, 2021] — The Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin announced that in 2021, thirty-one charitable [...]