Congratulations to Tony OmernikTony Omernik, United Way RSVP of Marathon County Program Director was recognized as the Volunteer Engagement Honoree at the annual Governor’s Service Recognition Event recently. The event, held at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin, honors outstanding volunteers, national service participants and programs that have helped to address serious needs in their communities. In accepting the award, Omernik credited the RSVP volunteers themselves as “the ones who have helped RSVP grow and become a successful program in service to the community.” Locally, the RSVP program supports all 55+ adults in our community with programs that go beyond volunteering. Retirement well-being and healthy aging education programs, technology tutoring, blood pressure screening and hypertension education, community coffee hours, and the community connection calendar all support healthy, active living for older adults and are provided free of charge. In the 6+ years RSVP has been in operation, a total of 600 RSVP members have contributed over 214,000 hours of volunteer service. |
Fill A Backpack Fill A Need Coming SoonThe Workplace Volunteer Council is busy planning the annual Fill A Backpack Fill A Need project. This year's event will be August 19 and the distribution will take place at the former JC Penney store site in the Wausau Center Mall. Help a child start the school year with the supplies and tools they need to succeed!
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Registration Open for Kick-off BreakfastOur annual Kick-off Breakfast will be Thursday, August 24, at The City Grill at Jefferson Street Inn. Please mark your calendar and get your team registered. You'll receive the tools and information you need to get your campaign off and running! Thanks to Peoples State Bank for once again sponsoring our Kick-off! |
United We Can Registration OpenUnited We Can, the food sculpture portion of CommUnity Fest, is a fun team building activity. Your staff will work together to design and build a captivating sculpture from non-perishable food and household supplies. With more than 2500 people attending this event annually it's also a great way to show the community that your company is helping in the fight against hunger. Never built a sculpture before? Check out photos from other years and do some browsing on-line. There's even an award for the Best New Entry! Register your team today!
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Partnership for Youth Receives Grant for new ProjectMuch attention lately has been focused on kids in crisis. Behavioral incidents in the classroom have been increasing in both frequency and severity among all age groups, and truancy is up over 51% since the 2012-2013 school year for several local high schools. Collaboration among school districts, social services, law enforcement, mental health providers, and community organizations serving kids and families led to the development of Partnership for Youth’s (PfY) Diversion Pilot. Services will launch at Thomas Jefferson Elementary, Wausau West and D.C. Everest Senior High during the Fall 2017 Semester. The pilot at Weston Elementary is targeted to start second semester of the 2017-2018 school year. Specific launch dates depend upon securing the estimated $150,000 for implementation. Thanks to the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation and the Wausau-Marathon County Fund of the the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin for being the first to dedicate dollars to help launch this project. |
Happy 4th of July!Our Office, the Career Closet, and Rebecca's Closet will be closed on July 3 and 4 in observance of Independence Day. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!
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