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2006 Workplace Campaign Update
The 2006 Brown County United Way
campaign is in full swing. People across the county have
already raised more than $200,000 to help their neighbors.
And while it is too soon to say for
sure, all signs are pointing to a positive year for Brown
County.
"It's too early to tell, but
from the positive feedback from our loaned executives and the
community, we are feeling good about our annual campaign,"
said Alicia Van Straten, campaign manager. "As we've
reported earlier, our numbers from our Pacesetter Campaign were
up 12 percent. We are hoping that trend continues."
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The first Brown County United Way
Community Planning Summit was held Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. More than 80 participants gathered at the
Riverside Ballroom in Green Bay to determine how the Brown
County United Way will:
- Continue to build
relationships that will make the organization most effective;
- Mobilize Brown County's
resources;
- Provide the best possible
community service; and
- Communicate Brown County's
human services needs, and how lives can be improved.
The focus of the summit was derived
by compiling more than 100 interviews taken from a board
cross-section of people in Brown County. Interview
questions were focused on what
respondents envision as an ideal future for Brown County.
Summit participants employed a
decision-making method used worldwide by both nonprofits and
large corporations known as appreciative inquiry. This process,
originally developed in 1980 by a graduate student and his
advisor at Case Western Reserve University, places an emphasis
on collecting many participants' personal experiences and
transforming them into a unified strategic plan.
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BCUW will steward grant
Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton
has announced Governor Jim Doyle's plan to award grants
totaling $4,251,300 from the State of Wisconsin to help improve
access to dental services for low-income individuals in
Wisconsin.
Included in this package is a
provision for the Brown County Oral Health Partnership to
receive a one-time grant of $341,000. The funds would
specifically help provide for children's dental needs.
Funding for the grants come from federal dollar that were attained by the Department of Health and Family services in an effort to maximize the inflow of federal funds into the state.
The funding still needs to gain approval by the Joint Committee on Finance before local communities can receive the funds.
Lawton made the announcement at the
Howe Neighborhood Family Resource Center Oct. 13.
"Access to dental care is the
most important issue in this state right now," Lawton
said. "This grant will help."
The Brown County Oral Health
Partnership (OHP), of which Brown County United Way is a
member, will administer the grant. The OHP is a joint effort by
Brown County human services organizations and the Rotary Club of Green Bay to improve
access to local dental services.
"This would make a huge impact
for the children in our community that have difficulty finding
the critical dental care they need," said OHP President
Nancy Armbrust.
The Brown County United Way will
donate its services as the fiscal agent for the grant,
something the BCUW is pleased to do, said Community Impact
Manager Sarah Inman.
"It is an honor to have been
selected as the fiscal agent for this grant," Inman said.
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On Saturday, September 30 the Brown
County United Way Emerging Leaders Society volunteered their
time to help build a home on Eastman Avenue for Habitat for
Humanity.
Individual volunteers
included: Jeff and Jenny Metzger, Adam Madson, Christine
Whitlock, Jennifer Mayberry, Wendy Adams, Jim and Vicki
Cornell, Ryan Peper, Jody Weyers, Becca Tassone, Adam and Sarah
Hardy, Dave and David Pelton, Dan and Joe Kizur, and Cindy and
Amanda Kapla.
To learn more about volunteering
with the Emerging Leaders Society, contact Vicki Cornell,
432-3393 ext. 8625.
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