Threads of Kindness: Barb Ketter Makes a Difference
As we continue our celebration of service during the Miron Construction Make a Difference Week, we’re thrilled to uplift the dedicated service and talents of Barb Ketter, one of our Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) participants. Volunteering isn’t just a way to pass time for Barb Ketter – it’s a lifestyle. Over the years she […]
Making a Difference Daily: Scott Schupbach
As we continue our celebration of service during the Miron Construction Make a Difference Week, we’re pleased to highlight an outstanding volunteer recommended to us by our friends at Outagamie County Volunteer Services: Scott Schupbach. Scott is a Volunteer Driver and Volunteer Family Interaction Supervisor and has been volunteering for 6 years with Outagamie County Volunteer Services. […]
Honoring Anne Kidd: Our Longest-Serving Difference-Maker
This year Volunteer Fox Cities decided to expand our celebration of National Make a Difference Day into a whole week. With the support of Miron Construction, today we’re launching Make a Difference Week, Oct. 20-25. Each day this week, we’ll be sharing a “Difference-Maker of the Day” to lift up stories of people who are […]
Bethesda Continues its Mission of Helping People with Disabilities
A Lutheran pastor started Bethesda Lutheran Communities more than 100 years ago after a father reached out to his church to get support for his two children with special needs after his wife died. Lutheran congregations and people with children in group homes began opening Bethesda Thrift Shops all across the nation. Today, the agency […]
Sometimes, it’s the Little Things in Life that Make a Big Difference
David Hinds knows that even the simplest things in life can mean a lot to a 10 year-old boy from a single-parent home. He said CJ, his young mentee, loves to have dinner with Hinds and his wife and take their salt and pepper schnauzer, Holly, for a walk. “Sometimes it’s the dog walking him!” Hinds […]
RSVP Volunteer Keeps Vans Rolling for Veterans
At 81, RSVP member Cal Gardner is still driving – every day. He drives a shuttle at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center and the Housing Authority and recently began driving the Fox Valley Warming Shelter van, transporting the agency’s clients to downtown Appleton and other important destinations. And since the first of the year, he has […]
RSVP Volunteers Work to Save the Sight of Children
It’s amazing what a half-dozen RSVP volunteers can do. Since 2008, RSVP members Cathy and Jim Glasheen, Jim and Millie Mauthe, Phyllis Klahn and Anne Tischauser have provided free, sight-saving vision screenings for more than 3,000 preschoolers in Outagamie County on behalf of Prevent Blindness Wisconsin. They have referred 105 children for complete eye exams. […]
Volunteerism is Passed Down Through Generations
Volunteering is a family affair for Kathy Salm, who serves as board president and volunteer donation coordinator for the Center for Suicide Awareness. Her husband, Bob, is the emcee for the agency’s annual suicide awareness walk. Her daughter, Karen, posts items on the agency’s social media sites and Karen’s husband, Justin, designed and maintains the […]
Adult Tutor Provides Community Connection
Helping Latinos who are struggling with communication is one of Tom Stenklyft’s passions. The process brings him back to his roots. His grandparents emigrated from Sweden and in her later years as a widow, his grandmother lived with his family. He recalls her broken English and the difficulty she had with pronouncing the letter “j.” […]
Habitat for Humanity on track to build 17 homes in the Fox Cities
When Jodi Isom joined the Greater Fox Cities Habitat for Humanity as volunteer services manager in 2000, the agency was building two to three newly-constructed homes a year. This year, they are on track to build 17 homes, three of which are older structures that will be rehabilitated in conjunction with the agency’s home buyer […]