Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation Gives $82,630 in Grants So Far This Year

Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation is proud to be a part of such a giving community where good people strive to make life better for everyone. We are pleased and proud to announce that during this grant period we have given a total of $55,630 to 13 non-profit organizations. One of our priorities this giving period is to contribute to the new Waunakee Public Library in our home community, so we are pledging $150,000 to sponsor the History Hall in this exciting project. Our family business of Endres Manufacturing Company celebrated it’s 90^th birthday in 2016, so we have a long local history, and are eager to share the history of Waunakee with all visitors to the new library. Among the May grant requests awarded are:

• CareNet – $2000 for their new initiative Fathers Matter! program which encourages and supports men who are facing an unplanned pregnancy.
• Centro Hispano – $5000 for their youth programs which provide services for an estimated 250 academically under-performing students in grades 6-12.
• World CranioFacial Foundation – $250 to support a benefit concert to raise money for the cause.
• Holy Wisdom Monastery – $1000 for a tractor mounted skidder winch which is used for ecological restoration.
• Institutional Ministries – $1880 to support their program that works with incarcerated inmates to provide the returning citizen with a completed GED and provide a social readiness to enter the community and workplace.
• Lussier Center – $1500 to support their LEAP 2 College program which offers tutoring, mentoring, and family visits to close achievement gaps for elementary-school and middle-school youth.
• Madison Audubon Society – $1000 for their Forces of Nature: Empowering Kids Through Discovery program, which is a six to twelve week after-school and summer program for elementary and middle school students incorporating STEM concepts and promoting literacy.
• MadREP – $2500 for their Inspire initiative which helps students and educators gain a solid understanding of the career fields available at local businesses in Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson and Sauk Counties.
• Second Harvest Food Bank – $2500 to support their FoodShare (food stamp) Outreach program. This program now accounts for nearly 20% of total meals distributed annually.
• Vera Court Neighborhood Center – donating $5000, with a pledge to donate another $5000 next year as well to support the Vera Vision 2020 campaign, which is committed to providing the resources and support necessary to close the achievement gap for their neighborhood by 2020. This will be accomplished by doubling the size of their overcrowded center, provide one-on-one tutoring and academic case management, and obtaining educational materials and technology.
• Village of Waunakee – $2000 to complete the Waunakee downtown mural along the west-facing wall at Waunakee Furniture. This was produced by Dane Arts Mural Arts which engaged High School at-risk students, High School Art programs, and a community paint day.
• WAGS – $1000 to support their Reading Dog program, which allows students to practice the skill of reading in a relaxed setting.
• Waunakee Public Library – $30,000 with a pledge for 5 years to total $150,000 to build the new library. We will be sponsoring the new History Hall which is a public exhibition and gallery space dedicated to celebrating the history of Waunakee.

These are in addition to pledges and special gifts that were made earlier this year, totaling $27,000:

• $15,000 to Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission,
• $1,000 to sponsor a big brother or sister,
• $10,000 to the Village of Waunakee to commission artists for Trains on Main Street.
• $1000 to Edgewood High School and Queen of Peace for Cubby Wolfe’s (a long-time Foundation board member) memorial.

A sincere “THANK YOU” goes out from the Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation for the diligent work done by area non-profits to make our world a better place. We want you to know that we are sincerely grateful for your mission, your passion, and your diligence to improve the quality of life for so many people. If you know of any non-profit organizations who you think the Foundation could help, please let us know and pass on the word to those non-profits. We are here to help better the community! Grant applications can be found at www.endresmfg.com by following the foundation link. Anyone can contribute to the foundation and 100% of the funds are given back to the community.

Old National Donating $45,000 to WI non-profits

Madison, Wisc. (April 3, 2017) – Old National Bank is sponsoring a $45,000 cash giveaway to benefit local nonprofit organizations. The winners will be chosen by the community. This promotion is only available at Old National banking centers in Wisconsin or online at www.oldnational.com/chooseyourcharity.

How it Works

$1,000 will be given to the charitable organization receiving the most votes at each participating banking center. There are 45 banking center locations in Wisconsin. Winners must be non-profit organizations with a 501(c)(3) legal tax exemption status. The winning charities will be announced the week of June 12, 2017.

How to Vote

The event runs April 3 – May 12, 2017. Community members must cast their votes in person at any Old National Bank location in Wisconsin or online. Voters must be 18 years or older and may only vote once per day.

“Giving back to the community is at the heart of all we do at Old National,” said Len Devaisher, Wisconsin Region CEO. “The Choose Your Charity Giveaway provides a mechanism to support many local organizations within the Greater Wisconsin community and is just one way we put our values into action. Besides providing financial support, Old National associates provided more than 100,000 hours of volunteer service to more than 2,000 community organizations in 2016. Every associate is provided paid time off to volunteer in the community and we taught financial education programs that reached over 17,000 people last year.”

About Old National

Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ: ONB), the holding company of Old National Bank, is the largest financial services holding company headquartered in Indiana. With $14.9 billion in assets, it ranks among the top 100 banking companies in the U.S. Since its founding in Evansville in 1834, Old National Bank has focused on community banking by building long-term, highly valued partnerships with clients. Today, Old National’s footprint includes Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Wisconsin. In addition to providing extensive services in retail and commercial banking, Old National offers comprehensive wealth management, investments and brokerage services. For more information and financial data, please visit Investor Relations at oldnational.com.

Overture’s Local Legends 2017 Include Exact Sciences, Local Couples Continue Pledge of Half Million Dollars to Match Community Gifts

For immediate release: Monday, March 13, 2017
Contact: Lex Poppens, VP of Marketing and Sales, 608.258.4147 | lpoppens@overture.org

Sarah Knab, Communications Manager, 608.258.4438 | sknab@overture.org

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Overture’s Local Legends 2017 Include Exact Sciences, Local Couples Continue Pledge of Half Million Dollars to Match Community Gifts

Second Year of Largest-ever Challenge Grant Will Match Donations Until June 15, up to $500,000

Madison, Wis. — Ted DeDee, President and CEO of Madison’s Overture Center for the Arts, and the Overture Center Foundation (OCF) Board of Directors, announced today the list of Overture’s Local Legends for 2017. These are local companies, couples or individuals who’ve pledged $100,000 to challenge area residents and businesses to support the arts at Overture as part of the Spring Match Campaign.

• Exact Sciences Corporation

“Overture is a world-class facility, one of the best performing arts venues in the country, and truly makes a major impact on our community.  But it can’t survive without our community’s support,” commented Kevin Conroy, Chairman and CEO of Exact Sciences. Exact Sciences became a Local Legend this year after having long supported Overture by sponsoring its National Geographic Live! series. “Madison continues to become a more dynamic community economically, entrepreneurially, and culturally. As a cornerstone of our region, Overture helps make Madison one of the best cities in America to live, work, and start a business.”

• Judith and Nick Topitzes

“We became a Local Legend to help increase the programming of Overture to as many people as possible in Madison and surrounding communities,” said Judith Topitzes.  She joins the Local Legends with her husband Nick, founder and former owner of pc/nametag. “The arts contribute to the culture, health and balance of individuals. Overture has contributed to a downtown that other cities can only be envious of. But most importantly, we wanted to help make Overture free of politics and open to more Madisonians and south central Wisconsin residents.”

• Sandy and Jun Lee

“The arts are so vital for our community, and for our children,” said Sandy Lee, who, with her fellow-UW alum husband Jun, join Overture’s Local Legends this year. “By supporting Overture Center, we are helping to fuel the creativity required for our children to grow and flourish. Through Overture’s free and low-cost programming, including the OnStage Field Trip program, children have the opportunity to experience the arts first-hand.  Seeing a program and the excitement in the children’s eyes, we knew we had had invest in it.”

• Two couples who prefer to remain anonymous

“We made the decision to give this gift in honor of Glenda Noel-Ney, Overture’s VP of Advancement, and Tim Sauers, VP of Programming and Community Engagement, for their dedication to the arts throughout their careers, and their tremendous influence on making Overture this wonderful place to be introduced to, experience and enjoy the arts,” commented the anonymous couple who donated in the names of Noel-Ney and Sauers. “It is vital to the well-being of a community to ensure the arts are accessible to as many people as possible, and Glenda and Tim work tirelessly towards this at Overture, through outreach, engagement and arts programming in diverse forms and for all ages. As we see it, they are the legends – not us.”

“The main reason we made the donation is that we were able to at this moment in our lives and we think the Overture is a beautiful space that everyone should be able to enjoy,” commented one of this year’s Local Legends couples, who will remain anonymous. “We are hoping our donation will make it possible for those that might otherwise not have the opportunity, to be able to do so.”

The campaign grew last season with last year’s five Local Legends – Jim and Sue Bakke, Diane Ballweg, Jim Imhoff and Kitty Kuhl, Jonathan and Susan Lipp and Tom and Peggy Pyle – who challenged Overture’s fundraising efforts with a $500,000 total match of individual and corporate philanthropic gifts.

Previous Years’ Local Legends:

• 2015 – Ron and Deborah Krantz and an anonymous donor in honor of Ted & Gail DeDee
• 2014 – Joe and Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner and Bea and Lau Christensen
• 2013 – MG&E Foundation, Kelly Family Foundation and Dianne Christensen

“The Local Legends program, now in its fifth year, is part of Overture’s Spring fundraising program where generous individuals, families and corporations have each pledged $100,000 as a match to contributions of any denomination from the Madison area community,” said Ted DeDee, Overture’s President and CEO. “All money raised in this Local Legends Match campaign, which runs through June 15th, supports Overture’s free and low-cost programs throughout the year. To date, twelve Local Legends have made this significant commitment. And now, five new Local Legends have just pledged their extremely powerful financial support in order that the contributions of others are doubled.”  DeDee concluded, “We couldn’t be more grateful for the meaningful gifts of our Local Legends and the resounding response of our entire community.”

To qualify for the match, gifts may be made by individuals or businesses and designated to the Overture Annual Fund or in support of a community program. Performance or program sponsorships will not be counted toward the match.

In 2012, Overture Center became a private non-profit organization, continuing its mission to engage the community in the arts and ensure access to the arts for all, regardless of their social or economic standing.

OVERTURE CENTER FOR THE ARTS in Madison, Wisconsin features seven state-of-the-art performance spaces and five galleries where national and international touring artists, ten resident companies and hundreds of local artists engage people in nearly seven hundred thousand educational and artistic experiences each year. Overture.org  

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Starion Bank donates to local charities, organizations

In 2016, Starion Bank donated nearly $1.02 million to local charities and organizations in the Wisconsin and North Dakota communities it serves.

During the year, major donations were given to Dane County organizations including Attic Angel Association, American Cancer Society Coaches vs. Cancer, Madison Winter Festival, Madison Opera and the Second Harvest Foodbank.

“Giving back to the community is a core value of Starion Bank,” explained Craig Larson, CEO and chairman of the board for Starion. “These organizations help make the community strong and vibrant. Starion is proud to support so many groups that share our mission to build a better community.”

The bank also supports its employees’ work to make a difference in the community. “As a supercommunity bank, we believe it’s important to support our employees and their volunteer efforts. It’s an honor to work with individuals who care so much about making the community a better place to live and work,” added Larson.

About Starion Bank

Starion Bank is a $1.2 billion family-owned community bank with a full line of commercial, personal and mortgage banking services. Started in Oakes, N.D., in 1969, Starion opened in the Madison area in 2006 and has three locations: 1651 John Q. Hammons Drive, Middleton; 5900 Gisholt Drive, Monona; and 350 South Grand Avenue, Sun Prairie. The bank has 12 branches in North Dakota.

Online

• www.starionbank.com
• www.facebook.com/starionbank

Conney Safety Products Donates Gas Detection Units to UW Hockey Teams

MADISON, WI – January 12, 2017 – Conney Safety Products made a donation of portable gas detection units to the University of Wisconsin men’s and women’s Hockey teams after hearing about their exposure to elevated levels of carbon monoxide (CO) during a recent away game in Wentzville, Missouri.

On hand to accept the gas detection units were UW Hockey athletic trainers Dennis Helwig and Andy Hrodey. “We appreciate Conney Safety’s generous offer of providing gas detection units for our teams,” stated Dennis Helwig, Assistant AD, University of Wisconsin Women’s Hockey Team. “After our recent experience this will offer a good sense of relief to our athletes knowing that such a unit can be with us at all times.”

The portable gas detection units will help the teams to identify potential hazardous environments when playing at ice arenas on-the-road or at home.

According to the CDC, incomplete fuel combustion by ice resurfacers is the most likely source of elevated CO and poisonings in ice arenas but can be prevented through regular maintenance of ice resurfacers, installation of CO detectors, and provision of adequate ventilation.

About Conney Safety Products
Conney Safety Products, a division of WESCO Distribution, Inc., celebrates 70 years in the safety industry and is one of the largest major distributors in the U.S. that specializes in the distribution of safety products and provides safety support services and solutions for the manufacturing, construction and commercial industries. For more information visit Conney.com or call 800-356-9100.

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