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Midwest Mujeres Elevating Local Women Even Higher
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Araceli Esparza
info@midwestmujeres.com
Midwest Mujeres, Founder
608-571-5182
www.eventsmidwestmujeres.com
Gregg Potter
gregg@projectkinect.com
Project Kinect
702-807-1607
MIDWEST MUJERES ELEVATING LOCAL WOMEN EVEN HIGHER
Join Midwest Mujeres for their iYo Quiero Dinero! Telling Our Stories Event!
Madison, Wisconsin, USA (April 11, 2023) – Midwest Mujeres (MWM) is announcing the third annual iYo Quiero Dinero! Telling Our Stories on Friday, June 16th, 2023, at the MyArts building (1055 E. Mifflin St.) at 7 PM. The event is about empowerment through stories of financial success and financial failures. The community is invited to celebrate local women of color on a journey to be public speakers and storytellers in this red carpeted extravaganza. The highlight of the evening will be the eight storytellers who have completed the Chingona Leadership program and will receive premium awards for their work. This year, we are honored to have Dr. Sagashus T. Levingston as a special guest, her message of using your social capital as a vehicle for your success is a perfect complement to our night of transformational stories.
“These are our stories, not just one single story of success and failure.” Shares Midwest Mujeres founder, Araceli Esparza. “Telling Our Stories will highlight stories from local women of color, all orbiting work Midwest Mujeres has been involved in. Yes, we want economic independence but we also want to be valued. We always want to make money!”
Tickets to the event are $25 and can be purchased on Eventbrite (https://bit.ly/YoQuieroDinero2023) A full line up of the evening will be available in early May. Sponsorship opportunities are available. To find out more information and become a sponsor, email gregg@projectkinect.com.
More about the event’s history. The event directs focus on immigrant and first-generation individuals telling their stories that have helped propel them forward. Midwest Mujeres through podcasts, blogging and online forums has created a space of empowerment through stories of financial success and failures. ‘Our Stories’ stands apart because our storytellers have gone from surviving to thriving to personal freedom.
For more information about Midwest Mujeres, visit www.eventsmidwestmujeres.com
iYo Quiero Dinero! Telling Our Stories Event!
EVENT DETAILS
DETAILS
June 16, 2023
7pm
MyArts Building
1055 Mifflin St. Madison, WI 53703
TICKETS
$25
WHAT
A night of empowerment through stories of financial success and financial failures. Come celebrate local women of color on a journey to be public speakers and storytellers.
PROGRAM AND SPECIAL GUESTS
Available Early May
PARKING
Street Parking available. Parking also available in Lyric building adjacent to MyArts building.
IMPORTANT CONTACTS & LINKS
Video/Promo: Breyon “1neofmani” Sommerville lessworklifestyle@gmail.com
Event Chair: Araceli – info@midwestmujeres.com
Event Spokesperson/sponsorship: Gregg Potter gregg@projectkinect.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MidWestMujeresMentoring
Volunteers: info@midwestmujeres.com
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MSCR Day Trip to Milwaukee: Tour the Burgers & Custard Capital of the World
April 14, 2023
For Immediate Release
Contact: Nicole Graper at ngraper@madison.k12.wi.us or 608-204-3017
MSCR Day Trip to Milwaukee: Tour the Burgers & Custard Capital of the World
Join MSCR on Saturday, May 6, as we team up with Milwaukee Food Tours for the “Burgers & Custard Capital of the World” Food and History Tour. Start the day at the Milwaukee County Historical Society in the historic Brewers Bank building and learn about its role in popular television shows and films. Explore the exhibits, gift shop and purchase a beer to enjoy. (The legends – Pabst, Blatz, Schlitz or a Miller). Take a short stroll and give two thumbs up with a visit and photo opportunity with Fonzie along the Milwaukee RiverWalk. “Ayyyyy…”
Enjoy a hamburger and fries lunch at a classic Milwaukee diner, Miss Katie’s. Delve into a “custard crawl” with stops at two historic custard stands, Leon’s Frozen Custard and, the oldest in Wisconsin, Gilles Frozen Custard Stand.
Fee covers narrated, guided city tour, lunch, custard and motorcoach transportation. Tour includes minimal walking; must be able to enter / exit the bus multiple times during the day. Bus loads at 8:15am on Pflaum Rd in front of LaFollette High School. The registration deadline is April 26, 2023.
MSCR is Madison’s public recreation department, offering a variety of activities for all ages including arts, enrichment, fitness, outdoors, sports and more. Go to mscr.org for more information.
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WPS Health Insurance adds new maternity program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
DeAnne Boegli
Vice President of Communications
608-512-5754
deanne.boegli@wpsic.com
WPS Health Insurance adds new maternity program
Additional case management services help pregnant customers
MADISON, Wis.—April 10, 2023— WPS Health Insurance introduces a new case management program for pregnant customers. Because of the strong relationship between parents’ health and their infants’ health, the maternity program is designed to support customers during and after pregnancy with the goal of improved health outcomes for parents and their infants.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 10 babies are born too early in the United States. By providing access to health care resources and identifying the risks for preterm births (labor that happens before 37 weeks of pregnancy), these risks can be reduced.
By helping customers manage preexisting conditions that could cause pregnancy complications, WPS can help parents and babies be healthier. The Maternity Program can:
- Help customers understand their health care benefits
- Help customers better manage their personal health care needs and risk factors during pregnancy and following delivery
- Inform customers about community and technical resources that can help meet their individual needs
- Support optimal maternal and infant outcomes by promoting evidence-based perinatal care
- Reduce preterm births by lowering risk factors and providing access to educational tools for perinatal care
- Reduce neonatal intensive care (NICU) admissions for infants
- Eliminate barriers for receiving health care
Kimberlee Alton, R.N., and Debra Hartwig, R.N., are WPS Nurse Care Managers who support and educate customers to manage their health care needs and conditions. Through the Maternity Program, they are working hand in hand with the customers enrolled. They are available to provide perinatal education, community resources, clarity, and understanding around health insurance benefits, as well as to support optimal maternal and infant outcomes by promoting evidence-based perinatal care.
“Many of our customers have expressed appreciation for the Maternity Program. They find it beneficial to form a relationship with a nurse case manager throughout their pregnancy and can continue with this program after their baby is born. Customers can also opt-out of the program at any time,” Kimberlee said.
Pregnant members of any WPS individual or group health plan that includes Case Management services may participate in the Maternity Program at no extra cost. Customers can confirm if their plan includes this benefit by calling the number on their WPS ID card.
Customers interested in learning more or enrolling can contact 800-333-5003 or visit wps.health/maternity.
As one of the largest health benefits providers in the state, Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS Health Insurance) offers a variety of services and coverage with Preferred Provider Organization health plans for individuals and groups, third-party administrator services, and Medicare supplement insurance plans. Headquartered in Madison, Wis., and with employees throughout the state, WPS Health Insurance is deeply committed to Wisconsin and its residents. Visit wpshealth.com for more information.
About WPS Health Plan®
WPS Health Plan, Inc. (WPS Health Plan) is a local, customer-focused choice in a crowd of national health insurance giants. Based in Green Bay, Wis., WPS Health Plan continues its tradition of Wisconsin-based service and is always looking for ways to make owning and using health insurance easier. WPS Health Plan offers Health Maintenance Organization and Point-of-Service plans to the group and individual markets in eastern and north-central Wisconsin, plus third-party administrator services. Visit wpshealth.com/healthplan for more information.
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Wisconsin Union Theater: Danish String Quarter, an Ensemble Playing for the Love of Music with a Foundation of True Friendship, Will Perform in Madison on April 18
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 7, 2023
Contact Information:
Shauna Breneman, Communications Director
Email: sbreneman@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-8862
DOWNLOAD PHOTOS: https://www.kirshbaumassociates.com/artist.php?id=danishstringquartet&aview=dpk#photos
READ RELEASE ONLINE: union.wisc.edu/about/news/danish-string-quartet
DANISH STRING QUARTET, AN ENSEMBLE PLAYING FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC WITH A FOUNDATION OF TRUE FRIENDSHIP, WILL PERFORM IN MADISON ON APRIL 18
MADISON – Patrons will experience how 20 years of friendship and a shared love of music translates on stage as the Wisconsin Union Theater team concludes its 2022-23 Concert Series with a performance by string ensemble the Danish String Quartet on April 18 at 7:30 p.m. CDT at Shannon Hall in Memorial Union and at an online broadcast.
Violinists Frederik Øland and Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, violist Asbjørn Nørgaard, and cellist Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin will perform String Quartet No. 12 In C Minor, D. 703, “Quartettsatz” written by Franz Schubert in 1820; String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20, No. 3 written by Franz Joseph Haydn in 1772; String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108 written by Dimitri Shostakovich in 1960; and Three Divertimenti for String Quartet by Benjamin Britten in 1936. Following intermission, the group will play traditional and contemporary Danish folk music, which it will announce during the performance.
In-person and virtual tickets are available online, at the Memorial Union Box Office, or by calling (608) 265-2787. University of Wisconsin–Madison students, staff and faculty, Wisconsin Union members, as well as audience members under the age of 18, can purchase discounted tickets.
Øland, Sørensen, and Nørgaard met as teenagers at a week-long summer music camp in the countryside of Denmark, becoming quick friends. Sjölin joined the group of friends in playing music in 2007. After forming their friendship, they met together to play for fun throughout the year.
“I think one of the strengths of this quartet, and I believe a lot of quartets, but this quartet, in particular, is that, as you say, we’re built on a very strong friendship because it grew out of a friendship,” Øland said in an interview with BBC Radio 3 in 2014. “We share the same passion for the quartet.”
In planning their programs, the group makes a point to only select music they enjoy playing. This joy consistently translates in dynamic ways to their audience. Nørgaard describes this approach as an evolution in their repertoire; in the beginning, they would often perform compositions that teachers told them to play and pieces that they felt they had to play. Now, they listen to one another’s ideas in a democratic decision-making process and ultimately decide on programming based on the love of playing music.
In a collective message to their supporters, they said, “Yes, playing string quartets is our job, and yes, it is hard work, but we mostly do it for pleasure, like we always did. Music is a way to hang out with friends, and we hope we can continue to hang out for many, many years.”
Madison area community members and visitors can also attend a free studio class 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on April 18 in Shannon Hall at Memorial Union during which UW–Madison students will perform in front of members of the Danish String Quartet and receive feedback. Patrons do not need tickets to attend the class.
The Wisconsin Union Theater 2022-23 season will conclude on May 4 with a performance by jazz singer and 2023 GRAMMY winner Samara Joy. While in-person tickets for this event are sold out, guests can still purchase tickets to enjoy a live, online broadcast of Joy’s performance.
Patrons can visit the Wisconsin Union Theater website to learn more about the performance and studio class featuring the Danish String Quartet.
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About the Wisconsin Union Theater
For more than 80 years, the Wisconsin Union Theater has served as a center for cultural activity in the heart of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. The Theater hosts performances in multiple locations, including Memorial Union, and has an extensive history of remarkable performances. The Wisconsin Union Theater is committed to social justice and works to create an equitable, diverse, and inclusive place for all who engage with the Theater’s programming, events, and activities. The Wisconsin Union Theater is part of the Wisconsin Union, a membership organization that blends study and leisure to create unique out-of-classroom opportunities. Learn more: union.wisc.edu/wisconsin-union-theater.
About the Wisconsin Union Directorate Performing Arts Committee
The Wisconsin Union Directorate Performing Arts Committee is part of the Wisconsin Union’s leadership development program for UW–Madison students and supports the Wisconsin Union Theater’s mission of serving students through the performing arts. By helping to program the Theater’s annual season of performing arts presentations, the students learn about program curation, relationship-building, marketing, communications, budgeting, and production. Learn more: union.wisc.edu/get-involved/wud/performing-arts.
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Beyond Words Productions: Art of Video Storytelling Workshop
Breakfast With Benefits – Morning Mixer (Virtual)
Numbers 4 Nonprofits
Tuesday, May 9, 2023, from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
RSVP: becca@numbers4nonprofits.com
Morning Mixer invites you to meet and mix with presenters and fellow attendees. The topic for May is “The Art of Video Storytelling” with Jamie Perez, Chief Storyteller at Beyond Words Productions. Numbers 4 Nonprofits hosts the Breakfast With Benefits series to allow nonprofit staff to get together, share ideas, and learn from presenters on current topics affecting nonprofits. RSVP to the email listed above.