Sponsored by Midwest Prototyping: Meet Your 2021 Madison Make48 Teams!

Madison residents answered the call and stepped out to the casting call held at the Bodgery a few weeks ago! From students to coworkers to families, the teams are made up of a great mix of backgrounds. Make48 will be heading to the Wisconsin state capitol in August, with Midwest Prototyping crafting the teams’ challenge.

We’re looking forward to seeing what the teams will make. The challenge theme at the Bodgery-Make48 event will be ‘Outdoor Play’, and all the teams will have the expertise of our Tool Techs to help them build. Eight teams will compete for a chance to win with one team winning $2k and the top two teams going to the Nationals in 2022.

Madison, meet your teams!

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M3 Releases 2021 Health Care Trend Report

The M3 Health Care Trend Report is an annual publication which highlights costs and plan designs for employer-sponsored health insurance throughout the State of Wisconsin. The report contains data collected from M3 clients across the spectrum of employer sizes, regional markets, and sectors.

The 2021 edition demonstrates the third lowest rate of change in health costs for Wisconsin employers since the inception of the report in 2004 and notes how employers are leveraging plan design to drive behavior. 

ACCESS A COPY OF THE REPORT

To set up an opportunity to discuss the report with an expert from M3 Insurance, please reach out at your earliest convenience

Contact:

Jeff Christensen
Director of Communication, M3 Insurance
608.288.2751 
jeff.christensen@m3ins.com

WPS Health Insurance partners with Milwaukee Brewers™ to bring back the Senior Stroll

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
DeAnne Boegli
Vice President of Communications
608-977-7343
deanne.boegli@wpsic.com

WPS Health Insurance partners with Milwaukee Brewers™ to bring back the Senior Stroll

MADISON, Wis.—June 30, 2021—The Senior Stroll, a Milwaukee Brewers™ promotion presented by WPS Health Insurance, is returning to American Family Field for five weekday afternoon games this season.

Fans age 60 and over can come down to the field and stroll along the outfield warning track after these games:

• June 30 vs. Chicago
• July 21 vs. Kansas City
• Aug. 4 vs. Pittsburgh
• Aug. 26 vs. Cincinnati
• Sept. 23 vs. St. Louis

The postgame Senior Stroll line begins in section 110, along the first-base line on the Field Level.

The Senior Stroll dates coincide with the team’s Kids & Senior Citizens Discount Days. To save 50% on tickets for these games, courtesy of WPS Health Insurance, visit mlb.com/brewers/tickets/promotions.

“WPS Health Insurance presented this popular fan feature in 2019, but we had to pause the program in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that fans can return to the ballpark, WPS is eager to resume the Senior Strolls,” says Megan Willauer, Director of Events and Strategic Partnerships at WPS.

As fans complete their stroll, members of the WPS Events team are on hand to thank them for their participation and provide a small giveaway.

“It’s an experience of a lifetime for many of these individuals, and WPS is proud to partner with the Brewers to provide them with this opportunity,” Willauer says.

About WPS Health Insurance

As one of the largest health benefits providers in the state, Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS Health Insurance) remains not-for-profit and offers high-quality health plans to the public and private sectors. Headquartered in Madison, Wis., WPS Health Insurance also has offices in Green Bay and Rothschild. With more than 3,400 employees, we’re deeply committed to Wisconsin and its citizens.

WPS Health Insurance offers Preferred Provider Organization health plans for individuals and groups, third-party administrator services, plus Medicare supplement plans and Medicare prescription drug plans.

WPS Health Insurance is one of the brands under the umbrella of WPS Health Solutions, which offers insurance products through several brands as well as claims processing and benefits administration for U.S. government programs for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Defense, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Visit the WPS Health Solutions “About” page for more information on our parent company.

RENEW Wisconsin To Highlight Economic Impact from Focus on Energy

On Tuesday, June 29^th, 2021 at 12:00pm, RENEW Wisconsin will host an informational webinar highlighting the statewide Focus on Energy program. Since 2001, Focus on Energy has empowered the people and businesses of Wisconsin to make smart energy decisions with enduring economic benefits.

On behalf of 107 Wisconsin electric and natural gas utilities, Focus on Energy’s advances energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that through information and financial incentives. Focus on Energy has benefited Wisconsin’s businesses and ratepayers and the grid itself by reducing energy demand and utility bills. During this webinar, participants will hear from business leaders about the financial benefits and the job creation spurred by Focus on Energy.

Panelists will include:

• Charles McGinnis, Vice President of Sales at Johnson Controls
• Tim Ulrich, EHS Manager at Cree Lighting
• Benjamin Reynolds, Reynolds Transfer and Storage
• Panelist Anticipated, American Family Insurance

The webinar is free and open to the public and any business looking for information about Focus on Energy programs and incentives. Anyone interested in attending the webinar should register at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q1x6t1y-Sx6o6DzNj_CJZw, or find the event on RENEW’s event calendar: https://www.renewwisconsin.org/event-calendar/.

Annual ‘Race for Agrace’ to Take Place September 19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2021

Contact: 
Liz Kopling, Director of Marketing & Communications
Cell: (608) 772-9653
Liz.kopling@agrace.org

Annual ‘Race for Agrace’ to Take Place September 19
Employee-organized fundraiser benefits community grief support

MADISON, Wis. – Every year, more than 2,000 adults and children throughout southern Wisconsin receive grief support from Agrace when they need help coping with the loss of a loved one. This essential community service is available to anyone who has experienced a loss due to death, even if the person who died was not an Agrace hospice care patient.

Communities are experiencing a growing need for grief support, heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Because Agrace does not receive any type of reimbursement from insurance for its grief support services, they are funded primarily by community donations. Proceeds from this year’s Race for Agrace fundraiser will benefit the Agrace Grief Support Center in Fitchburg and the community grief support that Agrace provides throughout southern Wisconsin.

To ensure the safety and comfort of all participants, Race for Agrace is taking place Sunday, September 19 at 9 a.m. with a timed 5K or 1-mile run/walk at Agrace, 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway in Fitchburg, or at a distance virtually, for those who prefer to choose their own course.

The $25 per person registration fee includes a race t-shirt for participants age 11 and older. Pre-registration is required and the per person price increases after August 4. Interested Agrace supporters and running enthusiasts can register online now at Agrace.org/race.

“Grief can be a profoundly lonely and isolating experience,” said Jessie Shiveler, Agrace community grief manager. “Our Grief Support Center and the community grief support services we offer are designed to help both adults and kids work through their grief to find hope after a death.”

With help from the Agrace Foundation, the event is being organized by a team of volunteers and Agrace employees from throughout the organization. Last year’s virtual-only race hosted nearly 400 participants and raised nearly $30,000.

The Race for Agrace is made possible by support from title sponsor The BerbeeWalsh Foundation, as well as other generous corporate sponsors and attendees. Complete details and information about sponsoring this event are available at agrace.org/race. Learn more about the Agrace Grief Support Center at agrace.org/griefcenter.

Founded in 1978, Agrace is a nonprofit, community-supported health care organization dedicated to providing high-quality care and support to people who are aging, ill, dying or grieving. With offices in Madison, Janesville, Baraboo and Platteville, Agrace serves nearly 1,500 patients and clients across southern Wisconsin every day. 

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