Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County is pleased to recognize volunteer Josh Woolfolk as Big of the Month for April. Josh is the Associate Director of Development for the University of Wisconsin Foundation and Big Brother to Cameron who is 10 years old and in the 4th grade. Josh and Cameron were paired in […]
Volunteer of the Month – Gunnar Reichenberger
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County is pleased to recognize Big Brother Gunnar Reichenberger as the Volunteer of the Month for March of 2017. Gunnar has been matched with his Little Brother Vinh since December 2012. They originally were a match in our School Friends program at Wright Middle School and transitioned to our […]
To Longtime Activist, Self-Reliance Remains the Answer to Poverty
By Michael Cottman Urban News Service “What I’m saying to Black America…,we must stop complaining about what white folks have done to us in the past. We must go into ourselves, as Dr. King said, and find indelible ink — our own emancipation proclamation.” Robert Woodson, Sr. Robert Woodson, Sr., advocate for the poor, recalled […]
Volunteers of the Month: John and Michelle Meier
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County is pleased to recognize Big Couple John and Michelle Meier as the volunteers of the month of January. Big Couple John and Michelle Meier decided to become Bigs together because they love helping others become successful by reaching their goals. John is the owner of Badger Coaches and […]
Catholic Multicultural Center Hosts 5th Annual Radiothon
Another Year with La Movida Radio to Raise Money for Social Service Programs In 2009, a group of Latino community leaders organized to see how they could generate support for the Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC), a social service agency on Madison’s South side. Their efforts turned into an annual fundraiser with La Movida Radio to […]
Volunteer of the Month: Wyolanda Singleton
Big Brothers Big Sisters is proud to announce Wyolanda Singleton as volunteer of the month. Wyolanda is a project manager with Project Home and she makes time to see her Little Sister Houja every Friday over her lunch hour. Houja and Wyolanda met through the Big Brothers Big Sisters School Friends Program at Lowell Elementary […]
Volunteer of the Month – Saran Ouk
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County is pleased to recognize Big Sister Saran Ouk as the Volunteer of the Month for November of 2016. Saran has been matched with her Little Sister Jyree since August 2009. As well as being a Big Sister, Saran is a Loan Officer at Alliant Credit Union. In their […]
Milwaukee Film Festival Hits Record Attendance Nearly 77,000 People Turned Out For Film Festival’s Eighth Year
By Ross Terrell Moviegoers turned out for the Milwaukee Film Festival this year at an historic rate. The 76,899 people that attended led to an 8 percent increase from the prior year’s attendance. Member support has been strong, but an emphasis on attracting other people paid off and helped with the boost in numbers, Megan […]
Indianapolis’ Oaks Schools Use Student Diversity to Teach and Learn
By Curtis Bunn Urban News Service INDIANAPOLIS — Diversity is a slogan in many places, but at The Oaks Academy’s campuses near downtown Indianapolis, on any given Wednesday, the hallways are lined with more than 100 students and parents — black, white and otherwise, low-income, well-off and in-between — who come together for a morning […]
Volunteer of the Month – Big Brother Dan Klabunde
This month’s Volunteer of the Month is Big Brother Dan Klabunde. He and Little Brother Demarkis were matched in December 2014. Alongside his role as a Big Brother, Dan also works as a Senior Policy Analyst for the US Government Accountability Office. This past year has been unfathomably hard for Demarkis and his family. Throughout […]
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