OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS
ANON Charitable Trust 
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation 
Evinrude Foundation  
Mosher Family Foundation
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Stackner Family Foundation Tate Family Foundation 
Waukesha County Community Foundation 
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Dear Friends,
The 2011/2012 program year is off to a great start! We have some wonderful new board directors and staff at Make A Difference - Wisconsin, and I'm excited to introduce them in this newsletter. We're busy connecting with schools and lining up classroom opportunities for volunteers, but please don't hesitate to call us if you have any questions about your volunteer status.
Thank you to all who attended our Appreciation Reception last week and special thanks to our generous host MillerCoors. We'll have some event photos posted on the website soon. It was a true honor to watch Lloyd Levin present the 2011 Difference Maker award to Jim Neubauer and I was thrilled to share our outcomes and accomplishments. Check them out here. This is what your support has enabled us to do! Thank you!
I'm looking forward to working with you to have another great year helping even more students become Money Smart and Life Smart.
Brenda Campbell
Executive Director
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Congratulations to Jim Neubauer, 2011 Lloyd Levin Difference Maker!
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As a Make A Difference - Wisconsin instructor for two years, Jim Neubauer wins consistently high ratings from teachers and students alike and acts as a mentor to other volunteers. He also does much more than teach, serving on the Education and Development committees and helping to plan the 2012 Investment Conference.
Jim began college as an education major but shifted to business, earning a bachelor's degree from UW-Madison and a MBA from the University of Washington. He is now vice president and regional sales director for M&I Institutional Trust Services, a part of BMO Financial Group, but his passion for teaching remains. Read more...
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Margaret MacLeod Brahm
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Board Profile:
Margaret MacLeod Brahm As executive director at Literacy Services of Wisconsin years ago, Margaret MacLeod Brahm worked with adults who were struggling - not just because of lack of adequate and effective education when they were younger, but with financial issues as well.
Later, as president and CEO of the American Lung Association of Wisconsin, she led an organization that stressed prevention. Both those experiences now motivate her as a new board member with Make A Difference - Wisconsin. Read more...
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Dan Tranchita
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Board Profile:Dan Tranchita Managing Director Robert W. Baird, Inc.
Serving on the Make A Difference Wisconsin board is Dan Tranchita's second volunteer venture in financial literacy. "I witnessed the teaching of financial literacy in the schools through the Milwaukee County Council Boy Scouts of America, where I have served on the board since 1994," says Tranchita, a managing director with the Robert W. Baird investment firm.
Tranchita joined the Make A Difference Wisconsin board earlier this year after attending the first three investment conferences. Read more...
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Make A Difference - Wisconsin Staff Update
Please join us in welcoming Kathy Weinberg-Kinsey and Nicole Sippy to the Make A Difference - Wisconsin family.
Kathy Weinberg-Kinsey began with Make A Difference in late July as the new Volunteer and Administrative Coordinator. Kathy has hit the ground running, pairing volunteers with classroom opportunity as programming is now well under way in the second month of the 2011 - 2012 school year.
Nicole Sippy started in her role as Development Manager in September, bringing extensive experience and a fresh perspective to Make A Difference - Wisconsin fund development. Nicole will be integral in working to ensure that Make A Difference - Wisconsin reaches our annual fundraising goals.
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Videos Provide Real-World Scenarios for Students
Thanks to a collaborative partnership with the Milwaukee Public Library and a grant from FINRA, Make A Difference - Wisconsin has added 3 professionally recorded videos using student actors to our classroom presentations. Each video provides a real-world scenario and student conversation that ties in key elements of the Make A Difference - Wisconsin program. View video discussing how to use a credit card responsibly by clicking the triangular play button below.
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Wisconsin Gives Back
Make A Difference - Wisconsin has partnered with Wisconsin Gives Back to offer our supporters the beautiful (made in Wisconsin) 2012 Wisconsin Wall Calendar.
When you purchase this calendar on our behalf, Wisconsin Gives Back will contribute $9 of the proceeds to Make A Difference - Wisconsin.
Instead of purchasing your wall calendar from the mall or from the drug store this year, please purchase this 2012 calendar to support the efforts of Make A Difference - Wisconsin.
You can order your calendars right now on the Wisconsin Gives Back website. This link (click here) will take you directly to our profile where you can support Make A Difference - Wisconsin!
Thank you for your continued dedication to the youth and communities we serve! Enjoy your calendar and please help us spread the word by sharing this opportunity with someone you know.
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