You are cordially invited to attend the 2015 Celebration of Giving as we honor

 

Nancy & Bob Davis

 

for their remarkable leadership and commitment to Door County.

 

Celebration of Giving

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Horseshoe Bay Golf Club

5335 Horseshoe Bay Road in Egg Harbor

Valet parking will be available

 

While there is no cost to attend the luncheon, reservations are required. Seating fills up very quickly so reserve your seat by calling (920) 746-1786 or email kacie@givedoorcounty.org.

The Celebration of Giving is free thanks to the wonderful generosity of our sponsors.

The newest Fund of the Door County Community Foundation was launched publicly today and begins with the announcement of a free well-testing program for Door County residents.

 

The hope is that this program will be the start of a long-term initiative to promote high quality drinking water while providing a convenient way for Door County residents to monitor their well water.

 

Over both weekends, residents will be able to pick up testing kits and ask questions of the experts on hand from UW Oshkosh.  Water samples may then be brought back to the pick-up sites that same day, the next day, or the following week for analysis.  The well water tests include a bacteria nitrate and arsenic test, funded by Healthy Water Door County.

 

Test Kits may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations:

 

Friday, June 5th, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 6th, from 9 a.m. to Noon

Crossroads at Big Creek - 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI  54235

Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Department North Station - 1487 Highway 42, Ellison Bay, WI 54210

Clay Banks Town Hall - 6098 County Road OO, Sturgeon Bay, WI  54235

 

Friday, June 12th, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 13th, from 9 a.m. to Noon

Crossroads at Big Creek - 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI  54325

Town of Liberty Grove - 11161 Old Stage Road, Sister Bay, WI  54234

Clay Banks Town Hall - 6098 County Road OO, Sturgeon Bay, WI  54235

 

For more information about well testing, contact Caitlin Koller of the Environmental Research and Innovation Center at UW Oshkosh at (920) 424-0763, or email kollerc@uwosh.edu.

 

Public registration for the 6th annual Celebrate Women! Luncheon opens on Monday, June 8th. Visit the Women's Fund website on Monday to reserve your seat at this year's event.  

This year's Celebrate Women! will be held on August 12, 2015 at Stone Harbor Resort in Sturgeon Bay. Check-in for the luncheon will begin at 11:00 am, with the luncheon and program starting at 11:30.  We are very excited to be presenting the terrific inspirational speaker and author, Liz Murray.

Liz has quite a story to tell - a story so powerful it was made into a movie, Liz shares her fascinating, inspirational story of growing up with two drug addicted parents who she began supporting at age 10. Homeless at age 15, the death of her mother was the wake- up call that made her break-free of her circumstances and pursue a different path for her life. While living on the streets of New York, she completed and graduated from high school in just two years. Overcoming horrible odds, she won a full scholarship and was accepted to Harvard University. 
 
Murray offers one of the most moving, elegant and uplifting tales you will ever hear.  The subject of Lifetime Television's Emmy-nominated original film, Homeless to Harvard, Murray completed her degree at Harvard in 2009. Her memoir, Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard (2010), was an instant success making the New York Times' best-seller list the first week of release. Murray is passionate about speaking on the importance of personal motivation, transforming problems into opportunities, and what it takes to make a difference in people's lives. 
 
This annual fundraiser is very important to the Women's Fund as we continue in our effort to support the women and girls of Door County. Please join us for what is sure to be a very special day! 
 
Visit the Women's Fund of Door County online starting Monday, June 8th and register. This event will surely sell out quickly as it does every year! 

 

 

The Door County Community Foundation's 2015 Guide to Endowments is now available on racks and newstands all across Door County. This year it has been incorporated into nearly 40,000 copies of the 2015 Philanthropy Issue of Door County Living.

 

The mission of the Door County Community Foundation is to inspire people to give back to sustain and advance the community we love. We do that by serving as a conduit for giving. We're a charity whose purpose is to make giving simpler, easier, and more tax efficient so you can be as generous as possible to the charities and causes you care about.

 

The Community Foundation has published the Guide to Endowments as a resource to help you with your giving.

The Guide will also be mailed this Spring to estate planning professionals across the entire State of Wisconsin. 

 

To download your own copy of the 2015 Guide to Endowments, visit GiveDoorCounty.org.

For more information about giving in Door County, or to learn how you can incorporate a gift to any of these Endowment Funds in your estate plans, speak with your estate planning professional or contact us at the Community Foundation. Help us inspire people to give back to sustain and advance the community we love.