Old sweaters are getting a second life thanks to a group of local volunteers who turn them into mittens and donate all the proceeds to Madison area food pantries.
The best way to make school food market programs succeed, according to Squire, is to have someone inside the school spearhead the effort. At Madison’s East High School, that person is Family Consumer Science Teacher, Emily Sonnemann.
Gilda’s Club is hosting another 5k run and two mile walk on Sunday in Middleton. The event is returning in-person for the first time in a couple of years, following COVID-19 cancellations.
A Deerfield farm is partnering with a Dane County nonprofit to raise funds and awareness for food insecurity and the public can support the cause by weaving their way through a special corn maze.
In addition to providing medical care during a global pandemic, Dr. Christopher Wistrom, emergency medicine doctor and EMS Medical Director at Mercyhealth continues to give, this time in the form of hair.
A teenager auctioning her cow at the Marquette County fair raised around $6,000 for a local organization that helps cancer patients last weekend, The Marquette County Fair said in a Facebook Post.
The Werndli Charitable Fund has provided $50,000 to the program since 2020. The fund was created by two brothers, Roger and Ralph Werndli, who grew up on a generational dairy farm near Belleville.
Dogs & cats that donate blood regularly at the UW Veterinary Care clinic at UW-Madison provide the gift of life to area pets that need blood transfusions due to illness or injury.
Solo violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins has not only brought her music to thousands in concert halls around the world, but also to thousands experiencing homelessness.
Each month since 2005 a group of guys gets together for burgers and beer at a different local restaurant or tavern. It's called Burger Night out. Their motto: "Once a month let's make this clear, rate the beef and drink the beer." Not only are they having fun eating and rating the quality of local burgers, they're raising thousands of dollars for Second Harvest Food Bank of Southern Wisconsin in the process.
Jonah Heyerholm is grateful to be alive after a freak boating accident on Rock Lake. On this Thanksgiving, he's grateful to the strangers who stepped up to give him the gift of life.
The Sunshine Place and Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry cut the ribbon for its newly renovated space Friday morning. This includes more accessible parking, additional storage for the food pantry, and more office and programming space.
The Technical Education Department brought in Charlie Tom, a sawmill operator, and tree trunks provided by RG Houston Company Inc. for the demonstration in the high school parking lot.
When it comes to who’s who in World War II, 13-year-old Henry Schoepke is the one to go to. His learning style is a little unconventional, as he absorbs history from those who lived it.
A Middleton teenager’s annual fundraiser for children battling cancer continues to surpass her expectations.16-year-old Divya Goel kicked off her 6th fundraiser for the Carbone Cancer Center at UW Madison in June.
66-year-old Clay Phillips is on that mission to play 50 rounds of golf, in 50 states, in 50 days. The San Diego resident checked Wisconsin off his list Monday morning, playing a round at University Ridge Golf Course in Verona.
About 250 people pitched in to give the server a $4,500 tip. Salzwedel dined in at the Madison restaurant, requested that specific server, and surprised them with the massive tip.
He’s laced up for several different long-distance courses, but this time, it’s just him, running solo from his hometown of Sauk Prairie to the State Capitol.
August 2nd is now officially Do Good Wisconsin Day. Eric Salzwedel co-founded the non-profit Do Good Wisconsin on the concept of randomly being kind to strangers and then encouraging others to pay it forward.
The memorial remembering a Madison man who dressed as Uncle Sam in thousands of parades across America for 25 years has been moved from its former location at Westgate Mall to his old American Legion Post (#501) on Madison's East side.
A Madison woman spends hours every day in the streets of her neighborhood, getting food into the hands of those who need it most. Now her community is returning the favor with an outstanding gesture.
For more than 20 years, Nate Koca has been going around town returning his neighbor's trash cans to their homes on garbage day. All because it's a nice thing to do.
A Madison retiree has spent countless hours making Madison greener. For several decades he has sorted through downtown Madison dumpsters, garbage, and recycle bins, pulling garbage from the recycle bins, and recyclables from the garbage. He has recycled more than two million cans.
Little voices, packed with holiday cheer, are just what residents at Wickshire Senior Living need after months of isolation due to COVID-19. The facility is inviting kids to sing these seniors a song virtually.
A Newville man is working to make sure that we remember those who served our nation- men who may be long gone, but never forgotten thanks to his efforts.
Shannon Smith was a dedicated UW Health nurse, about to start a career as a nurse practitioner on Madison's East side when an unthinkable tragedy occurred. Now her husband, Scott Smith, is finding a way to carry on Shannon's legacy of caring for others.
7-year-old Morgan Marsh-McGlone started a virtual lemonade stand earlier this week with a goal to raise $90. On Friday, she surpassed $20,000 to give to charity.
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