Women’s
Fund
An Endowment
Supporting
Local
Women & Children
of Portage County
www.womensfundpc.org
FALL 2014
A.R.T.S. NIGHT-A REASON TO SHOP-SOCIALIZE-SHARE
AND GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY
You can make a difference by showing
up, shopping and sharing in the raffle and
silent auction. We are marking eleven
years of highlighting local art, having fun,
and helping our community.
Help raise $20,000 for the community
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
5-9 pm Holiday Inn
•Light Buffet
•Cash Bar
•Raffle •Silent Auction
•Live Music
Tickets $25 or $30 at door
Catori Boutique 3233A Business Park Dr Suite 108, Stevens Point
Beyond Ordinary, Robin’s Nest, Sandra’s Lasting Impressions,
Sugar Doll, YMCA
Online at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arts-night-tickets-12310395725
A.R.T.S. Night 2013: Good Deals, Good Friends, Good Food, Good Cause
ELITE SPONSOR
PREMIER SPONSORS
PRESENTING THE 2014 ARTISTS AND THEIR ART
BOOTHS (as of August 25)
Michelle Armstrong & Melissa Potocki
Milanne Buckhholz
Jeanne Chase & Pauline Fisher
Pamela DeBoer
Mary Fahrner & Linda Nygaard
Rose Halik
Marcus Hammitt
Caroyl Hart & Kay Susnar
Kathy & Sam Johnson
Erik Kruthoff
Kristin Landowski
Barb Lassa
Sharon Lorenz & Rebecca Schumacher
Sharon Misuraco
Michelle Moss
Mary Therese Murphy
Kathryn Negaard
Joan North
Dawn Olsen
Ann Phillip
Laura Potter
Erin Prais-Hintz
Susan & Dale Rasmussen
Bev Schmitz
Pamela Schroeder
Lynn Szmkowiak
Debi Verhage
Fernandez Center for Alternative Learning
UWSP Art Students
(* New Artists)
Repurpose Art*
Polymer Clay Jewelry*
Watercolor, Mixed Media, Cards
Jewelry*
Beaded Serving Ware
Fabric Bowls & Purses, Jewelry
Photography*
Jewelry
Earthenware Clay, Photography*
Photography, Cards
Porcelain Stoneware, Pottery
Photography
Jewelry
Jewelry
Jewelry
Silk Fusion Collage Purses, Art
Paintings and Jewelry
Jewelry
Watercolor/Oil Prints, Cards
Jewelry, Purses, Hats
Watercolor, Pastel Paintings
Jewelry
Fused Glass Jewelry, Arts
Linens, Scarves
Aprons, Wine Totes, Quilting*
Crocheted Jewelry
Button Bouquets
Lath-Turned Pens
Blown Glass
Need Gifts?
Available Here!
Local Artists
Good Prices
Sales Help
Women’s Fund
Beautiful Work
GALLERY
Cathy Carapezza
Free-Form Knit Wall Hanging*
Colleen Gunderson
Photographic Prints*
Susan Leschke
Fiber Wall Hangings*
Karin McDonald
Oil Paintings
Jan Ronchetto
Watercolor Paintings
COTTAGE MARKET VENDORS
Crystal Café, Judy Bolier & Jennifer Schustek
Irene Klapoetke
Main Grain, Sarah Jo Karoses
Melt Chocolat’, Jo-Ellen Fairbanks
Fresh & Frozen Pies
Soap, Lotion, Lip Balm
Bread, Cookies, Granola
Chocolates
Rare Finds
A Reason
to Shop!
A.R.T.S. Night Reservation Form - Tuesday, October 7, 2014
 Yes, I/we will be attending
Number attending: _______ x $25 per person
Total enclosed $ __________________
Check Enclosed - payable to: Women’s Fund, A.R.T.S. Night, 3241 Bus. Park Dr., Stevens Point, WI 54481
MasterCard Visa Discover
Card # _______________________ Sec. Code _________ Exp. Date ____________
Signature: _____________________________________________________
Name: _________________________________________________________ Phone: ________________________________
Address: _________________________________________ City: ________________________________________________
State __________ Zip __________________ EMAIL: __________________________________________________________
To purchase tickets on line go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arts-night-tickets-12310395725
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Women’s Fund of Portage County
ARE YOU
BEDAZZLED
BY OUR
RAFFLE?
Grand Prize - a 14K yellow with
white gold pendant set with
a round brilliant cut, 0.41ct,
H color, VS2 clarity Diamond
donated by Brody Designs.
Retail Value $2800.00
Second Place -Classic Burberry
“House Check-Small” Tote.
Dark tan with a 7” strap drop.
Donated by CliftonLarsonAllen
Retail Value $1000
Third Place - fantastic opportunity for your foursome to play the new Sentry World golf
course in 2015, including carts donated by Sentry Insurance.
Fourth Place - a tantalizing opportunity to WOW your friends and taste buds with a $500
gift card for @1800 Restaurant donated by Laura and Peter McPartland
YOU WILL BE AWED BY OUR AUCTION
Among the 20+ items are:
•Dream ride by private plane from SP to Green Bay, 2 tickets to a Packer game, and
a meal at Curley’s.
•$500 of estate planning
•iPad and $100 worth of technical
consultation
•Golf packages
•Dinner packages
•Memorabilia from
Bart Starr & Green
Bay Packers and
signed Pavelski jersey
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THE MANY FACES OF THE WOMEN’S FUND OF PORTAGE COUNTY
ARE YOU A MEMBER? YES!
If you have received this newsletter, you ARE a member of the Women’s Fund. You have donated to
our endowment, attended or sold your work at ARTS Night, come to our Spring Luncheon, supported
us through your business, or been generous with your time. You are a part of our mission “to empower
women philanthropists (that’s YOU) by creating opportunities that will develop the full potential of women
and children.” We ‘ve been asked how someone can join the Women’s Fund. You have joined, and we
appreciate every one of you.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kelly Caughlin, Advisor
Kris Firminhac, Recording Secretary
Jeanne Herder, Chair Allocations
Angie Heuck, Advisor
Lynn Holborn
Carole Jansing, Co-Chair Spring Luncheon
Rhonda La Chapelle, Co-Chair Spring Luncheon
Barbara Massoglia, Past President, Chair Nominations
Karin McDonald, Co-Chair ARTS Night
Laura McPartland
Sarena Melotte
Joan North, President, Chair Endowment
Patti Olinyk
Katy Olson
Sharon Peterson, Corresponding Secretary
Jeanne Regnier, Treasurer
Terry Rothman, Advisor
Ann Rushevics, President-Elect, Co-Chair ARTS
Lizz Schneider
Marcia Tepp, Chair Marketing
Michele Wojciehoski
Katie Young
We would love to have your email address
to share updates and invitations.
Please send your email address to
[email protected]
WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND THANKS
TO RETIRING MEMBERS
Lynn Holborn is a retired SPASH English teacher with
a flair for bridge and golf.
Laura McPartland divides her time between being
president of P.E.O. Chapter EM and the
Humane Society.
Sarena Melotte works in public and community
relations at Ministry Health Care and is active in
the arts.
Sharon Peterson is a retired teacher/coach from
the Stevens Point Public Schools who serves on the
Boards of the United Way of Portage County Board,
the UW-SP Foundation, and the Waupaca Area
Community Foundation.
Lizz Schneider is the Senior Wealth Advisor and
CFP® at CliftonLarsonAllen, who has developed
a niche working with women and their financial
planning needs.
Michele Wojciehoski is a retired 4th grade teacher
from the Stevens Point Catholic Schools.
Katie Young is an attorney for Anderson, O’Brien,
Bertz, Skrenes &Golla.
…. And farewell, hugs, and thanks to retiring Board
members Marilyn Benz, Tricia Lee, Michelle Sedlak
and Kathy Trachte.
For more information see our website:
www.womensfundpc.org
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Women’s Fund of Portage County
WOMEN’S FUND ENDOWMENT WELCOMES PLANNED GIFTS
After a hugely successful endowment campaign to mark the 15th birthday of the Women’s Fund of Portage County, we
are turning our attention to planned giving.
Planned giving means thinking now about how your assets will be allocated later when you pass on. Most people think
of providing for their family and leaving funds for the causes they care about.
All of you care about the future of women and children in our area and most of you have contributed to the Women’s
Fund as one means of helping those women and children. The Women’s Fund hears and responds to many needs: buying
diapers; dental intervention; summer breakfast programs; energy bills for women who need a boost; school clothes;
tuition for single moms.
We would be honored if you would consider entrusting a portion of your estate to continue this legacy of giving with the
Women’s Fund.
Here is language we suggest. I request that ______________________ (a specific asset or % of residual estate) be gifted
to the Women’s Fund of Portage County, a fund maintained at the Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin, PO
Box 968, Stevens Point, WI 54481.
“Nearly two-thirds of all households
in poverty in Wisconsin are headed by
single women.”
Institute for Women’s Policy Research, Briefing Paper, April 2011
Photograph by Splendid Photography by Serena
Women’s Fund of Portage County
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WOMEN’S FUND GIVING SETS RECORD
For Children in Need
Boys & Girls Club
Summer Breakfast Program
Community Partners
with Special Needs SPASH Students For Emerging Needs 2014-5
$2,100
700
Every Fund-Central Wi Children’s Museum
2,000
Healthy Smiles- HHS
2,000
Safe Baby/Safe Child- HHS
3,000
Very Young Composers of Central WI
Family Crisis Center Security Fence
750
2359
5,191
For Partners Projects with Women and Children
YMCA- Outdoor Learning Pavilion
at Y Camp Glacier Hollow
5,990
Saint Michael’s Foundation Ministry Kids Fit
3,000
Saint Michael’s Foundation Dental Center’s 0-3 Program
2,990
TOTAL $41,980
For Women in Need
Energy Assistance
(Single Moms) - Operation Bootstrap
5,000
Housing Assistance
(Single Moms) - Operation Bootstrap
2,400
Skills Enhancement- CAP Services
2,000
Sexual Assault Victims- CAP Services
500
UWSP Scholarship for Student Moms
2,000
Hundreds of children receive dental
care each year at Ministry Dental
Center. The Women’s Fund helped to
fund this local need.
Photo courtesy of Saint Michael’s Foundation
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Women’s Fund of Portage County
WOMEN’S FUND ENDOWMENT MAKES A BIG LEAP
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to
the Women’s Fund Endowment. We are now
able to generate close to $20,000 for good
works from the endowment alone. Giving to
the endowment means that your gift keeps on
giving because we only use the interest on it.
The Women’s Fund of Portage County is
dedicated to being a bridge that encourages
and facilitates women reaching out to help
local women and children.
There was a time when people did not think of
women as “philanthropists,” pillars of charity
within communities. Today, women are
emerging as a major force of giving.
Helping women and children
community is as important as ever.
in
our
Local children participate in the Ministry
Kids Fit program led by Kevin Ruenger,
Ministry Medical Group, Health &
Wellness Specialist.
Photo courtesy of Saint Michael’s Foundation.
I would like to contribute to the Women’s Fund
Today’s Date _______________________
Name _____________________________________________ Email _________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________ Phone ______________________
Enclosed is my tax-deductible gift of $ _______________________
OR charge my account: (circle) Mastercard, Visa, Discover
Or pay online www.womensfundpc.org
Account No. : _______________________________
Name on Card: _________________________________ Exp. Date: ______________ 3-digit security code ________
 Gift is in honor of ____________________________ Send acknowledgement to __________________________
 Please keep my gift anonymous.
 My company has a matching grant program. Please contact me for information.
 Please contact me about including the Women’s Fund in my will or estate plan.
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Fund
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of Portage County
www.womensfundpc.org
STEVENS POINT
WI 54481
c/o Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin
P.O. Box 968
Stevens Point, WI 54481
A.r.t.s. Night Raffle
~ October 7, 2014 ~
Diamond pendant
from
Brody Designs
Custom Goldsmithing,
Plover.
Diamond Pendant
14k yellow with white gold pendant set
with a round brilliant cut, 0.41ct, H color,
VS2 clarity Diamond. Retail value $2800.00
(CHAIN SHOWN NOT INCLUDED)
Women’s Fund - www.womensfundpc.org