Wisconsin Chapter News – Central Region AT&T Pioneers

Gilbert Brown Football Camp

Some members of our Pioneers in Wisconsin volunteered for the Gilbert Brown Football Camp held in Milwaukee. This is the 14th Annual Camp event that is held for kids. This is a FREE Camp that is held for the kids. The event was July 9-11th. Morning Session for kids 8-12 with lunch provided and Afternoon Session ages 13-17 meal provided.

Milwaukee PBS Great TV Auction

Milwaukee PBS (Channel 36) Great TV Auction

Volunteers make the Great TV Auction a success. Their effort provides Milwaukee excellence in public television broadcasting because of the funds they help raise. On Friday, May 3, nine Pioneer Volunteers showed up to work the Phone Banks at the PBS Station on the MATC Campus.

Shown in the photo (Left to Right):

Front row: Christina Donald, Michelle Wertschnig. Debbie Lang, Heidi Gluth-Vulgaris, Marion Artner

Third Row: Jennifer Montgomery, Amanda Johnson, Mark Johnson

Wisconsin Pioneers Supports Student Tools For Emergency Planning (STEP)

Student Tools For Emergency Planning (STEP)

Student Tools for Emergency Planning, or STEP, is a classroom-based emergency preparedness curriculum for fourth and fifth graders designed in an easy, ready-to-teach format. Students will learn about disasters, emergencies, and hazards, and how to create a disaster supply kit and family emergency communication plan.

AT&T Wisconsin has partnered with the Wisconsin Management Center with a monetary donation and each year Pioneer Volunteers gather at the center and sort bags and stuff them with items (flashlight, emergency kit, blanket) and package them in boxes to be sent to schools in Wisconsin that have signed up for the program. Each year we have about 25 Pioneers that sort and stuff 10,000 bags.

This was the 7^th year that Pioneers have partnered with AT&T and the Wisconsin Emergency Center to provide material for teaching.

Wisconsin Public Television Membership Drive

The Pioneers filled one of many shifts at the Wisconsin Public Television Membership Drive. They successfully raised $522,400 from 3,297 pledges over the 16 day drive. Well done Wisconsin Pioneers!