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The Wisconsin Credit Union Foundation works to promote the wellness of credit unions and the communities they serve. This is why Corporate Central is proud to show our support of the upcoming Foundation Frozen Fitness Fundraiser by registering all employees for some frozen fun! The event runs February 20 through February 28.

Corporate Central supports Christmas with the Vets.

Christmas with the Vets was started by Jeff “Doc” Dentice, a Vietnam veteran, in 1988. The event is designed to provide some holiday cheer to the hospitalized veterans at the Milwaukee VA Medical center and is made possible through several fundraising efforts. Corporate Central has been a proud supporter of this event since 2016 and each year strives to do more! We are proud to share that throughout the month of November, Corporate Central staff donated enough items from an Amazon Wishlist (flannel shirts, hooded sweatshirts, socks, and toiletries) to fill three large boxes; Chad Ullenberg, Investment Analyst at Corporate Central and an Army Veteran, presented a generous donation from Corporate Central to Doc; and several staff members gathered at the office on a Saturday morning to fill 300 stockings that Doc will deliver to the vets on Christmas.

Corporate Central is always searching for ways to give back.

Since we have not been able to get out and about in our community, we decided to host a virtual food drive to benefit the Riverwest Food Pantry. Each year, Riverwest Food Pantry serves around 13,000 shoppers in the Milwaukee area. The platform YouGiveGoods made shopping, shipping, and handling of our donated items super easy and all items were sent directly to the food pantry.

Third annual Addie’s Angels on Earth donation drive reaches goal of $3,000 in donations.

Corporate Central’s Shannon Cate, Member Services Specialist, and her husband Kevin started Addie’s Angels on Earth in 2018 to celebrate and remember their daughter, Addison Marie, who was stillborn on June 3, 2016. The charity organization holds a donation drive every June to collect items and funds towards the creation of infant loss boxes at a local Milwaukee area hospital. These boxes are provided to all parents that are leaving the hospital with their babies in their hearts instead of their arms. This year, the donation drive exceeded the goal of $3,000 in funds and materials!

“We cannot stop the heartache of losing a baby for another family; but we can try to ease their pain and suffering. To those of you that are on this journey with us – we see you, we appreciate you, and know you are not alone!” ~Kevin and Shannon Cate

Corporate Central encourages participation in Milwaukee area mask project.

Corporate Central staff have been encouraged to volunteer with Just One More Ministry (JOMM), promoted by Habitat for Humanity and United Way, to pick up kits and help make masks. Donated masks support Rebel Converting, a Milwaukee firm committed to providing high quality masks to people in the community.

Additionally, Corporate Central employees have been given a list of virtual volunteer networks and opportunties to explore, as listed below:

• Upchieve – A tutoring service for students looking for help with their homework.
• CareerVillage – Partners youth seeking career advice with professionals in their field to provide mentorship on different careers and education paths.
• Missing Maps – Through a partnership with the American Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders, this website was developed to gather information about community resources in every neighborhood as an opportunity to serve under served communities.
• VolunteerMatch – Curates virtual volunteer opportunities.
• Points of Light – Curates virtual volunteer opportunities.

Taking walks has become part of the daily routine for many of our staff members. In honor of Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22, staff members wore gloves and took garbage bags with on their walks to clean up trash in their neighborhoods.