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Corporate Central’s “FOTM Warriors” joined the masses by participating in March Madness and hosting an internal bracket with donations benefiting Hebron House of Hospitality. Hebron House provides shelter and services to help individuals and families of Waukesha County overcome their homelessness.

Corporate Central staff joined Educators Credit Union for Reality Check Day for the Milwaukee Public Schools.

Students are given a fictional occupation, salary, spouse and family, student loan debt, credit card debt, and medical insurance payments. They then walk around to various table-top stations to “purchase” housing, transportation, food, clothing, household necessities, daycare, and other needs. Fortunately, the game also includes a “credit union” to help with their financial needs. Volunteers helped with reality check points, passed out packets to participants, worked individual stands/booths, and assisted with other duties to help facilitate the simulation.

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Corporate Central offered staff an optional volunteer day to spend at the Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity ReStore location in Wauwatosa, WI. Staff Participated in a variety of jobs including painting, floor staging and redecorating, donation placement, and other jobs to help improve the store’s aesthetics and functionality.

Once again, Corporate Central continued our annual tradition of hosting food and toy drives for our community. This year, the Ronald McDonald House of Eastern Wisconsin will receive our donations.

Additionally, Corporate Central hosted a Christmas celebration lunch where employees could donate $5 for an all you can eat lunch. All proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House.

For the third year in a row, in honor of Veterans’ Day, Corporate Central partnered with Christmas with the Vets. Started by Jeff “Doc” Dentice, a Vietnam veteran, in 1988, Christmas with the Vets is a holiday party for the hospitalized veterans at the Milwaukee VA Medical center.

Additionally, Corporate Central hosted a Thanksgiving celebration lunch where employees could donate $5 for an all you can eat lunch to benefit Christmas with the Vets.

As part of the YP Conference in Madison, WI, attendees were invited to close out Saturday morning with volunteer initiatives.

Of the 60 in attendance, 16 of them went to St. Vincent de Paul to help assist families shop for healthy food options and assist with stocking and sorting. The remaining participants made cards and blankets to donate to the Children’s Miracle Network.

Corporate Central and Special Olympics Wisconsin teamed up to host the Titletown Showdown First Annual Credit Union Challenge at City Stadium in Green Bay, WI. Together with our sponsors Fiserv, U.S. Bank, and Elan, we raised over $10,000 to benefit Special Olympics Wisconsin.

Credit unions from across the state of Wisconsin — Capital, Corporate Central, Fox Communities, Shoreline, and Simplicity — came together to form flag football teams. Congratulations goes out to Capital Credit Union for taking home the trophy. Other credit union atttendees, participants, volunteers, and donors included Fond du Lac, Governmental Employees, Marshfield Medical Center, N.E.W., Oakdale, Royal, and Verve. Thank you everyone for making this year a fun, successful event!

As part of our fundraising initiatives for our Titletown Showdown event, benefitting Special Olympics Wisconsin, chef Chris Felton and chef Nick Fanning grilled brats, burgers, and hot dogs that staff could purchase for lunch. 

Corporate Central's departments also competed against each other in penny wars. While Accounting and Business Development were distracted by friendly competition, IT stole the gold.

Overall, we raised $651.66 in the penny wars and $141 from our cook out. All proceeds will benefit Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes.

In June, the FUN Committee held an infant loss box donation drive for the Aurora West Allis Women’s Pavilion. Overall, Corporate Central raised over $1,300 and donated 124 blankets, 60 3” bears, 60 7” bears, 32 medium boxes, 32 packs of stickers, 30 books (for siblings dealing with the death), 30 large boxes, 24 bags of decorations and embellishment items, 23 rolls of ribbon, 23 strands of pre-cut ribbon, 20 fabric paints, 16 paint markers, 12 glue sticks, 4 large storage totes, 4 small storage totes, 4 packs of paper, 2 gorilla glues, 2 pairs of scissors, glue dots, and a crafting cabinet.

Aurora West Allis Women’s Pavilion offers new moms and expecting parents the amenities and resources they need to be successful. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, some cases lead to infant loss, which includes, however is not limited to, miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, and the death of a newborn. In order to accommodate for such tragic losses, the staff at Aurora West Allis Women’s Pavilion create keepsake boxes for the mothers, parents, and families affected by infant loss. Currently, nurses on staff are donating all of the supplies and time to make those keepsakes. On average, the hospital needs to make 8-12 boxes per WEEK. In the spirit of our initiatives, we are seeking the help and assistance of our fellow co-workers to aid in the creation of these boxes by helping us to collect items for a donation drive that is the very FIRST of its kind for the hospital.

Our team, "Corporate Wild Walkers," participated in the Walk MS: Milwaukee 2018 to help build awareness for multiple sclerosis (MS). The event drives groundbreaking research, provides life-changing programs, and guarantees a supportive community for those who need it most. Overall, we raised $4,100!

We had roughly 30 participants in the event. Go team!