Welcome
Jefferson County Chapter
Join our network of around 30 members invested in empowering nonprofits and improving their communities. No committees, no fundraising, no event planning, but in the span of one hour, approximately $2,000.00 is raised to support our local charities.
Membership Levels
Basic $50.00 per quarter (contribute to main charity only)
Premium $100.00 per quarter ($50 to each charity)
Executive $200 per quarter ($100 to each charity)
Next Meeting: Thursday, November 16th, 2023
6:00-8:00pm
Sunshine Brewing Company
121 S. Main Street, Lake Mills
Presentations will begin at 7:00pm and we will hear from:
Past Recipients:
- Suzi Schoenhoft- New Beginnings- NB helps victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and beyond. New Beginnings
New Presenters:
- Jude Christensen – Crossroads House of Watertown provides families and individuals with resources and programs that can help them with rent, utility and heating bills.
- Sara Ariss – Jefferson Food Pantry provides full pantry services to residents of the Jefferson School District.
Upcoming 2024 Meetings
Thursday, May 16th
Thursday, August 15th
Thursday, November 21st
Any member may nominate a charity in Jefferson County that serves the
under-resourced and is a designated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
For more information, contact Laura Pennington:
847-295-8466 or [email protected]
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Jefferson County
Youth mentoring programming
www.bbbs4kids.org
Boys and Girls Club of Fort Atkinson
Christmas Neighbors of Jefferson County
Bringing the joy of Christmas to communities in Jefferson
www.christmasneighbors.org
Club 55 Lake Mills Senior Center
Support and activities for community members aged 55 and over
ucclakemills.org/event/934282-2017-10-17-club-55-lake-mills-senior-center/
Community Dental Clinic
Provides basic dental health services to uninsured
www.jeffersoncountywi.gov/departments/departments_f-r/community_dental_clinic.php
Crossroads House of Watertown
www.facebook.com/pages/Crossroads-House-of-Watertown/791502757635274
Food Pantry of Lake Mills
Provide a variety of food to those in need, in a respectful environment
www.svdplm.org/food-pantry
Grants for Gals
Grants for Gals is a non-traditional scholarship program that provides a grant to local girls and women to help meet an educational, cultural, leadership, or professional advancement need.
www.grantsforgals.org
Haus of Peace
A safe environment for families in need
www.hausofpeacewi.org
Jefferson County Literacy Council
Building Strong Communities through Literacy
jcliteracycouncil.wixsite.com/jcliteracycouncil
Jefferson County Veterans Foundation
Provides aid and assistance to local veterans
www.cfmjc.org/funds/jeffersonvets
Lake Mills EMS
Providing around-the-clock quality emergency care
New Beginnings
https://www.homeformothers.com/
PADA – People Against Domestic & Sexual Abuse
Assisting victims and educating the community
http://www.padajc.org/
PAVE (Protect Advocate Validate Educate)
Empowering those affected by violence. We serve individuals affected by domestic and sexual violence regardless of age, gender expression, sexual orientation, race and socioeconomic status.
https://pavedc.org/
Rainbow Hospice Care
Provides in-home and inpatient care services for terminally ill patients
Recovery Support Center
Support for those struggling with addiction
www.recoverysupportcenter.org
Rock River Free Clinic
Free clinic caring for those with no health insurance
www.rockriverfreeclinic.com
Safe Families
Protecting children from potential neglect or abuse arising from a crisis
www.safefamilieswi.org
Studio 84
A creative focus on the abilities through the Arts. They specialize in the creative and vocational development of people with disabilities including those with Autism, Down Syndrome.
www.studio84inc.org
St. Vincent De Paul – Lake Mills
Offering person-to-person service to those who are needy
www.svdplm.org
Sunrise Reach
Sunrise Reach was founded on the concept of improving access and equity for the underserved, underprivileged, and marginalized populations of our community through “pop-up” assistance and awareness.
sunrisereach.org
Tomorrow’s Hope
Providing help for those in our community affected by life-limiting illnesses
www.tomorrowshope.org
Trudy’s Room
A place for needy families in the Fort Atkinson Wisconsin area to obtain infant and young child necessities.
www.facebook.com/Trudys-Room-393623601220450/
2023
- August – New Beginnings
Runner-up: PAVE, Haus of Peace - May – Studio84
Runner-up: Sunrise Reach - February – Trudy’s Room
November 2022
- Rock River Community Clinic
- Crossroads House of Watertown
August 2022
May 2022
November 2021
- Sunshine Reach
- Runner-up: Grants for Gals
August 2021
- PAVE – https://pavedc.org/
May 2021
- Family Promise of Waukesha County – familypromisewaukesha.org
c/0 Denise Halloran’s Jefferson County Furniture Fund - $500 Grant to God Touch Ministries
November 2020
- Dave Gallup Foundation
- Haus of Peace
September 2020
- Adoration Abode
August 2020
- Real Hope Community Church
- Lake Mills Emergency Medical Services Inc.
- Haus of Peace
June 2020
- Lake Mill Emergency Medical Services Inc.
- Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin
May 2020
- Crossroads House of Watertown
- Angels Among Us Thrift Store
- Rock River Community Clinic
- Jefferson County Cancer Coalition
- Haus of Peace
March 2020
- Dave Gallup Foundation
- Jefferson County Literary Council
- Real Hope Community Church
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Make Your Quarterly Contribution
If you are unable to attend, the group still depend on your donation commitment to the selected charity. Please be sure to make your contribution by sending a check with another member to the meeting, or mailing a check immediately after the meeting. You can also make a payment to the selected charity through our Community Purse Giving Fund at the National Christian Foundation by clicking the button below.
*Please note: We request that a 3% credit processing fee be added for online credit card transactions.
For account transfer donations, there is no fee.
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