Second Harvest invited their food bank partners and policy makers to not only wear orange, but to learn about how much demand food banks are seeing in our area.
The 8th annual “Casting for Kids” tournament in Madison brought together hundreds of participants to raise money for pediatric cancer research and care.
A teacher needing a kidney transplant and the colleague who matched as her donor were honored with a moving assembly on their last day in school before surgery.
All thanks to an idea from UW-Madison students, there are two new automated external defibrillator (AED) SaveStations downtown at the Library Mall and James Madison Park.
31 members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity from universities across the country are biking from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., all to raise awareness for people living with disabilities.
Grab a postcard at your local public library and join the Speak Up for Wisconsin Libraries effort, writing to your federal elected officials why your public library is important to you.
Each summer, three times a week, people from the Village of Rio and surrounding areas go to the Rio Community Library for a free lunch and new kids’ activity.
Twelve businesses competed in the Sunshine Place’s Food Fight challenge, aiming to donate the most pounds of food and hygiene products per employee to the Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry.
In partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank of Southern Wisconsin, Emily Sonnemann runs the school market which provides free food to students and staff.
UW Madison’s rowing team hosted their tenth annual erg challenge to raise money for pediatric brain cancer research on Thursday at the Porter Boathouse on campus.
The Day of the Badger runs for 1,848 minutes as a nod to the year the university was founded, with all money raised going to various university projects.
Jane’s Journey Home, which officially opened earlier this month, is nestled on a 36-acre property. There are now seven senior residents who can roam, rest and receive medical care. It leads to a life much different than the ones most had in shelters and rescues.
Old sweaters are getting a second life thanks to a group of local volunteers who turn them into mittens and donate all the proceeds to Madison area food pantries.
The best way to make school food market programs succeed, according to Squire, is to have someone inside the school spearhead the effort. At Madison’s East High School, that person is Family Consumer Science Teacher, Emily Sonnemann.
Gilda’s Club is hosting another 5k run and two mile walk on Sunday in Middleton. The event is returning in-person for the first time in a couple of years, following COVID-19 cancellations.
A Deerfield farm is partnering with a Dane County nonprofit to raise funds and awareness for food insecurity and the public can support the cause by weaving their way through a special corn maze.
In addition to providing medical care during a global pandemic, Dr. Christopher Wistrom, emergency medicine doctor and EMS Medical Director at Mercyhealth continues to give, this time in the form of hair.
A teenager auctioning her cow at the Marquette County fair raised around $6,000 for a local organization that helps cancer patients last weekend, The Marquette County Fair said in a Facebook Post.
The Werndli Charitable Fund has provided $50,000 to the program since 2020. The fund was created by two brothers, Roger and Ralph Werndli, who grew up on a generational dairy farm near Belleville.
Dogs & cats that donate blood regularly at the UW Veterinary Care clinic at UW-Madison provide the gift of life to area pets that need blood transfusions due to illness or injury.
Solo violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins has not only brought her music to thousands in concert halls around the world, but also to thousands experiencing homelessness.
Each month since 2005 a group of guys gets together for burgers and beer at a different local restaurant or tavern. It's called Burger Night out. Their motto: "Once a month let's make this clear, rate the beef and drink the beer." Not only are they having fun eating and rating the quality of local burgers, they're raising thousands of dollars for Second Harvest Food Bank of Southern Wisconsin in the process.
Jonah Heyerholm is grateful to be alive after a freak boating accident on Rock Lake. On this Thanksgiving, he's grateful to the strangers who stepped up to give him the gift of life.
The Sunshine Place and Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry cut the ribbon for its newly renovated space Friday morning. This includes more accessible parking, additional storage for the food pantry, and more office and programming space.
