Church Health Services an area treasure

I am a low income, uninsured person. Over the past year I developed a painful and debilitating condition.  I searched all over trying to find medical help. I was unable to get help until I found Church Health Services.  

The care that I received from these kind people saved my life.  But it did more than that. It showed me a sense of human compassion on the part of the community. The people of this area should be proud of this organization and proud of themselves for supporting it.

— Bruce Yanko

Toy Bank support spreads holiday cheer

On Dec. 13 the Dodge County Toy Bank provided toys for 1,129 children from 423 families.

A project this large would not be possible without the generosity of the Dodge County community, businesses and organizations and countless hours of volunteer assistance.  Despite the current economic conditions, Dodge County businesses, organizations and individuals opened their hearts and provided toys and funds to allow the toy bank to make Christmas brighter for those less fortunate. We are extremely grateful to all who contributed in any way to make this year's toy bank a success.

We would like to thank the following area businesses and organizations which contributed to the 44th annual Dodge County Toy Bank: A-1 Tri-County Distributing Co., A.A. Roedl Excavating Inc., Alliant Energy, American Legion Post #146, American Bank - Mayville, American National Bank, Annunciation Catholic Church - Fox Lake, Apache Stainless Steel, Bassett Direct Plus, Beaver Dam Country Club Women's Wednesday Golf League, Beaver Dam Fire Department, Beaver Dam High School DECA Club, Beaver Dam High School senior speech class, Beaver Dam High School staff and students, Beaver Dam HOG Chapter, Beaver Dam HUGS, Beaver Dam Paint & Glass, Beaver Dam Support Staff Association, Beaver Vending, Benvenuto's, Brownsville Lions Club, Capital Newspapers, Century 21 Affiliated staff, Community Care Inc, Cousins Subs, Dave's Plumbing & Heating, Dodge Concrete Inc., Dodge County government employees, Dodge County Independent News, Dodge County Retired Educators Assn., Duane and Kathleen Foulkes Foundation Inc., E. R. Wagner, Earl's Plumbing & Heating, Earthshine, Floral Expressions, Gene's Tires, General Asphalt, Gergen, Gergen & Pretto SC, Green Giant Golden Ambassadors, Hankes Decorators, Nelson G. and Vera C. Hicks Charitable Foundation, Hometown Glass & Improvement, Huebner Kenevan Agency, John Deere Horicon Works Dept. 60, Juneau Lions Club, K & B Tree & Lawn Care LLC, Kathryn's Beauty Salon, Keith's Heating & Repair, Koepsell Funeral Homes, Kohls Department Store corporate an employees, Kraft Food corporate and employees, Kunkel Engineering Group, Leipsic 4-H Club, Lowell-Reeseville Knights of Columbus, Maysteel Corp. employees, Medical Associates Recordkeeping Department, Mills Fleet Farm, Nate's Trees, Old Hickory Country Club, Mary Pautsch Realty, Pepsi Americas, Propst Christmas Trees, Ptaschinski Construction Inc., QuadGraphics Inc., R&R Insurance Services, Rechek's Food Pride, Richards Insurance, River Oaks 4-H Club, St. John's Lutheran School students - Juneau, Rick Schmitt Insurance, St. Katharine Drexel Builders Club, Sciascia Law Office, Peter J. Seippel Foundation, Seneca Foods employees, Subway, Dr. Thomas Triller, Trenton Elementary School students, Verlo Mattress Factory, Vintage Parts LLC, Waldvogel's Farm Market, Wal-Mart Supercenter, Wal-Mart Distribution Center employees, Walter's Gas Service, Wilson Elementary School students and Zion Lutheran Church - Clyman.     

We would also like to thank the hundreds of individuals who made monetary and toy donations and the handmade hats, scarves, and mittens. A special thank you to Tom Heffron for his very generous gift of toys to this year's toy bank.

 Thank you to the American National Bank employees, Beaver Dam Middle School teachers and students, Community Care, Inc. teachers and Dodge County Human Services employees who donated their time as volunteer shoppers, WBEV/WXRO for promoting the toy bank through their Stocking Stuffer program, Aaron Holbrook and the Daily Citizen for coverage of our project, the Army Reserve Center for use of their building and the reservists who assisted throughout the setup and distribution, and all the volunteers who assisted with the distribution of the toys to the families.  

Thank you to the following businesses for allowing the Toy Bank to place collection barrels in their establishments:  Curves for Women in Beaver Dam, Dollar General in Juneau, Gene's Tires, Jensen's Piggly Wiggly - Juneau, Mountin's Piggly Wiggly - Mayville, National Exchange Bank & Trust, ShopKo and Wal-Mart Supercenter.  

If we inadvertently omitted anyone from this listing, please accept our apologies and our gratitude for your contribution.

Because of your generosity, we were able to brighten the lives of many children throughout Dodge County on Christmas Day.  

— Pat Frankenstein

Secretary/treasurer

Dodge County Toy Bank Inc.