Sauk Prairie United Way

Home Health United Hospice volunteers make a difference and enhance the mission of hospice, which is to provide comfort and support at the end of life for patients. The benefits of becoming a volunteer include feeling of a sense of community and achievement. Volunteer training for end-of-life care is being provided in Baraboo on September [...]

It was “Steak served with Style” in the Baraboo area. Nursing staff at Home Health United wanted to give Clara something special – a steak dinner. With donations from local vendors, Clara was able to enjoy a stylish ride in a limo and then a classy dinner with a nice T-bone steak and some hot [...]

November 12, 2011 Tailgate event held at Dorf Haus, Roxbury, WI Starts two hours before kick-off

Dear United Way Agency, Each year our fundraising efforts begin with a mailing to all addresses in the Sauk Prairie School District.  We mail to over 15,000 households in the area.  This is a large task and in the past we have relied almost exclusively on students from the Sauk Prairie Middle School.  We hope [...]

BADD (Battle against Drunk driving) is a project based on the reality that one person dies from a drunk driving accident every 15 minutes. In this project, a student was taken out of his/her classroom by the Grim Reaper. This occurred every 15 minutes. The students were made up to look “dead” by painting their [...]

This story is about troop 2929, a group of 8th graders from the Prairie du Sac school district. There are still 7 girls in this troop, whom are very active in scouts and in their community. They are a very strong group of girls and we are very proud of them. They have been volunteering [...]

Our local first grade Daisy girls painted three 55-gallon barrels (donated & prepped by Ballweg Family Dealerships), to “recycle” them into garbage/recycling cans for Earth Day. We talked to the girls about how Earth Day was helping to protect the Earth and to keep it clean. We had them think up things that they thought [...]

Tailgate Fundraiser Saturday November 6th, 2010 Doors open at 9:30AM for the 11AM Kick Off Hillcrest on Lake Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers VS Purdue Boilermakers FREE FOOD – FREE BEER – FREE SODA Ticket holders have a chance to win a 42″ Television! LOTS OF GREAT RAFFLE PRIZES AND FABULOUS SILENT AUCTION ITEMS We thank all [...]

For the third consecutive year, the tax deduction for charitable giving is in some policymakers’ sights – and nonprofit officials fear, given the belt-tightening mood in Washington, this time could be the charm. Nonprofits have stressed that, with governments around the country looking at ways to cut costs, giving incentives to charitable donations is now [...]