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Community’s Garden of Door County Hosts First Annual Fundraiser

• The Community’s Garden will host its first annual fundraiser entitled “An Evening in the Garden, A Local Harvest Gala” on August 9. The speaker for the event will be Wisconsin native and former chef Terese Allen.

Allen has authored numerous books on the pleasures and benefits of regional foods, culinary traditions and seasonal cooking. She is also a founding member of the Culinary History Enthusiasts of Wisconsin (CHEW). Her latest book is The Flavor of Wisconsin, An Informal History of Food and Eating in the Badger State.

The Community’s Garden is an eight-acre park located on 16th Place across the street from Ministry Door County Medical Center. The gala will be held at the garden and feature a menu of locally harvested food, including sake grilled garden vegetables and slow roasted chicken tacos. Wine, beer, and other beverages will be provided.

Reserved seating for 200 guests will be available. For more information or to purchase tickets, call Jenny Fischer at 920.746.3563, Patti Wagner at 920.746.3592, or Kathy Blankenburg at 920.854.2260.

• Door County’s third Rotary Club was officially chartered on June 16, and the inauguration and installation of officers took place at a dinner party at the Alpine Resort in Egg Harbor on June 27. The Rotary Club of Door County North celebrated its establishment by 26 charter members, who meet weekly at the Cornerstone Pub in downtown Baileys Harbor.

The new club was sponsored by the Sturgeon Bay Rotary Club, which took a leadership role in getting the Baileys Harbor club organized. Paul Kok, president of the Sturgeon Bay club and Roger Utnehmer, Rotary District 6220 Assistant Governor, were instrumental in putting together this group. The new club also received support from President Greg Dietz of the Sturgeon Bay Breakfast Club and Steve Allen, president of the Kewaunee Rotary Club. Other Rotary Clubs from the region sent representatives to this event.

Paul Salm of Sister Bay was named President of the new club, which meets every Wednesday at 7:30 am for a short meeting. This group enjoys breakfast while listening to interesting speakers on a variety of timely topics. Club officers are Nancy Fisher, Matt Koehler, Matt Luders, Roger Utnehmer, and Stan Whiteman.

For more information, call Paul Salm or Matt Koehler of the Cornerstone Pub at 920.839.9001.

• The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation is pleased to announce the continued support of Sartori Foods, who donated $2,500, Sargento Foods, who also donated $2,500, and Rural Mutual Insurance, who donated $5,000. Their contributions are benefiting nearly 100,000 youth who participate in 4-H activities throughout Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation provides essential funding for 4-H programs throughout the state. Wisconsin 4-H activities are available in every county in the state, and provide a safe, mentored environment for youth to learn and practice good life skills.

For more information or to become a Wisconsin State 4-H sponsor contact Patricia Harrington, director at the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation, at 608.262.1285 or via email at [email protected].

• In a cooperative effort to provide the visitors to Door County evening church services in a beautiful outdoor setting, the churches in Northern Door will host Anderson Docks-ology services on Wednesdays at 8 pm. These will be ecumenical services with a message, music and fellowship at the Anderson Dock in Ephraim. Each week through August 17, services will be led by a different Northern Door church: July 13 – Stella Maris parishes of Door County; July 20 – Immanuel Lutheran of Baileys Harbor; July 27 – St. Paul’s Lutheran of Juddville; August 3 – Door of Life Christian Church of Sister Bay; August 10 – Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran of Ellison Bay; August 17 – Ephraim Moravian Church.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket or chair. The rain location will be the Ephraim Village Hall, located three blocks south of the Anderson Dock. For more information call 920.854.2804.

• “Rock & Roll for the Shelter,” the annual fundraiser for the Door County Humane Society (DCHS), will be held in Sister Bay on August 5 from 6:30 – 11 pm. Tickets are on sale at $75 each with a goal of raising $50,000. In 2010, the summer dance party raised more than $47,000. This year, the goal has been increased as the animal intake numbers continue to escalate at DCHS.

Setting the mood of the ‘50s and ‘60s era, guests will be greeted upon arrival by a vintage auto show. Moving into the large tent on the shores of Waterfront Park, partygoers will be captivated by the aroma of delicious menu samplings from area restaurants. WhozPlayin?, a band known around Wisconsin for their covers of classic rock and roll tunes, will perform throughout the night. Costumes are encouraged.

Partygoers may choose from al fresco dining or sitting inside the large capacity tent close to the dance floor as the band wails. Professional dance demonstrators will share jazzy moves with the audience or partnering with partiers for a little one-on-one learning.

Committee members include Carrie Baldwin, Tom Bronsky, Carrie Counihan, Barbara Gilman, Marilyn Jensen, Pat Keenan-Creed, and Suzanne Crager. The Old Bolts Car Club is also participating this year. Tickets may be ordered by calling the Humane Society at 920.746.1111, ext. 4.

• Kurt VandenHouten of Door County was awarded the Individual Benefactor Award, at the American Red Cross Lakeland Chapter’s Volunteer Awards Banquet June 21.

VandenHouten’s award is presented to the individual who has personally attained an exceptional level of commitment and support financially for the American Red Cross.

Held at the Riverside Ballroom in Green Bay, 216 volunteers and guests attended the event sponsored by the Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance and Lyndahl Funeral Home.

The evening kicked off with a welcome and organizational update presented by Steve Maricque, executive director for the American Red Cross Lakeland Chapter.

For more information, please visit http://www.redcross.org.

• United Way of Door County is pleased to announce the granting of funds for two projects in the county that focus on safety and nutrition.

In 2011, projects for Crossroads at Big Creek and the Wellness Center of Door County will be funded. The Crossroads at Big Creek recently installed new handrails at the entrance to the Educational Center. The Endowment Fund is granting $1,000 towards this project.

The Wellness Center will receive $1,000 for their new Woman Food Program. This program is for women ages 18 – 30. Participants will learn about health and nutrition while actively participating in cooking classes. For more information call the Wellness Center of Door County.

Funds are still remaining for this year. Application forms, along with the Vision and Mission Statements, are available at the United Way office, located at 57 N. 3rd Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, by calling 920.746.9645, or by visiting http://www.unitedwaydc.com.

• The Women’s Fund of Door County (WFDC) celebrated its second round of grants awards on June 16 at Crossroads at Big Creek.

Speakers from the recipient organizations each presented a short rendition of how the WFDC funding provides support to women and girls.

The following organizations received the Spring 2011 grants from the Women’s Fund: Wellness Center; the Altrusa Club’s: Back to School Fair; Door County YMCA: Mother-Daughter Pizza Party;

NWTC Education Foundation: Student Emergency Fund; Francis Hardy Center for the Arts: ETC (Exposure to Creativity) Program.

Laura Moeller of the Community Clinic of Door County, which received funding in the fall grants round for expanded mental health services, described how WFDC funds had allowed the clinic to expand individual counseling from a single meeting to as many as five or six.

The Women’s Fund of Door County is the only organization whose sole focus is on the well being of women and girls in Door County.

For more information, visit http://www.womensfunddoorcounty.org.