Category: Donor Stories

Match for Mack Campaign aims to raise $20,000 for Oshkosh schools

Posted on Apr 9, 2018 by

Oshkosh, WI – The Oshkosh Area School District (OASD) Education Foundation is pleased to announce the Match for Mack fundraising challenge. Starting now through the end of June, Oshkosh community members and supporters of public education have the opportunity to double their donations by participating in this special fundraising opportunity. A generous donor will match […]

Endowments Support the Organizations We Love

Posted on Feb 21, 2018 by

“Fundraising is a three-legged stool between annual campaigns, capital campaigns, and endowment building,” remarked Tom Blaze, President & CEO of the Oshkosh YMCA, as he pondered the importance of endowments.  “Of those three, the endowment building gets the least attention, almost as an afterthought, but just like the other two legs it’s vital to keeping […]

Remembering Adam

Posted on Oct 23, 2017 by

Dave and Marcie Gundlach are optimists. But, when their son, Adam, was killed in a water-skiing accident, their upbeat attitudes were tested. Adam was their first-born, an active Oshkosh West High School junior, who was on the high honor roll, a member of the student council, varsity swim team, tennis team, St. Raphael’s Life Teen […]

Strength in Numbers

Posted on Oct 23, 2017 by

Their purpose is simple: do good and give back. Inspired by other giving circles of the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, the Oshkosh Angels started their Acorn Fund to make an impact in our community. Each member contributes a small amount every year, growing the fund until it’s large enough to support charitable projects of interest […]

Lasting Legacy

Posted on Oct 23, 2017 by

Elizabeth Rasmussen loved her community. “She was always involved,” recalls her cousin Janet Mead. “She just loved this area and wanted to give back where she could.” A former primary school teacher, Elizabeth led a modest life on Oshkosh’s south side. She lived comfortably, but not lavishly – unless you count her rich giving spirit. […]

Donors + Passion = Accomplishment

Posted on Apr 11, 2017 by

Directly across the street from Webster Stanley Elementary School on Miller’s Bay is one of the best natural ice skating rinks you can find during the winter months. As Steve Eliasen and Dr. Eric Smiltneek were gliding across the glass-like surface a few years ago, they wondered why more people didn’t take advantage of the […]

The re-green-ing of Oshkosh

Posted on Apr 22, 2016 by

Your Community Foundation would like to take an opportunity on this – Earth Day – to say THANK YOU to those dedicated individuals and organizations who work to nurture, preserve and sustain our beautiful surroundings for generations to come. Back in 2010, we launched a communitywide fund-raising campaign called Taking Root. Nearly 200 people, organizations and businesses supported this effort […]

Dedicated to education: Rudoy family continues legacy

Posted on Mar 23, 2016 by

Celebrate Education doled out more than $49,000 in grants to our communities’ excellent educators and schools on Monday (3/12/16) during an event attended by nearly 200 people at the Oshkosh Convention Center. A good portion of these dollars are thanks to the Rudoy family — four generations of which have supported education in Oshkosh for 20-plus […]