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Join Us for Garden Expo
2009, !
Join WPT Feb. 13-15 at the Exhibition Hall of the Alliant
Energy Center for Garden Expo - a celebration of all things green and growing. Garden Expo is a community educational and fundraiser
hosted by WPT and the UW-Extension/Cooperative Extension Horticulture Team. This event is a companion to The Wisconsin Gardener with
Shelley Ryan. Hundreds of vendors will offer garden and landscaping products and services, while gardening experts present dozens of
educational
seminars and demonstrations on a wide variety of topics. Last year, nearly 20,000 people attended Garden Expo.
Almost 250 volunteers are needed to set up the show, sell tickets, assist
presenters, check-in volunteers and answer questions at the information desk. As a thank you for volunteers, we provide free parking and
admission to the show.
Online registration will open on Monday, November
17th. To register, please visit our website at wpt.org/volunteer to see all the jobs and shifts that are available!
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Winter Membership
Drive
Give the gift of time this holiday
season.
It may feel like a beautiful fall day outside, but in a few short months the
depths of winter will be upon us! Come in from the cold and make WPT part of your holiday season at our winter membership drive. This
drive will run Nov. 29-Dec. 9 and Dec. 11, 13 and 14 in our Vilas Hall studios on the UW-Madison campus. Be part of the action at our phone
bank
where volunteers turn ringing phones into pledges of support. Bring your family and friends and make it part of your annual holiday
tradition.
Mark your calendars for Saturday,
December 13th for a special live shift with award-winning chef-restaurateur, cookbook author, and television personality Rick
Bayless! (Check our online registration for additional details.)
In anticipation of the digital transition in February, we have added a few extra
days to our December drive. We are grateful for any extra assistance that you can offer.
Online registration will begin October 22nd. Visit
wpt.org/volunteer to see a listing of available shifts or to register online.
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Stan Druckenmiller: The 2008 V. Thomas Metcalfe Volunteer of the
Year
Each year WPT recognizes one of our many dedicated
volunteers with the V. Thomas Metcalfe Volunteer of the Year Award. We are happy to recognize Stan Druckenmiller as our 2008 award
recipient.
Stan has been an active volunteer since 1989 and first became involved with WPT through his
wife Jeannie. At his first WPT Auction, Stan volunteered as a bid sorter. By the end of the week long fundraiser, he was
promoted
to training volunteers! Today he is intimately involved in all aspects of Auction serving as an cabinet member and
donor. He has also worked for the WPT history unit, providing transcription services. And he can occasionally be found on the phone banks
at membership drives.
Thank you Stan, for your leadership, commitment and dedication to the Friends of WHA-TV
and WPT.
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Thank you Anna!
Anna Koob returned to WPT as assistant volunteer manager this past spring
after spending time in England. She was an invaluable asset to the volunteer office, coordinating the registration of almost 2,000 volunteers
annually, handling volunteer correspondence and creatively thinking of new recruitment ideas. Anna's expertise will be greatly missed as she
pursues a new career in Chicago. We hope to have a new assistant volunteer manager in place for the winter membership drive.
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Quilt Expo the Best
Ever!
391 Volunteers… 782 hands… 3910 fingers…
many donning white gloves = a hugely successful fun(d) raising event for Wisconsin Public Television! Total attendance was up this
year by nearly 1500. We certainly have a hit on our hands.
Working ‘under cover’ until next year… September 9-12,
2009. Save the date! And thanks again, from the bottom of our hearts. |
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September Pledge Drive
Thank you to our Gold Medal Volunteers!
It happens once every four years: the summer Olympics, the Democratic and Republican
conventions, and a rescheduled membership drive to September that coincides with Quilt Expo! More than 200 dedicated volunteers
stepped
forward like champions and took phone pledges, served refreshments, and helped supervise the phone bank. Our gold-medal winning
volunteers brought in approximately $297,664 in pledges.
Special thanks to the following groups that
brought volunteers:
Alpha Kappa Psi
BT2
Lisa's Friends
Madison Curling Club
Nancy's Notions
Twentyonezies
UW MBA Students
UW Student Personnel Association
West High School Rocket Club
Wisconsin Dept of Transportation.
Looking to enhance the profile of your company, professional group or student
organization? Consider putting together a group for our winter drive. Contact the volunteer office at 265-4436 for
details.
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Upcoming
Events
Nov. 29 to Dec. 9,
Dec. 11, 13 and 14 Winter Membership Drive
Feb. 12 Garden Expo Setup
Feb. 13-15 Garden Expo
Volunteer Appreciation - 50 Hour Service
Pins
Be recognized for your outstanding service to WPT!
Volunteer at least 50 hours by June, 2009 and receive this special service pin and acknowledgement at our summer
picnic.
Our volunteer events for the year are just getting underway so it's not too late to
start developing your 50 hour plan. Just consider this example:
Pledge Drives: Six four-hour shifts = 24
Garden Expo: Three four-hour shifts = 12
Auction: Four four-hour shifts = 16
Total: 52 hours
40 people earned this distinguished award in 2008 - let's make it a record year for
2009!
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above to visit our Facebook photo album. You don't need to be a
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