May 2024

Add Goodman to Your Summer Schedule🌤️

Can you carve out a few hours a week to help our programs this summer?



Summer is fast approaching, and Goodman programs are gearing up for another season of fun! We could use your help, energy, perspective and support. Consider helping out where you can, and spread the word with your friends and family!


Youth Programs

June 24 – Aug. 21


June 17 – Aug. 9


Food Pantry

June 17 – Aug. 15


Hope you can join us,

Susan Ramspacher, Volunteer Manager

sramspacher@goodmancenter.org or 608-204-8048

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT

*START Literacy Initiative

START had a team of 12 tutors who all spent two hours every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for 12 weeks this spring using the best science has to offer our future readers. It's a large task that required much dedication on the part of the tutors, but the process is worth it. START volunteer Shan DiPiazza said “Helping kids conquer the gaps in their phonics knowledge will quickly become the most rewarding part of your week, but the … program [flew] by too fast!”


Read the full spotlight on our blog.

SHOUT OUTS

Kudos to Emma Caspar who is a food pantry produce market rockstar. She volunteers with the food pantry twice a week and does an amazing job ensuring all customers have a great experience picking out their produce. Her knowledge about produce is fantastically helpful, and her warmth, patience and compassion are loved by our customers.  

 

Applause for Fetch, American Family Procurements Department and UW Graduate Business Association for sending teams of folks to help us with our spring spruce up. Teams painted, planted and organized our pantry. Many hands made tremendously light work!  


Many, many thanks to the UW-Madison move-out food gleaners! They battled the campus moving out traffic to help the food pantry collect nearly 2,000 pounds of food from students leaving campus. Thank you, Arnold De Camps, Mary Jorgensen, Anna Heimbecher, Tyler Hendricks, Sandra Hunter, Jeanne Lerum, Max Molot, Barry Radler, Dave Siebert, Michael Tracy, Jen Van Wart and Sam West


Tremendous shout out to everyone who donated food through the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive through the Southside Madison Post Office. Nearly 5,300 pounds were donated! It filled our large transit van, two cars and a minivan! Thanks to Emily Fornof, Mary Myers, and Sandra and John Hunter for helping with this donation.

OPPORTUNITIES

Our food pantry is seeing 130% more customers than they were in 2021, and we're expecting that number to keep climbing.


Can you help support our pantry with ongoing food drives in your community?


We provide the stuff — signs for your yard, apartment or business; flyers; messaging toolkits; and support from Goodman staff — and you reach out to your contacts, neighbors, friends and family then bring the donated goods to Goodman.


Together, we'll make one big pantry supporting team 🛒


Contact Goodman Volunteer Manager Susan at sramspacher@goodmancenter.org to get started.

Image text: Become a Friend of the Food Pantry! Can you help fill our shelves as a captain for monthly food drives with your community? Contact Goodman Volunteer Manager Susan at sramspacher@goodmancenter.org to learn more.

MILESTONES

Birthdays

Here’s to our June birthday friends! Hope your trip around the sun was filled with good fun, good health and good people in your life! Salute for another great year!

June 3

  • Pat Everhart


June 7

  • Pete Penzenstadler


June 8

  • Julie Borchert


June 9

  • Kaylor Wiedenbeck


June 10

  • Jerry Wilson
  • Barry Radler


June 12

  • Richard Saunders
  • Meghan Daly


June 14

  • Carolain Ceballos


June 19

  • Norah Paulson


June 20

  • Donna McCarter


June 24

  • Abby Schulz


June 25

  • Cheryl Robinson


June 26

  • Sue Reppert


June 27

  • Max Dyer


June 28

  • Jane Ippolito


June 29

  • Jane Wolf
Anniversaries

Happy anniversary to these individuals who started with GCC in June and continue to commit to putting their best foot forward to strengthen lives and futures! We are glad you’re here!

33 Years

  • Ardis Hempel


12 Years

  • Debra Baker


11 Years

  • Rose Ann Scott


10 Years

  • Jean Rawson


6 Years

  • Terri Anacker

3 Years

  • Dulce Danel
  • Ron Salinas
  • Jen Wilson
  • Elise Cowley
  • Carol McCartney


1 Year

  • Chez Dickson
  • Jeanne Lerum



If you’d like to include a shoutout for a fellow volunteer or have any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch!

Susan Ramspracher: sramspacher@goodmancenter.org or 608-204-8048.

GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER

214 Waubesa Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53704

608.241.1574 | info@goodmancenter.org | goodmancenter.org

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