Prevail Bank encourages the Stevens Point community to donate to the United Way of Portage County this holiday season; Prevail will match those donations up to $1,000. Monetary donations can be dropped off at the Prevail Bank – Stevens Point branch at 5708 Windy Drive, Suite A from November 21 – December 12, 2022. “United Way of Portage County has been helping our friends, families and neighbors since 1945,” said Dustin Dietel, Prevail Bank’s Branch Manager. “They are focused on providing positive change, Stevens Point, WI – Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 24th, Festival Foods will be hosting the 15th annual Festival Foods Turkey Trot at 8 AM at the Stevens Point Area High School to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County and the Stevens Point Area YMCA.
The Stevens Point Community Turkey Trot has been a tradition for many years. The event was most recently organized by Portage County CAN to provide community members a way to gather with any and all who wanted to kick off our national SENTRY CutlineSue Wilcox (left), United Way of Portage County Executive Director, receives a $1,300,577 check from Pete McPartland, Sentry Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO, and Sentry Leadership Committee Chair Jeff Cole. They presented the check—resulting from Sentry’s 2022 United Way campaign—during a combined virtual campaign coordinators celebration on Thursday, November 3. The donation to United Way included employee donations, special events fundraising, and a match from the Sentry Insurance
Stevens Point, Wisconsin (November 18, 2022)—Worzalla, an employee-owned book printer specializing in printing high-quality children’s books, movie tie-in books and cookbooks, participated in the 2022 Holiday Parade in downtown Stevens Point. The book printer, Santa’s number one supplier of the books at the top of everyone’s present wish list, hired Santa himself to drive its 13-foot tall sleigh in this year’s parade. Several of Santa’s elves took a break from their pre-Christmas duties at the North Pole (Stevens Point) Through Prevail Bank’s Charitable Contribution program, $5,000 was gifted to the Central Wisconsin Children’s Museum in Stevens Point to support its hands-on exhibits, operational expenses, and fundraising activities.
“We are proud to support the Central Wisconsin Children’s Museum,” said Dustin Dietel, Prevail Bank Branch Manager of Stevens Point. “We’re a community bank that is passionate about economic development, financial stability, and the welfare and growth of children, families, WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. – The winterim session at Mid-State Technical College is fast approaching with increased opportunities to suit a variety of needs, from quick, transferable classes to certificates students can get a jump start on before the spring semester.
The college has also increased access to its offerings with a new shuttle service between campuses for students for those with transportation barriers or just looking to save money and valuable study time.
Most of Mid-State’s 47 fast-paced STEVENS POINT – What was Christmas like in the 1860s? How has the most wonderful time of the year changed through the ages in Stevens Point? You can find out on December 12th at 6:00p.m. at Sunset Point Winery in downtown Stevens Point during the “Stevens Point Holiday Traditions” event, presented by the Portage County Historical Society. Through photographs, newspaper clippings, and firsthand accounts, this presentation is sure to help keep the season bright. The speaker for this event is local historian MILWAUKEE, WI, NOV. 15, 2022 – While the holidays are a joyous time for many families, they can be challenging for the more than 120,000 Wisconsinites living with Alzheimer’s or dementia and the more than 198,000 serving as caregivers. The Alzheimer’s Association provides strategies to support families on a journey with dementia during the holiday season.
"Often the holidays bring changes in daily routines, which can present challenges for people living with dementia, who find comfort in routine,” said PHOTO CAPTION: Prevail Bank presented Stevens Point Fire Fighters Local 484 Charitable Foundation a $2,500 check in support of Operation Warm, whereby they provide new winter jackets for K-6 children in need. Pictured (L to R) are: Samanha Kessenich – Stevens Point Fire Fighter, Dejonna Bates – Prevail Bank Relationship Banker, and Stevens Point Fire Fighters Jason Pettis, Dustin Fleisner, and Ross Oestreich. (Stevens Point) Twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500) was donated to the Stevens Point Fire The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has joined colleges and universities across the country in making Naloxone – an opioid reversal drug – available on campus to help prevent overdose deaths.
Beginning today, 17 Nalox-Zone boxes are being installed in residence halls and buildings with high public use. These include Dreyfus University Center, DeBot Dining Center Marshfield Clinic Health System Champions Hall and Noel Fine Arts Center.
“The availability of Naloxone provides us with another tool Photo (attached):Mid-State Automotive Technician student Jarek Frank prepares to board the shuttle for his return trip to Adams after a day of classes at the Wisconsin Rapids Campus.WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WIS. – A new transportation shuttle at Mid-State Technical College is making it easier for students to pursue a degree when transportation to a specific Mid-State campus to access a program presents an obstacle.
The shuttle is free to all Mid-State students thanks to a collaboration with Wisconsin Automotive
PREVAIL BANK WILL MATCH DONATIONS, UP TO $1,000
Festival Foods Turkey Trot 2022 Stevens Point to Benefit the Boys & Girls Club and YMCA
Sentry posts record-breaking campaign raising over $1.3 million for community through United Way
Worzalla Kicks Off Holiday Season Spreading Cheer at Stevens Point Parade
Prevail Bank Donates $5,000 to Children's Museum in Stevens Point
Mid-State’s winterim session offers credit transfer and certificate opportunities
Stevens Point Holiday Traditions Presentation Coming December 12
Navigating the Holidays with Dementia
PREVAIL BANK DONATES $2,500 TO “OPERATION WARM”
Opioid reversal drug now available to prevent overdose deaths
New Mid-State shuttle service removes transportation barriers for students
