 Welcome to the Day of Caring. This is our second annual event. We started last year and we've more than doubled the size of it this year thanks to you and all the project sites and our sponsors, which is Aurora Health Care, United Way, and American Orthodontics. This event is put on primarily by the Volunteer Center of Sheboygan and we are a program under the direction of the Partners for Community Development. Lucio Fuentes here is the head chief of the Partners for Community Development and it's an honor to work with him. Just a bunch of housekeeping. I hope everybody's found their table that designates the project they'll be working on today. Most of the tables have a team member from the project site that can give you any special directions and answer any questions you may have. There's food and water here so please help yourself before you take off. You might need it for extra energy during the day. Box lunches will be delivered at around noon so look out for those and what else did I forget to say? Volunteers are wonderful. Thank you. Thank you. Right now we've asked the mayor to say a few words. He and his wife, Sue, will be working out the Girl Scout project this morning and we really feel honored to have you here, Terry. Good morning, everyone. This is great too. Many times, Sue and I get to work with volunteers with organizations, whether it's fraternal organizations, the Lions Clubs, Optimists, those types of groups, Habitat for Humanity. But this is really what Sheboygan's all about. People caring about each other, caring about our community, helping out each other and taking a day, on a beautiful day like today, taking your time and being willing to help the community and help others with whatever we're going to do. As you can see, I'm in my paint clothes so I'm going to be out painting at the Girl Scout house. My wife, Sue, used to think I was a painter. She owns a painting company so she used to take me along and make believe that I knew what I was doing in painting. But it's going to be exciting. Thank you for all being here today. And again, this is what Sheboygan's all about, caring for each other, helping each other out. Have a great day today and let's get out there and get to work. Thank you, Terry. Thank you, Sue. One final thing to say and then you can take off and have fun for the rest of the day is that three o'clock this afternoon we start having a lot of fun here at the park, serving beer and refreshments, a pig roast, we're going to have music entertainment, raffles, silent auctions, and I'm sure by the end of the evening we'll have a few people dawdling out by the lake. So anyway, have a good time and thank you for coming and volunteering. You're all great. Hi, this is Nanette Boulebache from WSCS. I'm so delighted to be here on the second annual day of caring. I am with the two people who are making, two among many, but two chief people who have put all this together. So I'm going to let them introduce themselves. Jose? Yes, I'm Jose Araujo, I'm program director at Partners for Community Development. Partners is the organization that it's the umbrella organization for the Volunteer Center of Shibuyin County. Okay, and Scott? And my name is Scott Johnston. I'm the program director for the Volunteer Center and I work kind of ham and egg it with Jose. Yeah. This is put together with a lot of effort, a lot of hours, and this is the second annual one. So before we go any further, tell me what is the purpose of the Day of Caring? Day of Caring event is, as you said, it's a once every year event where we look with the main purpose of the event is to promote volunteerism in our community. So we recruit volunteers from different companies and corporations that are in Shibuyin County and we ask them to donate a day of their day, or a day of their life to help others in Shibuyin County. Okay. So promoting volunteerism. All right. Last year I know you had five sites. We had six sites. We had six sites. And about 90 volunteers. And this year it's more than doubled, right? We've got 15 sites, so it's more than doubled and we have close to 200 volunteers this year. Oh, it's so terrific. And we're not just volunteering, I mean, well tell me first of all, what kind of work are people doing? What are some of the sites and what are the tasks? Okay, well at the Girl Scout offices we have a lot of painting going on, which will involve the mayor and his wife Sue. And also Maywood, there will be picking weeds and cleaning pathways. Let's see. The marsh? The marsh project. Yeah, that's right. The marsh out in El Carle we're working at the marsh. We're doing some cleanup as well out there, moving some rocks that need to be moved. We're going to be at Sunny Side Town houses doing a little bit of gardening as well, planting new plants, doing some walching, the building that partners for community development, doing some outside painting as well. The weight house. The weight house. And that weight house, it's a really nice project. They're creating a new path for their carriages. So as Scott said, there's 14 different projects, you know, different projects to fit the interest of all the volunteers that we have this year. And everyone has been just wonderful. We especially want to thank the collaboration and the sponsorship of American orthodontics in Aurora. Aurora is actually our sponsor for the event for the second year in a row. And also the United Way of Sheboygan County. They have also been behind us and supporting us on this event and supporting the volunteer center since the beginning of the program. And all of our major sponsors have had people on our planning committee since December of last year. So they've been very instrumental in helping organize this entire event, besides just providing monetary funding. Tell me a bit about the response from the hosts of these sites. I had the privilege of working with you last year on this event. Yes, you did. And I remember going to the little old school house and I think the minister, a minister was the host, and he actually broke down into tears. Yes. I'm so grateful for the workers that have you been hearing. I think every one of these sites, the leaders at every one of these sites are very grateful. And we've not had to really push them to get organized. They are ready to work these volunteers. They've been very, very good. And they work hard. Yes, they do. And okay, final, tell me what's going on tonight at the end of all the activities. Tonight at the end, well at three o'clock, all the volunteers are going to finish their projects and then come back here to Kings Park. And we're going to have a celebration of volunteering and the event is also going to help us raise funds for the volunteer center of Sheboyan County. So we're going to have some music, free life entertainment. We're having the Water Street Hot Shots playing tonight from four to five thirty in at six o'clock from six to eight o'clock. We have Benson Clemmey playing. We also have a wonderful pig roast that's going to be grilled by three guys in the grill. They're already here. They've been here since six in the morning. These guys are amazing. So that's for sale tonight as well. We also have raffles and silan oxen items. We have almost twenty-five raffle items and almost ten silan oxen items. So there's a lot to be had there. What else is going on? Well, we just have a lot of fun. People are having a lot of fun today. They're giving back to their communities, learning a little bit more about the different organizations that are in the community, even us have been learning of new organizations such as the equine sanctuary out in by Keel or close to Elkar Lake. So there's new organizations there that we didn't know of that we're going to be able to help today with the help of these volunteers that have come out today. And just a word now, how is your chance to talk about your website, which is so exciting. That's a one-stop-shop for people to find out how to volunteer. Yes, it's www.volunteersheboygan.com, volunteercheboygan.com. Even I can remember that. And you can find out. And it's a very user-friendly site where people can find out the volunteering opportunities that exist within the county. Currently, right now, there's over 130 volunteer opportunities posted on the site and people can go in there and find something that fits their needs and interests and talent. Okay, one last question is there going to be a third annual day of caring? Of course. Of course. This is going to be our annual event. And we hope that every year it grows more and more and more. Hopefully we can double again next year, double the excitement and double the sites and double the volunteers. But yes, this is going to be our annual event and of course the volunteer center is here to stay. We're now able to say and proud to say that Sheboygan County has a volunteer center and it's working wonderful. Okay. So remember, folks, volunteerism isn't just one day, it goes on the whole year, keeping Sheboygan County great. Go to volunteercheboygan.com and you will find out how you can help the community. Thank you. Okay. So here we are at the partners on 13th and Georgia. And I think we have a pretty fairly sizable crew from the Kohler company spending a day here painting the building. And what is your name, please? My name is Luke Zimbrick. Luke Zimbrick. And what do you do at the Kohler company? I'm an engineer. I work on bathing products. Okay. And is this your first year of volunteering or did you do it last year? This is my first year with the company volunteering. And how come you're willing to do it? Well, it's a nice change of pace. It gets me out of the office and I just get a good feeling from it and especially working with these guys. It's just a good time. Are they all from the same department or not? Most of us, yeah. Okay. All right. We are a team. And what specifically are you doing here? Well, I'm getting the paint ready to go in the roller pans so we can start painting the brick surface of the building. We're going to do two colors today and hopefully get about 75% of the building painted for us. Well, that'd be great because I noticed you're scraping off the old paint. Yeah. Yeah. We've got a couple issues to cover first, but it'll look pretty good by the end of the day. Oh, that's super. I had a feeling. And then are you going to King Park later for the pig road? Yep. I believe so. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Looking forward to it. Super. Well, thank you so much. Yeah. No problem. Okay. We're still at the Partners for Community Development building on 13th in Georgia and we're talking to another color company worker and you are? Allison Blake. Allison Blake and you're also an engineer? Yep. You are? You're also from the same department? Yeah, that's right. Bathing engineering group. And how come you're willing to do this today? Ah, it's just a great chance to get out in the community and help take care of our neighborhoods. Okay. Are you a professional painter? No, not at all. But you're willing to do it? It's going to be hard work. Yeah. Yeah, it might be, but it's worth it and it'll look really good when we're done. And I know from talking to other color people in previous years, the company really does encourage you to do this, don't they? Yeah. Yeah. It's a great chance to get out of the office and do some team building, get to know our coworkers a little better while helping the community out. Okay. Super. Thank you. Nice to meet you. What are you doing? I'm actually like trimming up some of the bushes so that when we come through here and paint, we'll be able to do that a little bit easier later. Okay. Well, we're still going through the day of caring and we are at the Wisconsin Naval Shipping Association. Close. Close. Okay. And we're talking to Larry Hinkelman, who is the executive director. Right. President of the board right now. Okay. All right. We're just watching all these people tearing up carpet. Wow. That is hard work. I didn't expect them to get this far until noon. Really? Yeah. I mean, they're going to start in the middle section and we've had that plan for this afternoon already. So I'm going to have to come up with other stuff for them to do. So they're tearing up all the carpet and what else do you hope to have done today? That's my, our biggest plan is to get all of this carpet that's been here forever up because in a couple of months, we're planning to have new carpet put down. So this would have been the hardest part. This is saving us weeks of work and dollars and cents. Yeah, really? And what is this big room going to be? This is going to be the part of the Military Heritage Museum. We did have some displays, as you can tell. We were open for a couple of weeks and then with the dredging, we had to close. So we probably won't be open until, let's say January. And that's why we wanted to get this done so we can do a lot of work on the interior. That's super. Yeah. This is fantastic. This is a, you know, just a great group. And where are these people from? The Aurora Healthcare System. These are all from Aurora, yeah. A year ago, we were thecipient of about 17 people from different companies. Moving desks and landscaping and yeah, it was, it was terrific. We're very, very happy for this. We're still at the Wisconsin Naval Shipping Association and we're talking to Kathy Becker from Aurora. What do you do at Aurora? I'm the Chief Nurse Officer. That's right. I think I talked to you last year. I think you might have. I did. So you are almost done tearing up all this carpeting and you're done much sooner than Larry thought. And you just told me a minute ago why, why that is. Well, and I think when Larry said we have some work until noon, everyone looked around and said noon, that's, that's too soon. We'll be done at noon and then what so, but at Aurora, our workers work hard every day and overwork and we get this type of intensity every day. They're good workers, they're fast workers and they're dedicated and motivated. And obviously they're dedicated to their community by coming up and working today. And how nice of Aurora to loan you. Absolutely. Aurora is a very, very good partner with the community. They really try to make things happen and improve the community. And how many are you from Aurora today? Wow. I know you have other sites. We do. I don't know the total number, but there is a lot of us and we do this every year. It's amazing the dedication. Are you all in the same department or not necessarily? Different sites, different departments, the clinic, the hospital, we're from many different areas. Facilities, clinic, there's nurses here, there's on and on and on. Lots of people, PTs and that's physical therapists. Yeah. So why are you personally willing to work here today? Well when I, I came here a year ago and I am amazed at Cheboygan and the community that it surrounds us. It's everywhere you go. People are friendly, kind, caring. They help each other. I come from Milwaukee, a big city, so this in comparison is amazing. I'm very, very impressed. This is the best kept secret right up here in Cheboygan. I'll tell you that much. Yeah. Thank you. I'll let you get back to work. Thank you. I see you putting your gloves on. I do. I have my gloves on. They match my shirt. I'm ready to go. Thank you. Good luck. Well we are in my favorite place because I'm a librarian so I'm just delighted to be here and it's so great that Meade Public Library could be part of the day of caring. Oh yes, it's a wonderful opportunity for us. We're with Sharon Winkle, the director of the library and why is it wonderful for you? Well we are trying to encourage more people in the community to think about the library when they think about volunteering their time. It can really help keep customer service levels where we'd like them to be. These can be challenging times in which to achieve that and we think it's a wonderful opportunity for people who might need to volunteer indoors and who enjoy being around books and a lot of other people who also enjoy that same environment. Opportunities for working with technology as well in libraries and I know a lot of people are interested in that, both our customers and people who might be volunteering here. So what would a volunteer do if she wanted to work with technology? Well for example, there'd be an opportunity to show people how to download materials from the overdrive service that we have that includes e-books and e-audio books. Many people like some hands-on assistance with that and we do from time to time. Offer that but we can offer those opportunities more often if we had more people to do it augmented by volunteers in addition to staff members. So are you all to listen on thevoluntationboygon.com? Yes, we are. Our volunteer coordinator, Pat Miller, has made sure that we join that organization and that we get the word out about volunteer opportunities at various websites including our own website. So if people do want to volunteer for the library they should go to that website or call Pat. Right or they can check www.medepubliclibrary.org and look at the volunteer information available there. Okay, super. Thank you Sharon. Thank you. So at the library and we have four volunteers from the Sheboygan Senior Center who are spending the day shifting books and maybe dusting a few off. Why don't you tell us, first of all, give us your name please. Jeff Braver. And you're a volunteer for the Sheboygan Senior Center. For the Senior Center. Okay, and what are you doing? Actually we're taking these shelves and we're rearranging them so that we can get some of them off the top shelf. They found that everything at eye level or in between so you don't have to reach so high. It's hard to reach up there. It's hard to reach up there so we're shifting them around, getting them even and putting them in there and then dusting off the shelf after we get done. You know, there's a stereotype about seniors. I mean normally most people would think seniors, oh you should be receiving, you should be on the receiving end of volunteerism, but no, no, not really, no. We've got a group of volunteers down at the Senior Center that it's an extensive group and we found that to stay active when you get to be retirement age and help out the community at the same time, I think there's a new shift in attitude and we're enjoying it. We have a great time. We have a wonderful bunch of people down there and it's a great place to visit, a great place to have activity. Plenty of good things. So not enough people know about it? That's exactly right. I mean the more people that find out about it and all of us down there try to bring as many people in down there as we can and show them what we have and it's a great place. And do you have a variety of things that people can do? Absolutely. Oh yeah, we've got volunteer for any number of things. We just did a project about a couple months ago at the REAP Center and we did some packaging, package screws. And nuts and bolts for them and we had a great time. There were about 10 to 12 of us every week on a Friday and did that for about eight or nine weeks and had a great time. And do you like being in the library today? I love having the library. I would, but not everybody does. All my daughter's a librarian out in North Carolina, so we're kind of giving back a little bit to her too, so. Okay, and maybe you'll see some books you want to take home today. Well, that too and I'll try to read her four or five while I go down the line here. We are this morning with Pat Miller, who is the volunteer coordinator at New Public Library and you're the person responsible for getting the volunteers here today. Is that right? Yes. We're so pleased that we were picked to be in this program. Yeah, I don't know how that comes about, how they pick the programs, but I know you weren't involved last year, but this year was one of the 15 signs. My impression is that every year it changes a little bit, you know, and so that they're volunteering in the community everywhere. Okay, so we have four people from the Sheboygan Senior Senate. Yes. Their assignment today is to, in sections of our library, shift our books. So it's a pretty big job. It's physical, I think, and we've removed some of the books and making room for new ones. Okay. And it's important work that has to be done, as he was saying, because people can't reach those top shelves. So it's good to lower them. Right. And also to add new books so that they don't get too tight and to make them in order. And plus we gave our volunteers dust rags today. So they're going to help out there, too. And this is, as Sharon told us a few minutes ago, this is becoming increasingly important for public institutions such as libraries because of budget cuts. Does it really make a difference? Yes, it does. Yes, it does. You know, we have ongoing volunteers here and we have volunteers who come in just for special projects such as Day of Caring. Recently we had the COERA company and their amazing race and hope to have them back again. I think that's something that they're going to repeat. So we're very happy to be in the Day of Caring. So if someone is interested in volunteering at New Public Library, they can contact you. Yes. Or they could go to the website. Yes. It's on our website and the application form is at each of our desks that they can be picked up. I can be called. Any of us. Or they can go to the Volunteer Sheboygan.com website. Yes. Yes. We are partnered and members of the Volunteer Center. How many volunteers do you think are involved in the library right now? On an ongoing basis? Right now we have about 40. Okay. And your job is to keep them online. Right. And it's actually a new position here at the library. So, you know, and the intention is also to grow the program. And you are a volunteer, too, I believe, right? I am. So how come you're willing to spend so much time? I'm a Sheboygan Volunteer Center volunteer and I've been doing that for about a year and a half. My specialty in that is to do special events. So I've bartended badly. Actually people help me. They've been very kind and, you know, take tickets and money and that sort of thing and registration. So for you, Day of Caring is every day. So, okay. And what is your name, please? My name is Cindy Baker. Okay. We just met your husband, I think. Yes, yes. That was my husband. You're both volunteering today. Yes. You're both representing the Sheboygan Senior Center. Right. And are you a volunteer, active volunteer in other things, too? Yes. I volunteer a lot through the center and at the center. I do a lot of help with children's reading. Children that are struggling in the lower grades. I try to help them catch up. And why are you doing this? A lot of people would say that a senior citizen at this point in your life should be receiving volunteers. Oh, no. I believe in giving back to your community, to your church, to your family, to your friends because what goes around comes around. You never know when you're going to need help and then those people will always come back to you. And that's the way to put it. Is this your first day of caring? Yes. This is my first time of doing caring day. And I just think it's fabulous. I didn't know about it until they told me about it at the center. And I just think it's wonderful. I just think if every church would have a caring day and help somebody in their congregation who maybe needed their house painted inside or their lawn mowed or something. So not just organizations, but spreading out to individuals who need help. Right. Shut in some things. Right. Right. Maybe next year. Yeah. Yeah, the clocks are ticking. Do you like working in the library? Yes. This is fun. I love books. Me too. Yes. Yes. So this is a great opportunity. Although I've caught myself reading the blurbs on the book at that time. Right. Maybe get it back. Because I do too. Super. Well, thank you very much. You're welcome. Okay. Good luck. Great that you guys did it. Where do you work with the children? I have a private tutoring job this summer that I got through the Senior Center. Oh, you did? Yes. Mm-hmm. During the school year, I worked two and a half hours a day at Longfellow as a playground cafeteria supervisor. Really? Yes. I was a nurse for 40 years. You were. I was going to ask what your career was. Yeah. Okay. And it got too much with the lifting and stuff. Right. So there's always things that fit into that career someplace. I mean, like working with kids. I love kids. Oh, that's super. Yeah. That's great. They're just a little precious. Yes. And there's so many that just need that little bit of extra love. The gorgeous children's garden. We've got two volunteers here. And can I have your names, please? Jane. Jane. And Bob. Bob. And who are you representing today? Retired folks. Okay. So you're not with one of the employers? No. No. You're just here, just here. And how's your day going so far? It's beautiful. I work. And what are you doing here? Picking holes and filling them up. I'm planting trees and bushes. Yeah, planting trees and bushes. Planting trees and bushes. Yes. And you're with the Children's Museum, right? I'm with the Children's Museum. Okay. What is your name? I'm named David Peterman. David Peterman. And your title? I'm basically kind of an art director around here, but I do maintenance work and the garden. And the garden. Okay. So wherever they need my help. So does this make a difference having volunteers here today? Absolutely. Otherwise I have to do all this myself. So anytime we can get some volunteers to help, it always makes things a little smoother, getting things done a little quicker. So absolutely. More volunteers, we can get around here the better. Above and beyond is always the need of volunteers, not just on the day of caring, right? Right. We need to use volunteers and we do weekend events like broad days coming up and things like that. So there's always help needed when we do events. We do have to staff people there while we're also somewhere else. If someone is interested in volunteering, how would they do that? They would have to contact one of the other staff people within the museum. Okay. Generally Cindy or Jeff Mann, the executive director would help them out. And they might work in the garden or they might do other things. Right. We have some volunteers inside doing some painting and working on another wall. Then we have to remove some hands from a few earlier projects so we can get it ready for a new project. Okay. And why are you willing to spend a whole day out here working? You could be lying on a hammock or something. Seems like a good thing to do with our time. Okay. That's it. We had bought tickets for the dinner tonight and said, well, if we're going to go to the dinner, we should probably work during the day. So called up and this is where they found for us to help out. So you'd be lying the stereotype of senior citizens who are just relaxing. You're like out there. I'm not sure that that's the stereotype I would agree with. Not anymore. Okay, good. That's good. I'm glad to hear that. Yeah. So you're going to the pig roast and you're looking forward to that? Absolutely. That's super. That's great for this, right? You've got sunscreen on, I hope. You probably should. Well, we're out here at the Girl Scout house out on Highway 42. We're doing some painting for the day of carrying. And we have with us Jennifer, Maggie, Crystal, Jessica, Rosa, jewelry, Sue. And what group are you folks with? A lot of you are from the same area. HSA Bank. HSA Bank and Sheboygan. Yes. And Maggie, you're from? AmeriCorps. Oh, so we got a great crew here. We're about half done with our work already this morning. And my wife, Sue, and I are happy to be here. And this is a great organization. So we're going to get back to work. I'm sure some of us do like that. We'll have to go over here. You can't turn the walls. I do the floor. Will they all right? Huh? Oh, jeez. Do you know all that word? It's mine. Pull it out. I'll fly away. Not so fast or short. Fly away. I'll fly away. When I die. Hallelujah. Bye-bye. Fly away. Where your joy shall never end. Fly away. Fly away. That's where we're very proud to be here. We'll be this Friday afternoon when we get into the music. Let me introduce some of these folks that you might need to know. This is George Reynolds. And he's going to do all the mandolin chores for you here this afternoon. My name is Mike. This is Tim Decker. He's going to do all the fiddle work for you this afternoon. Over here playing the big fiddle, the stand-up bass, and the Doc Mock right there. Enjoy yourselves. I'm going to start out with a piece called The Walking Goose. This is from Sunhouse, Robert Johnson. And those old walking blues, these old blues there. I appreciate that. That makes us play. Here's a piece here called I Know You Rather. I'm going to start with a little instrumental that I call white fish and kerosene. I used to play this a lot when I lived up in Dark County. And played for the fish boils as people were enjoying their wine coolers. This is wild. This is wild, but you remember wine coolers, don't you? We're going to get just a little bit more of this one in the monitor here for me. This is the second annual day of care. It's a really, really huge and amazing event. They had 180 volunteers working from 8 o'clock to 3 o'clock this morning. 14 different locations. Given their time and effort, of course, you see they get to get back, party it up a little bit, and celebrate for doing that. Also, it's a fundraiser. I know they've got some rapping and things going on, so please take part of that. But thank you all for being here. This song is all original music over here. I said it was over the past six years. So the next song that we're going to do is actually the very first song that we ever wrote. And this is how we got started here. This one's called Roses and Kings.