More than $620K awarded to nonprofits working to support veterans
December 18, 2020 11:46 AM Logan Rude
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Gov. Tony Evers and WDVA Secretary Mary Kolar announced the $620,940 in grants on Friday.
“Our veteran community in Wisconsin is at its best when organizations work together to provide care and assistance to our nation’s heroes,” Evers said. “Especially after a difficult year for all of us, when many of our most vulnerable veterans are hurting, it is critical that we support these important organizations that can serve as a lifeline to veterans and their families.”
Organizations in Janesville, La Crosse, Green Bay, Appleton and the Milwaukee area will receive funding from the program. Rock Valley Community Programs, Inc. in Janesville was awarded $5,000 to support the repair of 12 transitional housing service apartments.
UpdatedFri, Dec 18, 2020 at 2:13 pm CT
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Gov. Evers, WDVA Announce More than $620,000 in Grants to Organizations Helping Wisconsin Veterans and Families. (Shutterstock)
MADISON, WI Gov. Tony Evers announced on Friday with Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) Secretary Mary Kolar announced $620,940 in grants were awarded to 16 registered nonprofit organizations that provide financial assistance, entrepreneurship training, or other services to Wisconsin veterans and their families, according to a news release. Our veteran community in Wisconsin is at its best when organizations work together to provide care and assistance to our nation s heroes, Gov. Evers said. Especially after a difficult year for all of us, when many of our most vulnerable veterans are hurting, it is critical that we support these important organizations that can serve as a lifeline to veterans and their families.
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Helen “Jo Shipman passed away on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 2020, from COVID-19. She was born in Winifred, Montana to Clyde and Nellie Carson.
Jo completed high school in three years. She attended and graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in Spanish and education. The next year she taught and coached volleyball, basketball and softball in Spray, Oregon.
She returned to Montana and married Frank Kolar. They had seven children, Nelita Kolar (Schlosser) deceased, Phillip Kolar (Darla), Laurence Kolar, Francine Cummings (Chet), Eleanor Doucette (Pat), Mary Kolar, Sheila Kolar-Gioioso (Michael). They eventually bought and moved to the ranch north of Lewistown and raised sheep. Frank Kolar passed away in 1965. Jo married David Shipman in 1970, bringing Andrew Shipman to the family. Together they had one child, Zelda Boogman (Han).
Seeking to combat PFAS contamination in Wisconsin, a council created by Gov. Tony Evers is calling for statewide drinking water testing, phasing out the use of firefighting foam containing the so-called forever chemicals and providing resources to veterans who were exposed to the substances.
The two dozen recommendations, released Wednesday by Evers PFAS Coordinating Council, also seek to direct state dollars to local governments to manage contamination, boost research, minimize the use of PFAS-containing products in manufacturing and at the state level. The report also calls for developing an Environmental Justice and Health Equity Group to ensure that the allocation of information and resources is equitable between impacted communities.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources today announced the release of a statewide PFAS Action Plan created to address growing public health and environmental concerns regarding PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in Wisconsin.
The PFAS Action Plan was developed by the Wisconsin PFAS Action Council (WisPAC), a group of nearly 20 state agencies and the University of Wisconsin System. As part of the statewide initiative to ensure Wisconsinites have access to clean, safe drinking water, Gov.
Tony Evers signed Executive Order #40 in August 2019 to address the issue of PFAS across the state.
Executive Order #40 also directed the DNR to lead a group of state agencies to build an action plan to serve as a blueprint for how Wisconsin can address the use of and contamination from these forever chemicals.