Oshkosh Boys & Girls Club's Youth of the Year Dinner will be Oct. 26, plus more news in weekly dose
OSHKOSH — The Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year Dinner will take place 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Oshkosh Convention Center.
Friends of the club — including donors, teachers, mentors and alumni — are welcome to the dinner to celebrate members’ accomplishments.
Youth from each program area, including summer programs, will be recognized. The 2024 Youth of the Year also will be announced. The event will have a Halloween theme. A short program will follow dinner.
Tickets are $20 per person or $15 for teachers, club mentors and alumni. Reserve a seat online at bgcosh.org/events-news/youth-of-the-year-dinner.
Businesses and individuals who would like to be a sponsor can visit the club’s website at bgcosh.org or contact CEO Tracy Ogden at tracyo@bgcosh.org.
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Leaf collection begins Oct. 16 in Oshkosh
City of Oshkosh residents are reminded that the primary day for loose leaf collection will be the day following their regular garbage day. Residents who have collection on Friday will have leaves collected on Monday.
The city will begin loose leaf collection Oct. 16 and continue through Nov. 17.
Leaves should be piled on the terrace and not include grass, brush or garden plants. Collection may end because of weather or equipment issues.
Yard waste collection will be the week of Nov. 6-10. Residents can place biodegradable bags filled with small branches, garden debris or leaves on the terrace on their regular garbage day.
For more information, visit ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Sanitation or call 920-232-5383.
DAR honors veterans with treats at Culver's
The Daughters of the American Revolution and Oshkosh Culver’s will host a “Share Night” 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Culver’s at 1580 S. Koeller St.
Veterans will receive two “free shakes” — one a sweet treat or shake along with a handshake from a DAR member.
Food proceeds will benefit the Wisconsin Society’s state-owned historic properties, Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters and the Garrison one-room schoolhouse in Portage, as well as a Service to Veterans Fund established to support veteran activities in Wisconsin.
The National Society also appoints teams of DAR volunteers to assist in programs and support of Veterans Administration hospitals and facilities.
For more information about DAR, contact State Regent Sandra Snow at snow4wsdar@gmail.com.
Salvation Army kicks off Red Kettle campaign with Oct. 19 luncheon
The Salvation Army of Oshkosh’s Red Kettle Kickoff Luncheon Oct. 19 will be held at the recently renovated Salvation Army facility at 417 Algoma Blvd. Rachel Manek of Fox 11 Good Day Wisconsin will host the event.
The lunch, dubbed the "Tin Cup Luncheon," will feature a Best Soup in Town traveling trophy competition. Soups will be offered by The Roxy, The Hangar, Friar Tuck’s and Mineshaft Oshkosh. Karen Schneider, publisher of Oshkosh Herald, will be the keynote speaker.
Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased online at SAOshkosh.org.
Nearly half The Salvation Army of Oshkosh’s operating revenues come during Red Kettle season. To volunteer for bell ringing during the holiday visit, sign up at RegisterToRing.com.
Halloween events moved to Leach as construction continues in Menominee Park
The Oshkosh Parks Department has moved two upcoming events to the Leach Amphitheater, 303 Ceape Ave., because of ongoing construction taking place in Menominee Park.
Brews at the Leach, a Halloween craft brew party, will be 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 20. It includes local craft beers, food trucks and live music by Conscious Pilot. Costumes are encouraged — prizes will be awarded. Admission is free.
The next day, Oct. 21, Zooloween Boo will take place 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kids can trick-or-treat throughout the grounds. There will be costume contests, games, food trucks and family entertainment.
Advanced ticket purchase is recommended at tinyurl.com/bdezxk2z, at the Parks Department Office, 805 Witzel Ave. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays; or at the gate. Tickets are $5 for ages 13 and older; $3 ages 2-12; and free for 1 and younger.
For more information, visit facebook.com/OshkoshParks or call 920-236-5080.
Paine Art Center announces new museum collective
Paine Art Center and Gardens Executive Director Aaron Sherer has announced the creation of a new art museum collective, Wisconsin Art Destinations. It is the first of its kind in the Midwest. Conversations and planning has taken two years.
According to a news release, the Wisconsin Art Destinations is an assembly of 13 art museums working together to raise the profile of the state as a destination for the visual arts.
The new effort encourages residents and visitors of all backgrounds, inclinations and levels of interest in art to “Travel Beyond Your Horizon” and explore the state’s art museums and their surrounding areas.
“Whether you’re local to our area or are just passing through, it’s our goal that you don’t just stop to visit us, but you also take the opportunity to travel to one, two, three or more of our fellow art museums across the state,” Sherer said in the release. “We’re proud to be sharing the power of art and elevating the vitality it brings to our communities and state.”
The goal of the collective is to increase attendance across all the museums by highlighting the individuality of each museum and its community.
Wisconsin Art Destinations is composed of: Bergstrom Mahler Museum of Glass in Neenah; Chazen Museum of Art in Madison; Haggerty Museum of Art in Milwaukee; John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan; Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau; Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in Madison; Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay; Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee; Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend; Paine Art Center and Gardens in Oshkosh; Racine Art Museum in Racine; Rahr-West Art Museum in Manitowoc; and Trout Museum of Art in Appleton.
For more information, visit wisconsinartdestinations.com.
ThedaCare-Neenah recognized for performance in national ranking
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah and Froedtert Hospital have been recognized as top performers nationally in the 2023 Bernard A. Birnbaum, M.D., Quality Leadership Ranking by Vizient Inc.
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah was recognized in the Large, Specialized Complex Care Medical Center cohort. There were 154 large, specialized complex care medical centers in the group, and ThedaCare achieved a top 10 performance ranking.
Froedtert Hospital was recognized in the Comprehensive Academic Medical Center cohort. There were 116 comprehensive academic medical centers in the group, and Froedtert Health also achieved a top 10 performance ranking.
This year, 784 participating hospitals were segmented into four groups for the Vizient Quality and Accountability Ranking, as stated in a news release. The ranking measured performance on the quality of patient care in six domains: safety, mortality, effectiveness, efficiency, patient centeredness and equity. The ranking factors in measures from the Vizient Clinical Data Base and includes performance data from the HCAHPS survey and the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network.
The recognition period is July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
Oshkosh groups awarded grants by Otto Bremer Trust
The Otto Bremer Trust recently awarded $17,398,410 in grants and program-related investments. Oshkosh organizations Boys & Girls Club and Community for Hope were awarded grants.
Grants go toward programs addressing housing, food security and hunger, wellness and health care, literacy, youth programs, and workforce training.
The Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh was awarded $400,000 to support a capital campaign to expand facilities.
Community for Hope of Greater Oshkosh Inc. was awarded $10,000 for general operations to promote mental wellness and awareness on suicide prevention, intervention and response.
The Otto Bremer Trust is a private charitable trust based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Created in 1944 by business and community leader Otto Bremer, the organization supports a better quality of life for residents of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and Wisconsin.
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