Small Street Journal: May 22, 2020

5/22/2020

'Fill the Seats' $50,000 Matching gift challenge for the carson park baseball stadium

[EAU CLAIRE, WI] The Carson Park Baseball Stadium Renovation Committee and the City of Eau Claire are excited to announce a ‘Fill the Seats’ $50,000 Matching Gift Challenge to help with the renovation costs.

With a $500 donation or more donors will get a personalized seat at the stadium. The seats can be personalized with your name, name of a loved one, or name of your current or future slugger. This is a chance to be a part of Carson Park’s team of donors as we build on a great tradition.

This opportunity was made possible through the generosity of an anonymous donor and gives our community an exciting opportunity to fill the seats at the stadium even though baseball is on hold for now.

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Aging & Disability Resource Center Upcoming Events

Fabric donations and Volunteers needed

There is a nationwide shortage of medical isolation gowns. Gowns are personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by nurses and caregivers to help protect them from the potential spread of infection or illness. Dove Healthcare has launched “Gowns for Good” in hopes of finding individuals able to donate fabric/sheets and or make gowns.

“While there are no known cases of COVID-19 at Dove Healthcare’s 11 locations, we always need to be prepared and those preparations include having adequate PPE supply. Our continuous efforts with vendors to locate gowns have come up short. We recognize the significant impact the community made with producing homemade masks, and we’re hoping this challenge of making homemade gowns for our healthcare heroes will be met with the same enthusiasm,” stated Regional Director of Operations Jeremy Kiley.

To make a donation of fabric or sheets or to sign up to make gowns, email info@dovehealthcare.com or call 715-930-6004. For more information, visit dovehealthcare.com/events or facebook.com/dovehealthcare.

Martin Dental announces new dental spa office construction

Eau Claire, WI - Imagine experiencing a spa lounge while you wait for your dentist to create your crown or while you pass time during your child’s appointment! It’s not just for your spa day anymore. Martin Dental, the area’s only dental spa, is stepping up its offerings as it expands in a new office building!

The innovative dental office already offers heated neck wraps, hot towels, knee pillows, a coffee bar and mini massages while you get your teeth cleaned. Now Martin Dental, a local family owned dental spa is building a new dental office in Altoona to help more members of the community feel relaxed and comfortable each and every time they receive dental care.

“After 10 years in our current building, we have outgrown the space and are ready to expand,” said Dr. Tony Martin.

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L.E. Phillips Career development center's 31st annual charity golf outing on August 7, 2020 to help individuals with disabilities and disadvantages

May 26, 2020- EAU CLAIRE, WI. On August 7 th, 2020 the L.E. Phillips Career Development Center will host their 31st Annual Charity Golf Outing at Hickory Hills Golf Course. CDC hosts this annual golf outing to raise money to provide individuals with disabilities and disadvantages with meaningful and appropriate vocational services, employment opportunities and support services throughout the community. As a nonprofit corporation, proceeds generated from this event will be utilized to upgrade facilities, purchase new equipment, and support our programs and services.

Every year we have over 350 golfers in attendance. Golfers enjoy games, prizes, raffles, a silent auction, food, drinks and much more!

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Prevea Health is offering free COVID-19 testing in Eau claire and Chippewa falls until further notice

Eau Claire – The ability to test more people for COVID-19 is critical in helping to curb the spread of the virus throughout our communities, and with COVID-19 testing kits supplied by the state of Wisconsin, Prevea Health is able to offer free COVID-19 testing in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls until further notice.

Testing is available to anyone in the community experiencing any of the following symptoms of COVID-19:

Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Fever
Chills
Repeated shaking with chills
Muscle pain
Headache
Sore throat
New loss of taste or smell

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HSHS Sacred Heart St. Joseph's more cloth masks needed

Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, WI - HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals are calling on community members to keep sewing and donating cloth face coverings. The overwhelming generosity in the past two months is appreciated by our hospital colleagues, leaders, board members and patients. Before use the masks are professional cleaned.
Cloth masks are being given to non-patient care colleagues, and patients when they are moving throughout the hospital and upon discharge. Those working in direct patient care areas will continue wearing personal protective equipment (PPE).
Current inventory of cloth masks is good, however the requirement for masking will continue within our hospitals, as per the CDC guidelines, for the foreseeable future. This will result in a need for additional donations.
Cloth masks can be dropped off in collection containers at Festival Foods in Eau Claire and Family Fare grocery stores in Chippewa Falls.

Festival Foods, 3007 Mall Dr., Eau Claire
Festival Foods, 2717 Birch St., Eau Claire
Festival Foods, 2615 E. Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire

Family Fare, 212 Bay St., Chippewa Falls
Family Fare, 17158 County Hwy J, Chippewa Falls

SFB Donates $20,000 to local food pantries through grant program

EAU CLAIRE – Area food pantries will be able to buy more food for those in need in five area communities thanks to a donation from Security Financial Bank (SFB). Through a partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, SFB recently donated a total of $20,000 to local food pantries.

“We are committed to supporting our customers and communities, now more than ever. Through our partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, we are happy to help support area food pantries as they help feed so many in need during this uncertain time,” said Paul Rudersdorf, SFB president & CEO.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is offering a COVID-19 Relief Program consisting of zero-rate advances and grants to support all of its member institutions and the communities they serve in Illinois and Wisconsin directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this program, SFB received a $20,000 grant, of which they donated $4,000 to food pantries in each of their five markets including Durand, Bloomer, Eau Claire, Ladysmith and River Falls.

Food pantries receiving funds included:

Bloomer – Bloomer/New Auburn Area Food Pantry
Durand – Durand Area Food Pantry
Eau Claire – Feed My People
Ladysmith – Hope Lutheran Food Pantry
River Falls – River Falls Community Food Pantry

At the beginning of the year, SFB unveiled a year-long campaign entitled “Helping to Feed Our Communities” in an effort to try to help end hunger. The campaign involves bank donations and employee volunteer efforts to support local organizations that help those who are experiencing food insecurity. The Federal Home Loan Bank grant was a perfect opportunity to assist in those efforts.

“We are grateful to have local food pantries and food banks in the communities we serve,” Rudersdorf said. “At Security Financial Bank, we pride ourselves on helping our communities, and we were thrilled that we were able to help such worthwhile causes.”

CVTC Preparing for fall semester

In-class learning will return, with modifications
Eau Claire, WI – Chippewa Valley Technical College will open as scheduled for the fall semester, with some changes to instructional methods, according to an announcement released Friday, May 22.

“While some things may look slightly different, we are not changing everything,” said President Bruce Barker. “We have a schedule that we intend to follow with necessary modifications to support the safety of our students and employees.”

Barker added that CVTC is committed to providing education to support individuals and companies across the district to prepare for essential positions and quality of life in the community.

“While delivery methods of instructional and support services may be modified, courses will continue to deliver quality education and competencies to meet industry standards and accreditation guidelines,” Barker said. “In addition, student service needs will be provided to support goal achievement for the students.”

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Royal credit Union announces new regional director of branch operations

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Royal Credit Union has announced Jeff Marty as Regional Director of Branch Operations. In this role, he is responsible for leading and supporting Royal Branch Managers in the Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, and Rice Lake communities to meet the needs of our Members while providing an exceptional experience.

Marty began working for Royal in 2005 as a Teller Supervisor and progressed to Assistant Branch Manager, Branch Manager, and most recently Branch Manager II. He is currently working towards completing his Bachelor degree in Business Management.

Marty has been involved in many Royal committees including Young Professionals, Exploring Leadership Mentoring, Online Banking Conversion Committee, and the Accuracy Committee. He is also heavily involved in the community through his volunteer work at the Feed my People Food Bank, the Community Table, Eau Claire Humane Association, Adopt a Highway, and serving on the board for the Community Beautification Association. He currently resides in Eau Claire with his wife and two children.

Wisconsin-Based MLS Contracts to make FOREWARN Services Available for it's 1,100 REALTOR Members to Promote proactive agent safety

BOCA RATON, Fla., May 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FOREWARN, LLC, a red violet company (NASDAQ: RDVT), and the leading provider of real-time information solutions for real estate agents, today announced that the Northwestern Wisconsin Multiple Listing Service, Inc. (“NWWMLS”) has contracted to make FOREWARN® services available for the 1,100+ REALTOR® members it serves in an effort to promote proactive real estate agent safety.

Available both online and through a mobile application, FOREWARN analyzes billions of data points and provides users with the ability to mitigate risks by verifying identity, searching for criminal histories, and validating information provided by potential clients such as financial and asset information — using just a phone number. FOREWARN allows agents to properly and safely plan for showings with a higher level of confidence.

For more information on the REALTORS® Association of Northwestern Wisconsin, log on to www.ranww.org

University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

UW-Eau Claire celebrates more than 1,400 spring 2020 graduates
UW-Eau Claire is celebrating 1,433 students who will complete academic degrees at the conclusion of the spring 2020 semester. Spring commencement ceremonies, initially scheduled for May 23, have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and an in-person commencement ceremony for spring graduates is being planned for Friday, Oct. 2. Full story.

Blugold Beginnings to offer virtual summer camps
UW-Eau Claire’s Blugold Beginnings will again offer a series of summer camps for youth in the Chippewa Valley and beyond. Given COVID-19, camps this summer will be offered virtually instead of in the traditional face-to-face format. Full story.

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