Saturday, August 29, 2015

Middleton Sertoma's MHS 2015 Scholarship recipients

This year's MCPHS scholarship awards were handed out at a dinner at Fitzgeralds of Middleton. 
Sean Benedict was the first recipient of this year's Middleton Sertoma scholarship.  Sean will attend the UW-Madison this fall. He is the son of Cheryl and Jim Benedict. The picture shows Sean receiving the award from Mark Schmidt, Middleton Sertoma Club president in an awards luncheon at Fitzgeralds.

Sarah Woody was the second recipient of this year's Middleton Sertoma scholarship. Sarah will attend Lawrence University in Appleton, WI in the fall. She is the daughter of Sumita Ram. The picture shows Sarah receiving the award from Mark Schmidt, Middleton Sertoma Club president.

Thank you, Sean and Sarah for volunteering or serving in the community. We wish you every success in your college career!  

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Tom Schmitt Middleton High School baseball coach spoke to Middleton Sertoma at Fitzgeralds.  He is representing the Cardinals Strike Out Cancer game. The Sun Prairie baseball team has again partnered with the Middleton baseball team in a baseball game to raise funds and awareness for American Family Children's Hospital in the fight against cancer.

Middleton Sertoma club has joined the fight against cancer by providing a donation to the
Cardinals Strike Out Cancer goal of raising $10,000. this year. (Mark Schmidt, Sertoma Club president [on left] presenting a check to Tom Schmitt [on right].) 
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Dana Henke from the Middleton Baseball & Softball Commission gave Middleton Sertoma Club an update on the commission's work and specifically on their progress toward realizing an in-door off-season facility for training and practice.
The picture shows Mark Schmidt, Middleton Sertoma Club president making a financial donation to the Middleton Baseball & Softball Commission. Dana noted that Sertoma's donations are primarily directed to help scholarship children who could not otherwise afford to participate. The Commission also has Jersey's with Sertoma as team sponsor.
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Habitat for Humanity of Dane Co.

Valery Johnson, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Dane County was invited to give Middleton Sertoma an update on their work at the spring meeting at Fitzgeralds of Middleton. Valery reported that over the time that Habitat has been in Dane County, they have placed approximately 230 families into homes.  The local Habitat group with volunteers place on average, 15 families in homes each year.  Each recipient family has significant sweat equity in their home. With the sweat equity and good credit they purchase their home at market value.  Habitat is able to sustain their work through Habitat Restore stores, donations and homeowner mortgage payments.
The picture (at left) shows Mark Schmitt, Middleton Sertoma president making a financial donation to Habitat and a tool box of basic tools for a new home owner to Habitat for Humanity of Dane County.

The club also put together a set of tools that Habitat will give to one of the new homeowners (below).