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2024
- Research funds for resurfacing tennis and pickleball courts
- Research funds for bathroom & new boat ramp at the Trump Lake pavillion.
- Continue floral baskets for downtown.
2023
- 8th Annual WAM Fest -- Added two new activities: Street Market with 38 vendors, and Student Art Contest. with Forest County youth.
- Continued floral hanging baskets.
2022
- 7th Annual WAM Fest -- Successful
- Friends financial support for new floor in logging museum plus additional funds from area foundations.
- Continued floral hanging baskets.
2021
- 6th Annual WAM Fest held which unfortunately was had to be relocated midway through the event due to thunderstorms and high winds. Fest resumed in Firefighters’ Grounds in late afternoon. The Historic Wabeno Art Challenge had 55 artwork entrees, a majority of which were sold.
- Assisted Wabeno Logging Museum through grants and donations to secure funding for materials and installation of new flooring and vintage lighting in museum.
- Wrote grant to Forest County Potawatomi Community and received funding for electronic event board in front of logging museum. Installed in October 2022. Flower planter around sign will be built in 2022.
2020 WAM Fest cancelled due to Pandemic
2019
- Hosted 5th Annual Wabeno Art and Music (WAM) Fest on August 3, 2019 at the Wabeno Band Shell. Organized 4th Annual Plein Air “Outdoor” Painting Competition with 5 professional artists and 4 Emerging artists competing for cash prizes, artful activities for children, 2nd folk art performances with Irish Dancers and Native American Dancers plus workshops in making wearable fabric art, Amish quilts and Fish Decoys. Professional musicians performed from 10am-10pm. WAM Fest was made possible by the generous support of these sponsors
- Completed 2 Welcome to Wabeno log signs, 2 boardwalk and trail directional map log signs, 2 donor recognition signs
- Concession stand for new summer concerts series at Band Shell
- Piloted an Oktoberfest event and fundraiser
- Added to winter downtown decorations and installed hanging flowerpots on streetlights
2018
- Provided Summer flowerpots and new street pole lighting for Winter Downtown decorations
- Hosted 4th Annual Wabeno Art and Music (WAM) Fest on August 4, 2018 at the Wabeno Band Shell. Organized 3rd Annual Plein Air “Outdoor” Painting Competition with 6 professional artists and 5 Emerging artists competing for cash prizes, artful activities for children, 1st folk art market and Native American Dance performances. Professional musicians performed from 10am-10pm. WAM Fest was made possible by the generous support of these sponsors.
- Installed one sidewalk museum display in front of public library and 2 interpretative displays on boardwalk and nature trail.
- Provided food stand for Winterfest
Officers:
| Chair |
Mary Beck |
| Vice Chair |
Kathy McHugh |
| Secretary |
Joan Schertz |
| Treasurer |
Darlene Edelbeck |
| Member-at-Large |
Tim Tucker |
By Laws: Friends_of_Wabeno_ByLaws.pdf
Reports:
Results of Business and Community Property Survey as of October 21, 2013
UW Madison Landscape architecture senior capstone project
Resources:
Putting Smart Growth to Work in Rural Communities
Rural Partner Network
Connect Communities
Contact:
Mary Beck
Friends of Wabeno, Chair
beckmf@gmail.com
608-628-0757
