Watch our inspiring Bridges to Better Tomorrows event

Watch our inspiring Bridges to Better Tomorrows event!

The Bridges to Better Tomorrows event for Family & Children’s Center was held on November 10 where the agency announced key donors are presenting a $350,000 matching challenge grant to take a Relentless Stand to protect children from abuse and support those with growing mental health challenges after the pandemic.

These donors are inviting people to match their pooled funds on a dollar-to-dollar basis: Jerry and Marilyn Arndt, Binsfeld Family Fund, Cleary-Kumm Foundation, Dahl Family Foundation, Glendenning Foundation, John and Linda Lyche, Jerry and Pat Papenfuss, Jennifer Knapp Severson and Josh Severson, Barb and Dave Skogen, Slaggie Family Foundation, Trust Point, The Weber Group, Jeff and Andrea Wieser and WNB Financial.

Event sponsors were The Weber Group, Merchants Bank, and Weiser Brothers General Contractor, Inc.

Mayo Clinic Health System and WA Group are the first gifts toward meeting the match.

You can support the match on fcconline.org. Just select Matching Challenge Grant when you contribute.

Gifts will help fund Family & Children’s Center prevention, intervention, and treatment programs in La Crosse, Winona, Viroqua, Sparta, and Black River Falls, serving 4,600 people annually.

Libby Weber and Laura Eddy co-chaired the event with more than 300 attendees and more who watched the live-streamed portion of the program recording here on fcconline.org and on the Family & Children’s Center Facebook page..

A deadline of December 10 has been set to help secure the additional tax-deductible gifts to meet the $350,000 match. If a pledge is given, payment may be made through March 2023.

You can make a pledge here. Just select Matching Challenge Grant when you contribute.