“What I’ve noticed with my son since beginning with SHARP is what it’s done to really renew his interest in creative writing. He’s journaling at home now, he writes all the time and he even writes plays and makes the whole family participate. It’s been really fascinating to see him get such a spark and a new-found love for writing that he didn’t previously have.”

—Mother of a SHARP Second-Grader

SHARP Students Read and Write!

Literacy , Inc. Student Historical Art Resource Program

750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, Suite 311 , 53202

Student Historical Art Resource Program

The SHARP Mission SHARP Literacy is committed to enhancing student skills in written and oral language, science and social studies by engaging young people in a creative learning experience that highlights art history and the visual arts.

Forging meaningful connections to children of diverse cultural backgrounds, SHARP Literacy focuses on reaching urban elementary students in grades one through five.

The SHARP Story Since 1996, SHARP Literacy programs incorporating the visual arts have given thousands of Milwaukee elementary students an important edge in research, interview, reading, writing, vocabulary and presentation skills. SHARP develops and provides lesson plans, teacher/student workbooks, Writing Challenges, field trips, activities, special projects and in-classroom guest visits for students who reside in some of Milwaukee’s most challenging neighborhoods. Elder and techer Phil Bautista takes a short break In addition to harnessing the power of the visual arts, all of SHARP’s with a fifth-grade participant during the April 2009 SHARP-sponsored Circle of Life discussion at core literacy programs and materials connect directly to Wisconsin’s Marquette University, a conversation focused on mandated elementary curricula standards. student solutions to racism and discrimination.

Working each year with 5,000 students in 30-plus public and parochial schools, SHARP educators collaborate with classroom teachers to “roll the presses” on assorted books featuring student-written works inspired by the SHARP curricula — a process that annually turns thousands of children into published authors. Many of the books written by the students are in turn used as textbooks by other students for years to come. How Exactly Does the SHARP Program Work? The Eight Building Blocks 4. First Semester In-School Presentations from the SHARP curriculum, all student works are The SHARP school year rests firmly on the foundation (October–December). A SHARP educator visits published in attractively bound Writing Challenge of the following Eight Building Blocks: each of the 250 to 300 classrooms to introduce Books for each grade level — each thick book students to new vocabulary related both to the containing the creative efforts of hundreds of young 1. Teacher Summer Workshop (June). Each June, curriculum and the visual arts. Students explore with writers from across Milwaukee. Every SHARP teacher SHARP gathers a diverse group of its participating the SHARP presenter how artworks they view via receives a free copy of the Writing Challenge Book schoolteachers to review SHARP materials and PowerPoint relate to their other classroom subjects. for classroom use. student workbooks for each grade level, ensuring 5. SHARP Milwaukee Art Museum Tours 8. FARES: Family Achievement Recognition Events that the most up-to-date, effective teaching tools (December–March). Thousands of participating (April–May). It is at these events celebrating the are in use for the coming autumn. SHARP students are brought to the Milwaukee Art students’ achievements that the Writing Challenge 2. Teacher In-Service (September). An all-day in- Museum each year to interact with SHARP-trained Books debut, and children can’t wait to show a service session gives teachers a look at SHARP’s core docents and see first-hand many of the artworks parent or guardian that they are published authors, curriculum for the year and a preview of annual viewed earlier on screen in the classroom. Because an excitement that generates even greater student museum field trips custom-designed by SHARP the students are prepared for these SHARP- effort as children progress to the next SHARP grade for each grade level. SHARP’s annually changing designed tours, SHARP students learn more and level. Skits, stories, songs, poems, food and fun are elective writing and book enrichment projects for behave more appropriately in the museum. the order of the day at these popular family events. students are also introduced at this time. 6. Second-Semester In-School Presentations 3. Workbook Distribution (October). (January–March). After reviewing vocabulary and Chips Off the Eight Blocks Annually updated student and teacher concepts with a SHARP presenter and viewing • The cost to provide this Eight-Block program is workbooks — designed to build vocabulary by additional curriculum-related visual art, students approximately $100 per student. drawing on the strengths of multiple learning are asked to develop well-thought-out ideas for the styles — are provided for each grade level and Year-End Writing Challenge (outlined in the last few • “The SHARP Eight Building Blocks,” a three-credit each student, offering students a year’s-worth of pages of SHARP student workbooks). graduate course at Cardinal Stritch University engaging activities exploring language arts, science 7. Year-End Writing Challenge (March). After offered to elementary teachers leading classrooms and social studies subjects. students complete the challenge to pen a short enrolled in the SHARP Literacy program, enters its story, poem or essay about what they have learned fourth year in 2009–2010. Volume 10 | 2009–2010

SHARP Students Read and Write! From the Executive Director In difficult times for non-profits across the nation, … We reviewed more than 420 nominations from Any differences we are able to make in the lives we at SHARP Literacy consider ourselves fortunate 46 states … Your program’s selection as one of the of young people would not be possible without to retain a passion for what we do because teachers, 50 semifinalists distinguishes it as one of the top countless donors and volunteers who — on our parents, independent testers — and, most gratifyingly, arts- and humanities-based programs in the country behalf — willingly, gladly and regularly put all other our young writers themselves — tell us we are making serving youth.” aspects of their own lives on hold to help us nurture a difference in the lives of thousands of Milwaukee and celebrate the achievements of our students. elementary students. We look forward to celebrating In addition to our annual core programming During the past 12 months, we have worked our 15th year later in 2010, and with that important connecting young authors to language arts skills, with some very special people we are especially anniversary on the horizon, we find much to be science, social studies and the visual arts, SHARP’s grateful for: excited about and much to be thankful for. 2009–2010 school year will showcase a brand new publication by our student researchers. Special • Kristine Rappé, Wisconsin Energy Corp. Our ability to make a difference recently received highlights to look for this year include: • Charles Groeschell, Baird Advisors national attention when SHARP was selected as a • Curt S. Culver, MGIC 2009 Coming Up Taller Semifinalist by the President’s • The fall 2009 publication of Growing Up Strong: A • Russ Darrow, Russ Darrow Group, Inc. Committee on the Arts and Humanities and its Kids’-Eye View of a Healthy You — and a Healthy • Bev Greenberg, Time Warner Cable partner agencies: the Institute of Museum and Library World, Too! This latest entry in SHARP’s We Love to • Patty Cadorin, M&I Bank Services, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Learn Book Series — books written by children for • Kathe Cavallo, Community Volunteer National Endowment for the Humanities. The original children — offers student perspectives on important • Kate Wilson, Community Volunteer Coming Up Taller nomination came for SHARP’s health issues. multi-year Greater Milwaukee Circle of Life project Thanks to these leaders and many others, SHARP (detailed on Page 2 of this newsletter). The official • Student research and writing for the next We Love will continue to devote itself to building vocabulary, notification letter announcing this special recognition to Learn Book, a multi-faceted project celebrating readers, writers and better citizens — as we hold dear said in part: Technical and Trade Careers. the incontrovertible fact that the gift of knowledge lasts a lifetime. “We are highly impressed with the successful work • The second year of a Pilot Project exploring the your organization and other semifinalists have expansion of the SHARP program into first-grade accomplished in … arts and humanities learning. classrooms.

Growing Up Strong

The fall 2009 publication of Growing 10. Vision Up Strong: A Kids’-Eye View of a 11. Asthma and Allergies Healthy You — and a Healthy World, 12. Social and Emotional Health Too! is a welcome answer to a request from many SHARP teachers who saw The focus of this newest We Love a need for a student book project to Learn Book draws much of its exploring assorted vital health issues inspiration from the United Nations facing children today. Aware that Convention on the Rights of the Child — elementary pupils in the United States a document drawn up and accepted are experiencing sleep disorders, by almost every country in the world, epidemic rates of obesity, Type 2 and one that promises, among other diabetes and other health conditions things, every child on the planet the once thought of as adult issues, SHARP right to healthcare, good nutrition and worked with teachers and children in protection against violence. Health grades two through five throughout professionals who visited classes and the 2008–2009 school year, providing assisted the creation of the book guidance for hundreds of students include doctors, nurses and others at 21 schools as they researched and from Aurora Medical Group, Cardinal wrote about 12 important local and Stritch University College of Nursing, world health topics: Marquette University School of Dentistry, Marquette University 1. Water College of Health Sciences, 2. Handwashing and Head-to-Toe Marquette University College of Cleanliness Nursing and the Wisconsin Dental 3. Home and Neighborhood Environment Association. 4. Immunization and Vaccinations become a classroom staple, was also These young SHARP authors researched the 5. Sleep SHARP is grateful for the support of supported by generous grants from the enormous public-health impact of thorough and regular handwashing. 6. Nutrition and Food Choices Mr. Richard Franz and Mrs. Joan A.O. Smith Foundation, the Greater 7. Weight Control and Heart Health Robertson, both of whom are actively Milwaukee Foundation’s Mary L. Nohl 8. Diabetes involved in the local chapter of the Fund, and the 9. Dental Health and Dental Hygiene United Nations. The book, designed to Steigleder Charitable Trust. Looking SHARP A Year in Pictures

SHARP’s spring 2009 Family Achievement Recognition Events (FARES) — celebrating with students, teachers, parents and guardians the annual debut of SHARP’s newest student-authored Writing Challenge Books — welcomed Channel 4 Meteorologist Michael Fish and Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn as guest presenters. Chief Flynn, shown here at the Fifth-Grade FARE, called upon his own background as a history major and inspired his young listeners with a dynamic address stressing the importance of knowing your country’s past. Costumed students at that same FARE performed a skit they wrote celebrating their SHARP Building a Nation lessons.

The impressive communication skills of SHARP students were on display during the 2008–2009 school year when three SHARP authors spent an hour on AM1290 WMCS’ top-rated weekday morning drive-time show hosted by Joel McNally and Cassandra Cassandra. The young writers — there to discuss what they and their peers accomplished and experienced in researching SHARP’s We Love to Learn Book The American Dream — were joined by SHARP Literacy Executive Director Marlene Doerr (top) and Clavon Byrd Sr. (bottom), principal of Lloyd Street Global Education School. The work of SHARP students was also recently highlighted in a six-column Milwaukee Journal Sentinel feature, The Business Journal, Milwaukee Magazine and Today’s Wisconsin Woman, as well as on Channel 6 WakeUp News, Channel 4’s Morning Blend and Wisconsin Public Radio — where host Kathleen Dunn devoted a full hour to SHARP on her statewide morning program.

Young writers working on SHARP’s Growing Up Strong book toured the Pediatric Clinic at Marquette University’s School of Dentistry. These students from St. Martini Lutheran School met and interviewed professors and dental technicians. All the students, like the boy pictured here, had the opportunity to sink their teeth into the tour in a very hands-on way.

In spring 2009, SHARP students at Anna F. Doerfler Community School worked with Milwaukee artist and educator Sally Duback in using their research, language and social studies skills to create for the school a giant four-panel mural highlighting major cultural holidays enjoyed by Doerfler students: Thanksgiving, Three Kings Day, the Fourth of July During Phase I of SHARP’s First-Grade Pilot Project, and Day of the Dead. students at Richard Kluge Elementary School excitedly line up to receive their very own take-home copies of The Apple Pie Tree from SHARP Director of Programs Jim Griswold. Literacy, Inc. Blessed Student Historical Art Resource Program Sacrament 750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, Suite 311 Atlas Prep BEAM Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 (414) 270-3388 | Fax: (414) 270-3399 www.sharpliteracy.org Carson Academy Doerfler Emmaus Greenfield SHARP Literacy Board of Directors Clarke Forest Street Home Ave. President John J. Augenstein, Ph.D., Marquette University School of Education, Dean Emeritus Kluge King La Causa Hartford Hmong Metcalfe Vice President Ave. American Longfellow Adam J. Wiensch, Foley & Lardner Kagel Lloyd Street Secretary Harry G. Holz, Quarles & Brady, LLP

65th Treasurer Street St. Marcus Rogers Parklawn P. Michael Mahoney, Park Bank St. Martini Street Christian Trowbridge Members Escuela Lori Bechthold, Community Volunteer Vieau Barbara Brown Lee, Milwaukee Art Museum David Dugan, Cramer Krasselt Richard Durkin, Community Volunteer Westside Westside Urban Day Atlas Prep Victory New Patricia Ellis, Ed.D., Cardinal Stritch University I II 12th Street School: Doug Erlacher, Wells Fargo Investments Starms Ellen W. Glaisner, Community Volunteer Brigid Globensky, Milwaukee Art Museum New Joel Huffman, CFA, US Bancorp School: Peggy Larson, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Zablocki Milwaukee Jan Lennon, Community Volunteer Erika Luckow, Dan Meyer, Small Business Times Susan Mikulay, Community Volunteer George Poorman, Wells Capital Management Andrea Schloemer, Community Volunteer

Advisory Board Helen Bechthold Ned Bechthold 2009–2010 Sue Darrow Patricia A. Dowd Andy Fleckenstein School Sponsorship Tree Harry F. Franke Helen Harris Sponsorships Committed Sponsorships Pending Diane Jenkins, Ed.D. Marty Katz Forest Home Ave. — Herzfeld Foundation (partial) Clarke Street — Legacy “I Have Raymond Kehm Martin Luther King — JPMorgan Chase a Dream” Foundation (partial) Mary Kellner William Randall Rogers Street Academy — Rockwell Doerfler — SHARP Board & Staff Linda Stephenson Escuela Vieau — Kadish Foundation (partial) Greenfield Bilingual — Northwestern Mutual La Causa — Fleck Foundation Past Campaign Co-Chairs Curt S. Culver 65th Street — A.O. Smith Foundation Russ Darrow Trowbridge — Pentair Charles B. Groeschell Westside Academy I & II — Harley-Davidson Kristine Rappé Foundation Executive Director Marlene M. Doerr A SHARP Wish List… To Better Serve Our Students and Schools • A heavy-duty, multi-function, high- volume Photocopy Machine ($5,000) • New Computer Server ($3,000) since 1996, SHARP Literacy has been a growing and individuals to sponsor the 32 schools we serve. • Off-site Back-up Storage Device in case venture. Much like the tree pictured above, SHARP has We need your help to turn each and every apple on our of office computer failure ($2,500) • Color Printer linked to office computer “branched out,” adding more schools and special book tree bright red with sponsorship support. If you would system ($1,000) and art projects — all connected to the solid “trunk” like to sponsor the SHARP program at a school listed • Two Digital Cameras ($400 each) of helping children learn to read and write. below or would like more information, please contact • Small Educational Toys and Games As we enter our 14th year of service and look ahead Executive Director Marlene Doerr or Edie Boatman, SHARP educators can hand out during classroom presentations as rewards to to our 15th anniversary, we are seeking organizations Director of Fund Development, at (414) 270-3388. students for good answers ($500) 2008–2009 SHARP Schools Atlas Preparatory Academy Hmong American Peace Academy Sixty-fifth Street Community School 2911 S. 32nd Street 1418 S. Layton Boulevard 6600 W. Melvina Street Blessed Sacrament Elementary School Albert E. Kagel School Trowbridge School of Discovery and Technology 3126 S. 41st Street 1210 W. Mineral Street 1943 E. Trowbridge Street The Business and Economics Academy of Milwaukee Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School Urban Day School 12th Street Campus 3814 W. North Avenue 3275 N. Third Street 3774 N. 12th Street Dr. Benjamin Carson Academy of Science Richard Kluge Elementary School Urban Day School 24th Street Campus 4920 W. Capitol Drive 5760 N. 67th Street 1441 N. 24th Street Dr. George Washington Carver Academy La Causa Charter School Victory School for the Gifted and Talented of Mathematics and Science 1643 S. Second Street 2222 W. Henry Avenue 1900 N. First Street Lloyd Street Global Education School Escuela Vieau School Clarke Street School 1228 W. Lloyd Street 823 S. Fourth Street 2816 W. Clarke Street Longfellow Elementary School Westside Academy I Anna F. Doerfler Community School 1021 S. 21st Street 1945 N. 31st Street 3014 W. Scott Street Ralph H. Metcalfe Neighborhood School Westside Academy II Emmaus Lutheran School 3400 W. North Avenue 1940 N. 36th Street 2818 N. 23rd Street Parklawn Christian Leadership Academy Excel Academy Elementary 3725 N. Sherman Boulevard 3624 W. North Avenue Rogers Street Academy 2008–2009 Special Projects Schools Forest Home Avenue Elementary School 2430 W. Rogers Street Steffen Middle School (Mequon, Wis.), Indian 1516 W. Forest Home Avenue St. Marcus Lutheran School Community School of Milwaukee. Greenfield Bilingual Elementary School 2215 N. Palmer Street 1711 S. 35th Street St. Martini Lutheran School Hartford University School for Urban Exploration 1520 S. Cesar Chavez Drive 2227 E. Hartford Avenue SHARP by Ready for the Numbers Our Close-Up Test scores show that the vocabulary and writing skills of SHARP students continue to In Helping Bring “The SHARP increase by 40 to 70 percent in the course Story” to DVD, the Forest County of a year compared to peers not in the Potawatomi Community Foundation program. Other key 2008–2009 numbers: Continues its Dream of Healing 8,400 Books distributed for A Book in Racism Through the Eyes of Children Every Child’s Hand initiative. Thanks to generous underwriting by the Daniel M. Educators and others can now learn Soref Charitable Trust, all SHARP students more about SHARP’s core-curriculum at the beginning of the school year receive offerings and the impact of its periodic their very own book — a special extra social Some of the students who participated in a special SHARP Circle of Life discussion at Marquette University special projects through a new tool. The studies or science title — to use in class as a gather together at the end of the day’s memorable conversation. springboard for the second-semester SHARP SHARP Story — Literacy Through the Writing Challenge. At the end of the school Power of Art, a DVD exploring SHARP’s SHARP third- and fourth-graders kicked Native American students from five year, all children are given the book to begin measurable results, was released in July their interviewing, vocabulary, research different schools. Resolute words from their own personal libraries at home. 2009. The DVD gives a general overview and writing skills into high gear the a persuasive fifth-grader — “Don’t judge of the SHARP Literacy program and second year of the project when the people by just seeing them. Actually meet 5,747 SHARP-created Student Workbooks uses the multi-year Greater Milwaukee FCPCF funded creation of a powerful them, talk to them.” — are typical of and Teacher Guides were distributed. Circle of Life project to illustrate the 2007–2008 student-authored, student- poignant student discussion quotes capabilities of SHARP students and the illustrated book: Greater Milwaukee captured by the DVD. 5,479 Students and teachers from 32 schools were served by SHARP Literacy. program’s success. Circle of Life: Elimination of Racism and Discrimination — Healing Other Greater Milwaukee Circle of 4,285 Students took part in more than 300 The Circle of Life is a sacred Potawatomi Through the Eyes of Children. (In Life and DVD highlights: SHARP Literacy Tours of the Milwaukee Art symbol embodying many important Rochester, N.Y., the 116-page book Museum led by SHARP-trained docents. Potawatomi values, including the even won the Best in Show Award at • Some 3,300 copies of the Greater equality of all people. SHARP started one of the country’s top book printing/ Milwaukee Circle of Life book were 89.4% of SHARP students responded to the Greater Milwaukee Circle of Life book design competitions, meriting a distributed free to third- and fourth- SHARP’s annual year-end Writing Challenge. project in 2006 in close collaboration write-up in a national trade magazine graders at all 32 SHARP schools in 49,000+ Urban students who have had with the Forest County Potawatomi praising the work of SHARP students January 2009. their lives touched by SHARP Literacy since Community Foundation (FCPCF). and their commitment to ending 1996. The Foundation is committed to racism.) • Professional production services for making children the nation’s leaders the DVD were provided by Time Formal assessment of the SHARP Literacy in ending racism and discrimination. For the project’s third year (2008–2009), Warner Cable. Nationally renowned program by Applied Measurement and As a key step toward that goal, the the FCPCP funded production of broadcast veteran Jim Peck provided Evaluation Services has also shown the FCPCF funded in 2006–2007 an the DVD, which in part traces the narration for the production. Others following: enormous Greater Milwaukee history of the Greater Milwaukee who enlivened and enhanced the Students in the SHARP Literacy Program Circle of Life mural — researched Circle of Life project and preserves DVD process and are owed a debt have increased writing skills and and created by hundreds of SHARP “on screen” a bit of a moving 2009 of thanks include FCPCF Executive comprehension of material learned. elementary students from five different SHARP Circle of Life discussion at Director Thomas Boelter, SHARP cultures — now hanging permanently Marquette University featuring African- board member Dr. Patricia A. Ellis The SHARP program is an effective tool in in Marquette University’s Alumni American, Asian-American, European- of Cardinal Stritch University,and Phil decreasing discipline problems for many Memorial Union. American, Hispanic-American and Bautista of Five-Hawk Enterprises. at-risk students. First-Grade Pilot – Phase II In response to requests from several growth and reproduction life cycles teachers, SHARP launched a “pilot of living things. project” at four schools during the spring 2009 semester to explore the possibility Taking full advantage of the apple of expanding SHARP programming into harvest season, vocabulary and first-grade classrooms. The response from activities in the fall 2009 first-grade teachers and students was encouraging lesson plan were designed to explore enough to extend the pilot for a second the life cycle of this favorite autumn year, with SHARP lesson plans covering fruit. Along with this first-semester both semesters of the 2009–2010 packet, SHARP provides every school year. classroom teacher with a copy of Apples — by well-known children’s The inaugural SHARP-designed first- author Gail Gibbons — to read aloud SHARP first-graders spread out on the floor of their classroom to devour their very own take-home copies grade programs received high marks in class, and first-semester SHARP of Jack and the Beanstalk. and warm reviews from educators, classroom presenters give every child but the 2009–2010 editions of the The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall, a book home copy of Jack and the Beanstalk schools — are scheduled to be part of first-grade lesson plan packets include children can read in class, read with as retold by Nick and Claire Page. the pilot’s Phase II. In the spring 2009 some revisions and suggestions made their families and keep for their very Phase I of the pilot, first-graders were by first-grade teachers during SHARP’s own. Second-semester lesson plan The original four schools (Dr. Benjamin given vocabulary “pre-quizzes” before June 2009 Teacher Workshop. The packets have been designed to coincide Carson Academy of Science, Forest beginning the SHARP lesson plan and lesson plans — complete with Writing with the spring planting season — Home Avenue Elementary School, then given identical quizzes after the Challenges for first-graders — cover a writing and science activities highlight Richard Kluge Elementary School and lesson plan was completed. The second major part of the state-mandated first- the growth of bean plants, and each St. Martini Lutheran School) — along quiz showed a student improvement grade science curriculum: the birth, student is given their very own take- with two or three additional rate of 30 to 58 percent. Another SHARP Book Introduces Young Authors to the Necessity of a High School Diploma

The 2009–2010 elective book discover you can have no real “earning high school. For some students, the enrichment project for teachers who life” as an adult unless you have a good best choice is a four-year college want to give their fourth- and fifth- command of writing, reading and featuring traditional academic majors. grade students additional research and vocabulary skills — skills demanded by Another choice — one equally writing experiences will focus on the just about every kind of job that can important, equally necessary and richness, rewards and very necessity provide a livelihood, skills that come equally fulfilling — is education in of technical and trade careers. with receiving a high school diploma. a technical or trade career. Young Immediately realizing the value of such researchers and writers will have reliant upon one another, and that a project, Legacy Bank Foundation Students will also discover that to get the opportunity to learn that in the society collapses without enough has stepped up as a major sponsor of a job to support yourself or a family, economy, all occupations — white good women and men wearing this initiative. As always, students will they’ll also need education beyond collar and blue collar — are utterly either collar. 2008–2009 Donors To all who have contributed to SHARP Literacy’s success, we owe a great debt of gratitude. As crucial partners in the work we do, we appreciate your support and encouragement. Through your generosity, we were able to meet our budget in a trying financial year. Thank you!

Strategic Partners We Energies Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Mr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Wells, M.D. ($50,000+) Frank L. Weyenberg Charitable Milwaukee Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Wenzler Rockwell Automation Trust William S. Brownfield Kathleen K. Whitcroft Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust Mrs. Kathleen A. Wilson Tony Brzonkala Mr. and Mrs. Adam J. Wiensch Windhover Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Buchholz Mr. and Mrs. James Wiensch Visionary Sponsors Christine and Theodore Burke- Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wigdale, Sr. ($25,000–$49,999) Gold ($1,000–$2,499) Duecker Emma J. Williams Forest County Potawatomi Alverno College Neal and Carla Butenhoff Mr. and Mrs. C. Merrill York Community Foundation Ms. Elizabeth Borst Ms. Kathleen Cavallo Northwestern Mutual Foundation Brady Corporation Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Friend ($25–99) Cardinal Stritch University Christofferson Ms. Adekola I. Adedapo Mentoring Sponsors CH2M Hill Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James L. Clark Mr. and Mrs. G. Woodrow Adkins ($15,000–$24,999) Stanley and Polly Stone Fund of Cheri Cope Dr. and Mrs. Fredrick C. Anonymous (2) The Chipstone Foundation Ms. Karen T. Costomiris Austermann Wisconsin First Lady Jessica Doyle — 2008 Novel Event Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. Costigan Cramer-Krasselt Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Cowen Ms. Beth Bauer keynote speaker — is presented with a special student- Fleck Foundation Tom and Maripat Dalum Mr. and Mrs. John D. Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bliffert created gift by some of SHARP’s American Dream authors. Greater Milwaukee Foundation – Generation Growth Capital, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Julian E. De Lia, M.D. Mrs. Priscilla L. Boelter Mary L. Nohl Fund Greater Milwaukee Foundation – Ms. Tracy A. Devine Doreen Britton Lange Harley-Davidson Foundation Richard M. and Maxine O. Franz Mrs. Regina Dirksen Mr. and Mrs. Richard F Casper, Jr. Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Fund Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Dugan Mr. and Mrs. Steve Chernof Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Eckhart Grohmann Mr. and Mrs. David Dugan Katherine H. Clark Nicholas Family Foundation Evan and Marion Helfaer Ms. Jan Effinger Lori Craig 2009 Novel Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Pieper, Sr. Foundation Ms. Lois Ehlert Crowley Construction Bert L. and Patricia S. Steigleder Mary E. Henke Ms. Patricia A. Ellis, Ed.D. Corporation Charitable Trust Mrs. Phyllis Huffman Mrs. Barbara N. Fuldner Mr. and Mrs. Chip Curtes Event Takes a Wells Fargo Foundation Diane and Robert Jenkins Family Fund Development Corporation Erickajoy Daniels Foundation George and Anna Clair Gaspar Mr. and Mrs. John W. Daniels, Jr. Underwriting Sponsors Journal Communications, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William T. Gaus Dr. William Darling and Senator Novel Approach ($7,500–$14,999) Ms. Mary E. Lacy Scott Gelzer and Patricia Wyzbinski Alberta Darling Briggs & Stratton Corporation Lake Express Ferry, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Glaisner Ms. Marlene M. Doerr Mr. and Mrs. Anthony W. Bryant Ms. Janice L. Lennon Maggi and David Gordon Mrs. Barbara Donner on October 15 Mr. and Mrs. Curt S. Culver The Mr. and Mrs. Michael Grebe Kasia Drake Ralph Evinrude Foundation, Inc. Marquette University Green Bay Packers Mrs. Kathleen G. Drum Mr. Richard M. Franz Mrs. Yvonne McCollow Ferris Greeney Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Dugan The problem of bullying in America continues to Greater Milwaukee Foundation – Mills Family Foundation Mr. Scott R. Haag Mr. and Mrs. James H Dugan escalate, affecting the ability of children to learn Gertrude Ann Meixner Fund Mr. and Mrs. George Mosher Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hackmann Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Edelman and feel safe in school. Because this problem Greater Milwaukee Foundation – Park Bank Foundation Don and Sharon Hansen Lara Ehrsam M. Drake Breskvar Fund James and Kristine Rappé Bill and Libby Hansen Ms. Barbara I. Ericson needs attention, SHARP Literacy’s annual and Dorothy Inbusch Foundation, Inc. Dick and Carol Richards Curtiss and Helen Harris Mr. and Mrs. David J. Fee only fundraising event will focus on the recently Halbert and Alice Kadish Fund Mr. and Mrs. Richard Van Deuren Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hitler Boots and Dick Fischer Kelben Foundation WalMart Ms. Christine R. Holloway Ms. Kathleen M. Friedman published Bullying . . . Is Anyone Listening? Written Siebert Lutheran Foundation Mrs. Charlotte Zucker Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Holz Mr. and Mrs. James H. Gehl and illustrated by SHARP students, this book is Time Warner Cable Jack L. Marcus Company Mr. George N. Gonis a poignant reflection of the impact bullying has Henry H. Uihlein, Sr. and Marion S. Silver ($500–$999) JayKay Foundation Fund Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Goris Uihlein Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. John J. Augenstein Mr. and Mrs. Marty H. Katz Mr. James A. Griswold from the perspectives of children who are bullied, Wisconsin Energy Foundation Mr. and Mrs. F. Jon Baranko Susan and Raymond Kehm Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Gross bystanders and even bullies themselves. BizTimes Mrs. Therese F. Kirchner Mr. and Mrs. John Gruesser, Jr. Platinum ($2,500–$7,499) Mrs. Barbara Brown Lee Mr. and Mrs. Roger Kriete Ms. Erica Gumieny Anonymous Ms. Elaine Burke Ms. Mary H. Krueger Ms. Penny Hase This year’s event is taking an even more “novel” Associated Bank John and Pat Dowd Mary Ann and Charles LaBahn Doris and Ed Heiser direction with the theme, “Step Up To Stop Baird Foundation, Inc. Mr. Richard Durkin Ms. Peggy Larson Sharon K. Hipp Continental Properties Company, Mrs. Susan G. Gebhardt Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Laskin Daniel W. Hoan Foundation Bullying.” The guest speaker is internationally- Inc. Ms. A. Brigid Globensky Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Layeux Dr. and Mrs. Charles Holmburg recognized shoe designer Jerome C. Rousseau. The Edward U. Demmer Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Lee Ms. Meredith L. Kanner Foundation Greenberg & Hoeschen LLC Mr. Samuel Lewis Kenan and Sally Kersten Mr. Rousseau has received significant press and Mary Martha & Emmett J. Doerr Mr. and Mrs. Martin Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Mac Neil Mrs. Sally K. Kriewall industry acclaim for his shoe designs. He will help Charitable Trust Johnson Bank Macklem Group Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Lutz us “kick off” our expanded Bullying Project by Albert J. and Flora H. Ellinger L&S Foundation, Ltd. Ms. Janet H. Matthews Mary Marks Foundation, Inc. Mr. John K. Lamoreaux Ms. Mary A. Mellowes Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Meece speaking about the issue of bullying. Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Franke Dr. and Mrs. Jeffery J. Butler George L.N. Meyer Family Irene D. Morgan General Mills Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Tom Long Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Mulcahy Mrs. Constance Godfrey Ms. Erika K. Luckow Ms. Barbara J. Michaels Margaret J. Murphy and Jeff Greater Milwaukee Foundation – Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Moon Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Moon Sweetland Especially for the event, Dr. Jonathan Pellegrin Fund Mr. and Mrs. Cory Nettles Dorothy Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Mr. Rousseau has created Greater Milwaukee Foundation – Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Pindyck Jack and Lucia Murtaugh Niedermeyer Robertson II Fund Quarles & Brady LLP Northern Trust Bank, FSB Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ninneman a spectacular one-of-a- Greater Milwaukee Foundation Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Pavlic Florence Parnegs kind “SHARP Shoe.” He – Annette J. Roberts and Joan Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Schmidt, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Randall M. Perry Ms. Julie J. Pedretti has generously agreed R. Robertson Fund for World Ms. Barbara A. Stein William and Bobbe Petasnick Catherine S. Pena Peace, World Law and Peace Dr. and Mrs. James Stoll Carolyn and Jay Peters Mrs. Mary Pope to donate 10 percent of Education Gus and Alden Taylor James and Sharon Petrie Mr. and Mrs. James J. Purtell the income from the sale Greater Milwaukee Foundation – Ms. Connie R. Tjarksen Dr. Joan Prince Ms. Linda Raschka Kopmeier Family Fund Ms. Julie Tolan Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Prochnow Ms. Sandra Robinson of the SHARP Shoe to SHARP Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Groeschell Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Weiss Mr. and Mrs. William L. Randall Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Rozga Literacy. In addition, as the exclusive resource for Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Weyco Group Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Regenfuss Mr. and Mrs. William Schaaf Jerome C. Rousseau shoes in Greater Milwaukee, Inc. Ms. Sunny Williams Eileen Rieder Janice R. Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Joel R. Huffman Mrs. Diane Zore Rozalynd Roos Merrill Mrs. Judith A. Schwerm Russell Levin of Picardy Shoe Parlour will donate Koss Foundation, Inc. Samuel D. & Virginia B. Saffro Ms. Brenda Skelton 10 percent from each pair of Jerome C. Rousseau Lubar Family Foundation, Inc. Bronze ($100–$499) Charitable Trust Sarah A. Slaughter Mr. and Mrs. P. Michael Mahoney Mr. and Mrs. Richard Abdoo Ms. Kim D. Schaffer Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith shoes sold through his shops during the event Marshall & Ilsley Corporation David and Carol Anderson Michael Schulze Ms. Linda F. Stephenson timeframe — including the SHARP Shoe. Marshall & Ilsley Foundation, Inc. Suzanne B. Andrew Mrs. David C. Scott Mr. and Mrs. Doug Stucky The Faye McBeath Foundation Ms. Susie Apple Ms. Nancy Sergile Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Sweeney MGIC Mr. and Mrs. William R. Arpe John and Kristin Sheehan Diane S. Sykes This year’s Novel Event is co-chaired by Kate Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Mikulay Asset Builders of America, Inc. Honorable and Mrs. Joseph Ms. Deborah A. Thompson Wilson and Kathe Cavallo, with Mary Kellner Nonprofit Management Fund Association of Fundraising Stadtmueller Mary Alice Tierney as honorary chairperson. Thank you to all three Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Oldenburg Professionals Ms. Susan T. Steinman Nancy K. Van Vooren Payne & Dolan, Inc. Lynn and Chuck Barney Fred and Anne Stratton Karen A. Vernal extraordinary women for what is sure to be an Peck Foundation, Milwaukee, Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Straus Elizabeth Weir extraordinary event. For more information, contact Ms. Sue Sachdeva Baumgartner Mr. and Mrs. Burton Strnad Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Whealon Mr. and Mrs. James Schloemer Mr. and Mrs. Dick Berger Mr. and Mrs. John P. Taphorn Ms. Angela Williams the SHARP Literacy office at (414) 270-3388. Stackner Family Foundation Ms. Julia Birmingham Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thermansen Mrs. Clarice Zucker U.S. Bancorp Foundation Ms. Edie Boatman Ms. Gretchen Z. Titus David and Julia Uihlein Charitable Sara Bowen Trade Press Publishing Corporation Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walker A Successful Campaign in an Unprecedented Year

The 2008–2009 year was an unprecedented one We are ever grateful for their leadership during an for nonprofit organizations. The economic turmoil unprecedented time. was felt at large organizations and small. Yet SHARP Literacy was able to meet its budget for the 13th We are also proud to announce Corey Hoze — Senior straight year, thanks to the wonderful leadership of Vice President Director of Corporate Communications Time Warner Cable’s Bev Greenberg (left) — co-chair of 2008’s A Novel Event fall luncheon — is joined at that annual SHARP Pfister our Annual Campaign Co-Chairs, Kristine Rappé and for Associated Bank — as chair of SHARP’s 2009–2010 Hotel fundraiser by husband Marty Greenberg of Greenberg Charles Groeschell. Annual Campaign. The level of care and attention & Hoeschen, LLC, and Wisconsin Energy Corporation’s Kristine Corey brings to SHARP’s fourth Annual Campaign is Rappé, co-chair of SHARP’s 2008–2009 Annual Campaign. Kris and Charlie’s unwavering commitment to SHARP just an extension of his outstanding reputation for and the students we serve enabled us to reengage years of service given to Milwaukee citizens young past donors and open doors to donors new to SHARP. and old.