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192006 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT REPORT

700 North Adams StreetGreen Bay, WI 54301www.wisconsinpublicservice.com800-450-7260

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© 2007 Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, a regulated electric and

natural gas utility, is a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, Inc.

The company serves 429,012 electric customers and 311,620

natural gas customers throughout northeast and central Wisconsin

and upper Michigan. More than 2,300 Public Service employees

provide products and services through a network of local offices.

who we are

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There’s an energy at Wisconsin Public Service Corporation unlike any other I know. It’s a spirit of generosity, of giving, of deepcommitment to the communities we serve.

You’ll find it in the vital volunteerism of employees and retirees who join with friends and neighbors to lend a hand, share their expertise, and make a genuine difference in their hometowns.

It’s evident in the philanthropic outreach of our foundation, which quietlysustains endless possibilities throughout our service area, from helpingthose in need, to preserving historic places, to fostering knowledgeamong young and old.

Wherever you experience the power of community, you’ll discover our support. Wisconsin Public Service has a heritage of involvementthrough financial resources and the time and effort of our dedicatedemployees. This report shares stories about the special places andpeople of Wisconsin Public Service.

Charles A. SchrockPresident

CONTENTS

4 ARTS & CULTURE

6 COMMUNITY & CIVIC AFFAIRS

8 EDUCATION & LIFELONG LEARNING

10 ENVIRONMENT

12 HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

14 BUSINESS & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

16 AGRICULTURE SUPPORT

18 BENEFICIARIES OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE FOUNDATION

18 MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM

18 DOLLARS FOR DOERS

19 WHO WE ARE

20 FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN OUR COMMUNITIES


ar ts & cu l ture

INTERCULTURAL INITIATIVEGENERATES UNDERSTANDING


CHORUS IN TUNE WITH COMMUNITY

At Wisconsin Public Service, employeesdo more than whistle while they work. A volunteer choir made up of WisconsinPublic Service employees, families, andfriends, energizes community gatheringsthroughout our service area with itsspirited vocal performances.

The chorus prepares several musicalprograms a year, performing at no charge from September through May.The group is especially busy during theholidays, when it sings at nursing andretirement homes, civic club meetings,and service organization gatherings.

Booking the group for a communitycelebration or club is as simple as aphone call to Wisconsin Public Service.

Choral Director

Jonathan Kent,

whose wife works

for Wisconsin Public

Service, leads the

32-member chorus.

left: Minocqua area students in the Intercultural Leadership

Initiative program are learning to overcome prejudice and

work towards tolerance.

It takes a good deal of positive energy to break cycles of fear and prejudice—the ingrained legacy of hundreds of years of history. But thanks to the supportof Wisconsin Public Service, the Intercultural Leadership Initiative (ILI) is takingimportant steps to address racial tensions and conflicts in schools that serveWisconsin tribal communities.

The organization, in association with Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, givesstudents in Vilas and Oneida counties the tools to resolve conflicts, appreciatediverse cultures, and become empowered to change.

Working with Native American youth and peers in a multicultural setting, ILIhelps students make the critical transition from 8th to 9th grade. This transitioncan be particularly challenging, since students are integrated from small,homogeneous community schools to a large, extremely diverse high school.

The program uses creative drama, talking circles, service teams, and more toencourage students to learn about each other’s traditions and openly exploreissues that have caused conflict in the past. It’s just one of the many wayswe’re empowering the value of diversity, one child at a time.

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communi ty & c iv ic a f fa i rs

CARING HEARTS BRIGHTEN HOLIDAYS


DOERS EARN DOLLARS

Now in its sixth year, the Dollars forDoers program continues to fuel thespirit of volunteerism at Wisconsin PublicService. Throughout 2006, our “doers”recorded more than 13,100 volunteerhours in their communities. Employeesand retirees who volunteer 20 hours ormore of their personal time qualify tohave up to $100 donated to their favoriteeligible non-profit organization.

In 2006, 94 different agencies benefitedfrom the program. Many non-profitagencies are eligible for matching gifts, and include diverse organizationssupporting arts and culture, communityand civic affairs, health and humanservices, and the environment.

The commitment of our doers is striking.In the past two years, four employeesand retirees have volunteered 200-plushours—with one volunteering more than400 hours—in service to community.

Wisconsin Public Service

retiree Arnie Rentmeester,

an active volunteer with the

American Red Cross, is one

of the “doers” who has

volunteered more than 200

hours in the last two years.

left: The Project Santa collection in Wausau helped many

local families feel remembered during the holiday season.

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There’s no time like the holidays to reveal our employees’ deep caring for thecommunities they serve. Their generosity shines from the lakeshore to thenorthwoods to our headquarters in Green Bay.

This year, the lives of many families in need were brightened through theSalvation Army’s Adopt-A-Family program. Employees donated gifts, householditems, clothing, and, in one case, bunk beds and a full Christmas dinner.

The energy was everywhere, from Project Santa in Wausau, where employeesraised money for local families through a Christmas basket raffle, to Oshkosh’smagnificent Celebration of Lights.

In Kewaunee, checks were delivered to area food pantries so the hungry could find meals. Employees from Green Bay wrote greeting cards to soldiersserving overseas, held silent auctions to support local charities, and broughtbooks for the Give-A-Kid-A-Book campaign. And, the giving habit didn’t stop with employees—Christmas baskets brimming with food were assembled and delivered by our retirees.

One thing is certain. If there is a Grinch, he won’t be found anywhere atWisconsin Public Service.


educat ion & l i fe long learn ing

ENERGIZING EDUCATION WITH “KEEP”


WIRED FOR HANDS-ON LEARNING

Wisconsin Public Service has alwaysenergetically supported the EinsteinProject, an organization that supportsschools with kits and curriculum forhands-on science education. The Einstein Project started as a uniqueconsortium of nine school districts innortheast Wisconsin, addressing thegrowing need for young people tobecome more knowledgeable in science and mathematics. Since then, the Einstein Project has grown to serve over 40 districts in Wisconsin.

On the Einstein Project’s 15th anniversary,Wisconsin Public Service sponsored therefurbishment of the 4th grade electriccircuit kits. The electric circuit kits helpstudents learn basic properties ofelectricity and how it is conducted;explore circuits and switches; and studythe symbols used in an electric circuitdiagram. Children apply their discoveriesby wiring a cardboard house.

Schools lease the popular kits out nearly200 times a year, reaching about 200teachers and 5,700 children each year.The involvement of companies likeWisconsin Public Service makes itpossible to keep the Einstein unitsaffordable to all schools.

Students from Christa

MacAuliffe Elementary

School in Green Bay,

Wisconsin, explore concepts

from electric circuit kits.

left: Teacher Kathy Odeman incorporates KEEP energy

education training into her Merrill High School classroom.

In classrooms in communities throughout Wisconsin, children are becomingmore energy-literate, thanks to an innovative public/private partnershipbetween educators and energy professionals.

The Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP) is expanding energyeducation in Wisconsin’s schools by reaching out to teach the teachers, workingtowards systemic change that impacts the greatest number of students. Aninitiative of the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education, and housed atthe University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, KEEP educates 200 to 300 teachersa year with graduate-level in-service courses and curriculum materials. SeveralWisconsin Public Service employees serve as adjunct faculty in the program.

At just $50 for a one-credit class, the course is highly affordable, thanks toscholarships from energy companies including Wisconsin Public Service. Theprogram focuses on key energy concepts and includes a special activity guidefeaturing creative activities. Using ideas from the class and guide, teacherslearn to incorporate energy lessons into all grade levels and subjects, evendisciplines like art, music, and foreign language.

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env i ronment


UW– O DECLARES ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

The first Wisconsin university topurchase ”green” energy, the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, will seek ways to wean the campus offfossil fuel by using renewable energies,innovative energy-efficient technologies,and demand-side conservation. UW –Oshkosh is one of four University ofWisconsin System schools selected totake part in a pilot program to make thecampuses energy-independent in thenext five years.

Wisconsin Public Service is teaming up on the initiative with students,faculty, and administrators at the three pilot campuses in our service area. In addition to UW – Oshkosh, thepilot campuses are the University ofWisconsin – Green Bay and University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point.

The energy independence program isjust part of UW – Oshkosh’s greeningmovement. The school is a foundingmember and national leader in the Earth Charter Community Summitprogram and is currently the state’slargest purchaser of alternative energythrough the Wisconsin Public ServiceNatureWise® program.

Energy conservation

efforts, including lighting

retrofits, are part of a

campus-wide initiative to

make UW – Oshkosh less

energy dependent.

left: Special needs fisherman Greg Maccoux, whose father,

Pete, worked for Wisconsin Public Service, volunteers his

time at the Heads-Up Derby to help other handicapped

individuals learn to fish.

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SPECIAL DERBY HOOKSHANDICAPPED ON FISHING At the annual Heads-Up Derby, there’s a lot of laughing, groaning at slimy bait,and taking wiggling trout off hooks. It’s like any other fishing outing, with oneimportant exception.

This remarkable event is sponsored specially for special needs children and adults.Hosted by the Great Lakes Sport Fishermen organization at a private pond inMenominee, Michigan, the annual tournament delights more than 60 participants.

Event volunteers work side by side with the handicapped individuals, making surethey have a whale of a time. It’s a can-do experience where the participants do itall, with a little help from their friends, from baiting hooks, to casting, to reeling inthe big ones.

To keep the event jumping, the club plants the pond with live rainbow or brooktrout, plus relies on native perch, bluegills, and bullheads to supplement theaction. At the end of the day, the children, adults, and volunteers share prizes,good food, and mile-wide smiles.

Big hearts and big fish stories have always been part of our local communities.Wisconsin Public Service is proud to support them both, with events that buildconnections like the Heads-Up Derby.


hea l th & human serv ices

BUILDING COMMUNITY WITHHABITAT FOR HUMANITY


NEW 4WD RESCUE VEHICLE TOEXTEND REMOTE RESPONSE

In the unforgiving climate of northernWisconsin, snow, mud, ice, and remote off-road locations are just some of the challenges faced by local emergency responders.

To respond to critical calls despitedemanding conditions, the Crivitz RescueSquad is launching a capital campaign to purchase a new four-wheel-driveambulance. The new emergency vehiclewill be made possible, in part, with thesupport of Wisconsin Public Service. Therescue vehicle will better position thesquad to serve remote, off-road locationsand the Tommy G. Thompson CentennialState Park, which opened in 2005 andbrings an additional 200,000 visitors ayear to the recreational area.

Wisconsin Public Service has a longhistory of supporting the rescue squad,which serves five townships and thevillage of Crivitz. More than 30 years ago, our company donated land and abuilding for the rescue squad, which nowoperates from newly expanded facilities.

left: Eleonso, Aquilian Arias, Alex, and Julian Mendez enjoy

their new energy-efficient Habitat home, built together with

employees of Wisconsin Public Service.

Every family deserves decent, affordable housing. It’s a matter of conscience. It’sa matter of action. That’s the credo of Habitat for Humanity, a global organizationwith local affiliates throughout the Wisconsin Public Service territory.

Wisconsin Public Service has a long history of partnership with Habitat. FromMinocqua to Green Bay, you’ll find employees and retirees rolling up theirsleeves and working side by side with Habitat families to build their homes.

Volunteerism is backed by strong financial support to fund the builds andencourage innovative partnerships. For example, in 2005 and 2006, a specialgrant program helped local Habitat chapters build more energy-efficient homesthat met ENERGY STAR® certification criteria. Wisconsin Public Serviceemployees also work with homeowners one-on-one to evaluate bill-payingoptions and learn ways to keep energy costs down in their new homes.

For us, Habitat involvement is about more than building homes. It’s aboutbuilding dreams and building community.

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Snow and mud will no

longer pose obstacles to

emergency response in the

Crivitz area, thanks to a

grant supporting the

purchase of a new four-

wheel-drive rescue vehicle.


bus iness & communi ty deve lopment

THINKING “BIG PICTURE” WITHREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT


DOWNTOWN CONFERENCE CASTS DO-ABLE VISION

Wisconsin Public Service is making thesuccess of Main Street the main event in the second annual “Recapturing YourDowntown” Conference. Now in itssecond year, the conference is helpingsmall villages and big cities alike learn ways to foster healthy, vibrant downtowns.

The development conference featuresnationally recognized speakers, withbreakout sessions on how-to ideas, case studies, and tactics from farmers’markets to public art.

A founding organizer, Wisconsin PublicService has played a pivotal role inlaunching and promoting the Wausauevent, which has grown from 85 to morethan 200 attendees in just two years.

The conference is just one of the manyways we are teaming up with chambers,businesses, and local leaders to drive the growth and economic health of our communities.

left: Our support of regional development corporations

helps communities leverage shared strengths to promote

their regions and maintain an attractive quality of life.

Vibrant economies power vibrant communities. That’s why Wisconsin PublicService is connected to a dynamic new breed of regional developmentcorporation: multi-county consortiums that bring together sectors fromeducation to economic development to industry—all pursuing the common goal of job growth and economic viability.

Partnering with New North, Centergy, and Grow North, we’re energizing efforts to foster regional cooperation, focus on targeted growth opportunities,support an entrepreneurial climate, and differentiate our regions with clear andtangible brands.

Central to our involvement is the philosophy of being wired into the process,creating commitments beyond financial support. A Wisconsin Public Serviceemployee, for example, serves on the board of Centergy, as well as NewNorth’s Advanced Manufacturing Committee. A “loaned” employee is helpingNew North research baseline regional attributes. And another employee isserving as a board member of Grow North. It’s an investment of intellectualcapital we’re confident will pay strong returns to the regions we serve.

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Wisconsin Public Service

helps downtowns prosper

by sponsoring how-to

events like the popular

“Recapturing Your

Downtown” Conference.


agr icu l tu re suppor t

FAIRS GENERATE GOOD, SAFE FUN


FARM SHOW KEEPS GROWING

Momentum just keeps building at theWisconsin Public Service Farm Show.Going strong for four decades, the freeshow is THE place for the agriculturalcommunity to make connections, visitwith friends, and check out the latestfarming equipment, machinery tools, and services.

Held at the Experimental AircraftAssociation (EAA) grounds in Oshkosh,Wis., the event has grown to 160,000square feet, and attracts upwards of25,000 attendees from four states and Canada. Nearly 400 exhibitors are on-hand, showing and selling farmproducts from gigantic combines toprofessional consulting services.

Besides fun events like kiddie tractor pulls and a silent auction for theWisconsin FFA Foundation, the showoffers serious opportunities for farmbusinesses to improve their bottom line. Ongoing seminars are held to help farmers manage their energyconsumption—one of the farmingindustry’s most significant business costs. Topics include energy-efficientequipment and techniques, producing bio diesel fuel, and strategies to bettermanage energy costs.

left: Exhibits like this popular “Path-to-Ground” electrical

demonstration spread important safety messages at

local fairs and community events.

There’s nothing like county fairs to create community, where farm and urbanfolks connect to enjoy the best of area agriculture. And where there’s a fair,there are the people, and the support, of Wisconsin Public Service.

The Ag Adventure Tent at the Wisconsin Valley Fair is a case in point. Eachyear, Wisconsin Public Service sponsors fun-packed activities like an icecream making demonstration, chick hatching, cow milking displays, a pettingzoo, a pedal tractor course, and wading pools filled with soybeans or corn.Wisconsin Public Service also sponsors Kids Day at the fair to offer free fun for area children.

Fairs also provide the perfect way to share public safety messages.Employees volunteer to staff exhibits and demonstrations, and safetymascot “Louie the Lightning Bug” can be found handing out electric safety information and coloring books. Perhaps most popular are our “Path-to-Ground” presentations—dramatic demonstrations that teachchildren and their parents how to prevent electrical accidents.

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The Wisconsin Public

Service Farm Show is a

popular source for the

latest information on farm

equipment, products,

and services.


2006 FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN OUR COMMUNITIES

Adolescent Parenting Coalition, Inc.Aging & Disability Resource Center

of Brown CountyAgricultural Heritage & Resources, Inc.Altrusa International Foundation of Green Bay, Inc.Alzheimers Association of Greater WisconsinAmerican Cancer SocietyAmerican Lung Association of WisconsinAmerican Red CrossAngel on My Shoulder, Ltd.Ashwaubenon Youth Football Club, Inc.Aspiro, Inc.Associates For Collaborative Education, Inc.Baraga County Community FoundationBay Area Humane Society and Animal Shelter, Inc.Bay Area Medical Center Foundation, Inc.Bay Area Youth Hockey AssociationBay Cliff Health CampBecoming an Outdoors Woman, Inc.Bellin Foundation, Inc.Bethel Foundation Lutheran Homes of OshkoshBig Brothers, Big SistersBoy Scouts of AmericaBoys & Girls ClubBrett L. Favre Foundation, Inc.Brown County 4-HBrown County Children with DisabilitiesBrown County Civic Music Association, Inc.Brown County Human Services Pals ProgramBrown County Tennis Association, Inc.Calumet All Sports Booster Club, Inc.Calumet County Tourism Association, Inc.Calumet Nature StudiesCalumet Theatre CompanyCASA of Brown County, Inc.Cerebral Palsy, Inc.Community Foundation of North Central

Wisconsin, Inc.Community Mental Health Service, Inc.Compassionate Friends, Inc.Concerned Hearts ClubCrivitz Rescue Squad, Inc.Crivitz Youth, Inc.Cup O’ Joy Christian Coffee House, Inc.DAR Boys & Girls ClubDe Pere Christian OutreachDe Pere Citizens Academy Alumni Association, Inc.De Pere Girls Softball AssociationDe Pere Historical Society, Inc.De Pere Lions Club Scholarship Foundation, Inc.De Pere Rapides Youth Soccer Club, Inc.Dial Help, Inc.Door County Economic Development, Inc.Downtown Green Bay Charitable, Inc.Ducks UnlimitedEagle River Recreation AssociationEastshore Humane Association, Inc.Eastshore Industries, Inc.Emergency Rescue Squad, Inc.Encompass Child Care, Inc.Environmental Part Trust of Sheboygan CountyEvangelical Lutheran Good SamaritanFamily Educational Broadcasting Corp.

of Door CountyFamily Services of Northeast Wisconsin, Inc.Family Violence Center, Inc.

FISC Consumer Credit Counseling of Door County, Inc.

Forest County Humane SocietyFox Valley Humane SocietyFreedom House Mission Ministries, Inc.Friends of Mead Public LibraryFriends of the Brown County Library, Inc.Friends of the Manitowoc Family Aquatic

Center, Inc.Girl Scouts of AmericaGreat Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc.Great Lakes Spaceport Education Foundation, Inc.Greater Green Bay Community FoundationGreen Bay Area Chamber of Commerce

Foundation, Inc.Green Bay Botanical Garden, Inc.Green Bay Community TheaterGreen Bay Film Society, Inc.Green Bay Metro Soccer Club, Inc.Green Bay SymphonyHabitat for Humanity, Inc.Heritage Hill FoundationHispanic Community Center, Inc.Holy Family Memorial, Inc.Household Abuse Victims Emergency

Network, Inc.Howard Suamico Storm BreakersHumane Society of Marathon CountyJasper Pickett Foundation, Inc.Junior AchievementJuvenile Diabetes Research FoundationKewaunee County Economic Development Corp.Kewaunee School DistrictKI Sawyer Community AssociationLake Superior Community Partnership FoundationLakeland Hawks Ice AssociationLakeshore Chorale, Inc.Lakeshore CommunicationsLeukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc.Lincoln Park Zoological Society of

Manitowoc CountyLiteracy Council of Brown County Little League Baseball, Inc.Luxemburg-Casco PTAM&M Area Community FoundationMachickanee PlayersManitowoc Aviation Resources, Inc.Manitowoc County Domestic Violence Center, Inc.Manitowoc/Two Rivers Area Chamber FoundationMarathon County Public Library Foundation, Inc.March of Dimes WalkAmericaMarinette Area Chamber Foundation, Inc.Marinette County 4-HMarinette County Historical SocietyMarquette General Hospital, Inc.Marshfield ClinicMercy Health Foundation, Inc.Merrill Historical Society, Inc.Minocqua Winter Park Trail Fund Corp.Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc.National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNational Railroad Museum, Inc.National Wild Turkey FederationNeighborhood Housing Services of Green BayNeville Public MuseumNEW Community ClinicNEW Community Shelter, Inc.

NEW Curative Rehabilitation, Inc.NEW Hope Center, Inc.NEW Paramedic Rescue, Inc.NEW Zoological Society, Inc.Noquemanon Trails Network CouncilNortheast Wisconsin Beat the Heat Corp.Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeNortheastern Wisconsin Arts CouncilNorthland Lutheran Home Health Services, Inc.Northwoods Children's MuseumOconto Area Humane Society & Animal ShelterOmega HouseOn Broadway, Inc.Operation Boostrap, Inc.Oshkosh Area Humane Society, Inc.Oshkosh Opera House Foundation, Inc.Oshkosh Symphony OrchestraPartners with St. Joseph's Hospital

of Marshfield, Inc.Paul's PantryPine Mountain Music Festival, Inc.Place 2-B, Ltd.Portage County Business Council Foundation, Inc.Portage County Department on AgingPortage County Humane SocietyPortage County Youth on Ice, Inc.Portage Lake District LibraryPrevent Blindness - Northeast Wisconsin ChapterRainbow House Domestic Abuse Services, Inc.Raptor Education Group, Inc.Rawhide, Inc.Rebuilding Together of Greater Green BayRebuilding Together of Sheboygan CountyRhinelander Ice Association, Inc.Riverside Medical Center, Inc.Rocky Mountain Elk FoundationService League of Green Bay, Inc.Sheboygan Community Theater Foundation, Inc.Soccer Association for YouthSpecial Olympics Wisconsin, Inc.Spies FieldSt. Mark Lutheran ChurchSt. Mary's Home for the AgedSt. Mary's Hospital Medical Center of Green BaySt. Vincent DePaul SocietySt. Vincent HospitalSunshine House, Inc.The Alger Regional Community Foundation, Inc.The Einstein ProjectThe Salvation ArmyThree Eagle Trail Foundation, Inc.Tigerton Main Street, Inc.Town Line 4-H ClubTown of Morrison Volunteer Fire Dept.Town of Oneida Volunteer Fire Dept.Town of Woodboro First RespondersTrees for TomorrowTrout UnlimitedTwin Counties Free Clinic, Inc.Two Rivers Historical SocietyTwo Rivers Main Street, Inc.Two Rivers-Mishicot Area Ecumenical PantryUnited Fund & United WayUnity Limited PartnershipUniversity of Wisconsin – Green BayUniversity of Wisconsin – Oshkosh

Vilas County Youth Coalition, Inc.Village of Denmark Volunteer Fire Dept.Volunteer Center, Inc.Waupaca Area Parks FoundationWausau Area Chamber Foundation, Inc.Wausau Area Housing Development Corp.Wausau Hospitals, Inc.Wausau Incubator, Inc.Weidner Center Presents, Inc.White Pine Community Broadcasting, Inc.Wisconsin Association for Homes &

Community EducationWilliam Bonifas Fine Arts Center, Inc.Winnebago County Park View Health CenterWinnebago Interfaith Needs Response, Inc.Winter Park Recreation Association, Inc.Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc.Wisconsin Council of Economic Education, Inc.Wisconsin Council of the Blind, Inc.Wisconsin Foundation of Independent

Colleges, Inc.Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Research FoundationWisconsin Public Radio Association, Inc.Wisconsin Sports Development Corp.Woodland Dunes Nature Center, Inc.Woodside Foundation, Inc.WRVM, Inc.YMCAYWCA

2006 Agriculture Contributions

Brown County Breakfast on the FarmBrown County 4-HCalumet County Dairy Project Enhancement

ProgramColeman FFA AlumniDairy Business Association of WisconsinEAA Aviation FoundationKewaunee County Breakfast on the FarmKewaunee County 4-HMarinette County June Dairy Month BreakfastManitowoc County Breakfast on the Dairy FarmMerrill Area Breakfast on the FarmMerrill Area Kiddie Tractor PullMidwest Rural Energy CouncilNational Food & Energy CouncilNational Potato Growers AssociationNortheast Wisconsin Technical College Farm Tour Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Farmstead

Rewiring Refresher CoursePortage County 4-H Portage County FairProfessional Dairy Producers of WisconsinWausau Ag Adventure Wausau Dairy BreakfastWausau Farm-City DinnerWisconsin Ag Stewardship InitiativeWisconsin Agribusiness FoundationWisconsin FFA FoundationWisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers AssociationWisconsin State Cranberry Growers AssociationWisconsin Rural Leadership Program

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2006 BENEFICIARIES OFWISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICEFOUNDATION

2006 MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM

There were 321 employee and retiree participants.

2006 DOLLARS FOR DOERSPROGRAM

Dollars for Doers is a foundation program that started in July 2001 toencourage community service. When employees or retirees contribute at least 20 hours of volunteer time, the Foundation donates up to $100 to the non-profit organization of their choice.

The program focuses on organizations assisting with arts and culture,community and civic affairs, health and human services, and theenvironment in our service territory.

In 2006, 140 employees and retirees participated in this program, giving 13,146 total volunteer hours, resulting in $14,000 in donations from the foundation.

27%24%

6%

6%37%

Health & Human Services $ 399,937

Education $ 299,375

Civic & Community $ 261,047

Environmental $ 65,800

Culture & Art $ 62,838

Total $1,088,997

$123,754 Employee & Retiree Gifts

$59,181 Foundation Matching Gifts

$182,935 Total Gifts


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