5/4/23 United Ways in FDL County Merging
4 May 2023 News
The Ripon Area United Way will be merging with the Fond du Lac Area United Way to become the Fond du Lac County United Way at the end of the month. Ripon Area United Way Board of Directors President Jeff Puhlmann-Becker says this is something they have been talking about and considering for more than two years. Funding for the 12 non-profit agencies that the Ripon Area United Way gave to during this past year’s campaign will continue over the next three years, but will trickle down from 100 percent, to 66 percent, to 33 percent before ending for some of those agencies. He says there will be advantages to joining the Fond du Lac Area United Way in the merger such as that chapter’s grant writing expertise and some full-time staff. Amber Kilawee is the Executive Director of the Fond du Lac Area United Way. She says they are pleased to see one United Way for the entire county coming out of the merger.
To hear an interview with Jeff Puhlmann Becker and Amber Kilawee click here.
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