YMCA Fitness Instructor Becky Wightman

By laura / June 30, 2020 / Comments Off on YMCA Fitness Instructor Becky Wightman

What better time than the present to illuminate our beautiful community. We’re sharing the Illuminating Women Project online so you can feel inspired. Becky Wightman of the Fond du Lac YMCA is a strong force of inspiration.  She is illuminating… Becky Wightman Becky Wightman grew up in a big family on a dairy farm in Eden. …

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Entrepreneurial Spirit Guides Judith

By laura / June 24, 2020 / Comments Off on Entrepreneurial Spirit Guides Judith

What better time than the present to illuminate our beautiful community. We’re sharing the Illuminating Women Project online so you can feel inspired. Judith Berger O’Brien’s strong intuition guides her entrepreneurial spirit.  She believes in the power of education and gives back to the community in countless ways.  Judith is illuminating… Judith Berger O’Brien Judith…

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Fond du Lac Native Amy Charneski

By laura / June 12, 2020 / Comments Off on Fond du Lac Native Amy Charneski

What better time than the present to illuminate the Fond du Lac community. We’re sharing the Illuminating Women Project online so you can feel inspired. I first met Amy Charneski while she was an aid at Saint Mary’s Springs Academy.  She was the teacher’s assistant in my son’s kindergarten class.  Amy’s smile lit up the…

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Holy Family Director Of Operations Gail Kraig

By laura / May 28, 2020 / Comments Off on Holy Family Director Of Operations Gail Kraig

What better time than the present to illuminate our beautiful community. We’re sharing the Illuminating Women Project online so you can feel inspired. This week we’re highlighting the Director of Parish Operations for Holy Family Catholic Community, Gail Kraig. Gail Kraig Originally from Milwaukee, Gail Kraig has been a long time Fond du Lac resident. …

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Salchert Meats Owner Katie Fuhrmann

By laura / May 21, 2020 /

We are sharing the Illuminating Women Project online so you can feel inspired. Memories come flooding back to me as I walk through the doors of Salchert Meats.  It seems like yesterday that I was rocking in one of their chairs enjoying the flavor of my cherry Dum-Dum. It fills me with joy knowing that this fifth-generation business is…

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Self-Taught Artist Mary Wehner

By laura / May 18, 2020 /

We are sharing the Illuminating Women Project online so you can feel inspired. Mary Wehner is a self-taught artist who inspires others to embrace their creativity.  She is illuminating… Mary Wehner Self-taught artist Mary Wehner has spent the majority of her life in Fond du Lac.  Mary primarily focuses on abstract painting and poetry.  She…

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Illuminating Women Project Highlights Marcie

By laura / May 11, 2020 / Comments Off on Illuminating Women Project Highlights Marcie

We are sharing the Illuminating Women Project online so you can feel inspired. Marcie Schneider of Christian Parents For Kids is changing the world through kindness.  She has touched countless lives in our community and we are forever grateful for her dedication to the next generation.  We are honored to highlight Marcie in the Illuminating…

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Boudry Dental Offers Compassionate Care

By laura / May 7, 2020 / Comments Off on Boudry Dental Offers Compassionate Care

We are sharing our Illuminating Women Project online so you can feel inspired. Tammy Boudry of Boudry Dental is changing the world, one smile at a time.  I recognized Tammy’s authenticity the moment I met her.  Her sense of humor will light up a room, she is illuminating the Fond du Lac community and beyond.…

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Book Club Leader Amy Manion

By laura / April 30, 2020 / Comments Off on Book Club Leader Amy Manion

From Director of Library Services to Thelma’s Book Club, Amy illuminates the power of learning. We are sharing our Illuminating Women Project online so you can feel inspired.  Amy is a blessing to the Fond du Lac community. Amy Manion A Wisconsin native, Amy Manion grew up in the suburbs of Milwaukee.  She is an…

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American Dream Inspired Female Priest

By laura / April 23, 2020 /

The Illuminating Women Project highlights 30 inspiring women from Fond du Lac County. We’re sharing this exhibition online so you can feel inspired.  This week we’re highlighting the Canon Precentor at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Mother Ezgi Saribay Perkins.  Mother Ezgi Perkins now serves St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Ripon and St. Mary’s Episcopal Chapel in…

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