April 2013
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Outstanding presentations might include
speakers such as: Steve Bartlett with Bad-
ger Honor Flight, Richard Beilfuss of the
International Crane Foundation, Margaret
Schwarze as an ethicist with UW School of
Medicine, best-selling author Shelley Peter-
man Schwartz or firefighter/paramedic Gail
Campbell.
But be sure, as Drescher says, community
residents are not just passive receivers of ser-
vice, this is a community that is very engaged
beyond their base of residence. Many resi-
dents routinely volunteer tutoring and men-
toring services at local schools. For a commu-
nity that was historically inspired by a group
of volunteers, the spirit of volunteerism per-
meates throughout the property as Drescher
says some 580 volunteers annually dedicate
34,000 hours of service to helping residents
and the community, whether that is by pro-
viding shopping, transportation to appoint-
ments, home maintenance, meal programs
or some other kind of service.
Collaboration within the community
further prompts relationships with Madi-
son’s expansive professional community. Ex-
amples include financial services available
through TCF bank, Attic Angel Place as a
