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Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority Annual Valentine Dance

Date: 05 05 1961
Description: Mrs. Roger Clark (left) presenting a check for $200 to Mrs. Elaine Ellibee, Wisconsin Central Colony staff person, from the profits of the annual Epsilon S...
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Our Lady Queen of Peace Church Queen's Guild Presents Check

Date: 05 05 1961
Description: Members of the Our Lady Queen of Peace Queen's Guild Society present a check to Pastor Francis L. McDonnell as a result of numerous projects undertaken by ...
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Sunset Hills Children's Circus

Date: 07 29 1961
Description: Not just children came to the Sunset Hills neighborhood children's circus. It was a fund raiser to benefit the American Nursing Research Foundation. The po...
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Committee Plans Fund Drive Meetings for Members of the First Congregational Church

Date: 11 21 1961
Description: Planning committee meets to make arrangements for a series of group meetings for women members of the First Congregational Church, at the corner of Univers...
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Give 'till It Helps...Yes, Someone Cares

Date: 11 09 1961
Description: L.J. Larson, left, general chairman of the United Givers fund drive, signals to Jane Scrivner, co-chairman of the woman's division, and Francis Holford, pr...
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UNICEF Fund Raising

Date: 02 04 1964
Description: UNICEF Chairman Chester Graham (left) shown settling final accounts from a fund raising effort in October. In the center is Leo Lumenschloss, president of ...
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Well Fundraising Effort

Date: 01 30 1964
Description: More than 370 friends of Katherine Wells are actively engaged in a project to fulfill a dream of Mrs. Wells, who is seriously ill. The committee is trying ...
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March of Dimes Campaign

Date: 01 22 1964
Description: The annual March of Dimes door-to-door campaign highlights the 10th anniversary of the Salk vaccine against polio. Solicitors include "Polio Pioneers," who...
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March of Dimes Campaign

Date: 01 22 1964
Description: L to R: Pat Tyler, Jim Tipple, and Kathy Voeck help the March of Dimes by sorting out "marching kits" for persons who will solicit door-to-door.
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Cadette Scout Troop 399's Sportswear Fashion Show Fundraiser

Date: 04 08 1964
Description: Scout troop #399 members Donna Walker and Kris Anderson (left) get instruction from an unnamed woman (right) shown in the foreground in silhouette.
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U.W. Fraternity & Sorority Donation to Empty Stocking Club

Date: 11 18 1964
Description: Four U.W. students shown with the check presented to the Wisconsin State Journal's Christmas Empty Stocking Club fund. It was the result of proceeds from H...
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Bake Sale by Beatles' Fan Club

Date: 11 05 1964
Description: Five members of the West Side Branch of the Beatles' Fan Club that participated in a bake sale to benefit the Empty Stocking club. These joyous Beatle fans...
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Sub-Deb Service Club Members Assist with Annual Cancer Fund Drive

Date: 04 02 1965
Description: Kathy Ela, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Ela, 8 Fuller Court, a member of the Sub-Deb Service Club, is at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Stenjem, 704 Butt...
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Multiple Sclerosis Canvass

Date: 05 12 1965
Description: Officers of the fund drive for victims of multiple sclerosis are busy making final arrangements for the door-to-door canvas. From left are Ellen Schroeder,...
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Mental Health Fund Raising

Date: 06 02 1965
Description: Susan Butler presenting a check for $760 to Atty. William Chatterton, president of the Dane County Assn. for Mental Health. The gift has been designated fo...
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United Givers Fund Women's Division Area Chairmen

Date: 08 04 1965
Description: Area chairmen for the women's division fund drive of the annual United Giver's Fund campaign. Left to right are: Dorothy Trachte, Mrs. Thor Solverson, Mari...
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Madison Art Foundation Holds Fund Drive for the Madison Arts Center at 720 E. Gorham Street

Date: 08 19 1965
Description: The Madison Art Foundation, a division of the Madison Art Association, conducts a $750,000 fund drive for the Madison Art Center at 720 E. Gorham Street. S...
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American Legion Donation to Methodist Hospital

Date: 09 08 1965
Description: Ben Bergor presenting a check to Ann Geyer, director of nursing at Methodist hospital, that comes from the profits of the Kitty Wells show sponsored by the...
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Annual League of Women Voters Fund Drive

Date: 09 22 1965
Description: William B. Manchester, public relations director for Harry S. Manchester, Inc., is shown "checking the facts" in a brochure before contributing to the annu...
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Busy Mother

Date: 09 30 1965
Description: Mrs. Rodney Gallagher, Rt. 2, Fish Hatchery Road, with a phone at her ear and a list at her side. She is sitting at a table with her five children, who are...

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