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Waupaca Foundry

Community - Dec 23, 2020

10,000 Lbs. of High School Weights Transformed in A One-Week Collaboration

The pandemic and related stay-at-home orders have resulted in gyms closing or operating under restricted hours with limited capacity. Combined with the continued guidelines for social distancing and other measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Americans have invested in home gym equipment this year, and the unprecedented demand is causing strain on supply.

Ally Melby Waupaca Foundry

#castiron #community #donation #giving

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Nov 25, 2020

Donations to Ronald McDonald House “Means the World” to Families

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Waupaca Foundry located in Etowah, Tennessee saw an opportunity to give back to their community through donations to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Knoxville.

Ally Melby Waupaca Foundry

#community #etowah #giving

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Nov 23, 2020

Waupaca Foundry Helps Preserve History in the Waupaca Community

During the summer of 2018, a large storm whipped through the Waupaca, Wisconsin community, causing a couple of trees to fall, including some near the Hutchinson House and onto a historical bell residing there. The Waupaca Historical Society then reached out to Waupaca Foundry to reconstruct the broken iron castings.

Ally Melby Waupaca Foundry

#community #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Sep 23, 2020

Foundry installs Little Free Library

The number of Little Free Libraries in the Waupaca area continues to grow. Among the latest to appear is one on Elm Street, across from Waupaca Foundry's Plant 1.

Angie Landsverk WaupacaNow

#community

Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Jun 17, 2020

IT Programmer and Quilter Makes Masks For Community

Kathy Hargett has been sewing quilts for seven years. Like many with a knack for sewing, Kathy saw an opportunity to use her talent—and use remnants of quilting material—to give back to the community.

Mackenzie Morey Waupaca Foundry

#community #safety

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Jun 8, 2020

Waupaca Foundry awards $39,000 in scholarships

Waupaca Foundry is proud to support the next generation of ambitious leaders by providing scholarships to students in Waupaca Foundry communities. This year, we awarded $39,000 to 26 deserving high school seniors.

Mackenzie Morey Waupaca Foundry

#community #scholarships

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Apr 3, 2020

Waupaca Foundry Donates to Hospital to Help Fight COVID-19

After having the design approved by Blount Memorial, Waupaca Foundry started producing face shield headbands to be donated for the fight against COVID-19. See how this charitable giving evolved.

Ally Melby Waupaca Foundry

#3dprinting #community #donation #etowah

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Mar 3, 2020

Cold for a Cause: Participants plunge for Special Olympics

The 2020 Law Enforcement Torch Run Effingham Polar Plunge raised over $40,000 Saturday according to preliminary totals, beating last year’s amount by more than $4,000.

Kaitlin Cordes Effingham Daily News

#community #effingham

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Jan 8, 2020

The Gift of Giving

Each year many employees and retirees pay it forward and request to donate their ham or turkey to a local non-profit organization, shelter, or church affiliation.

Sara Timm Waupaca Foundry

#community

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Nov 22, 2019

Waupaca Foundry employee collects hides to benefit nation’s heroes

In 2012 Dave Hintz started collecting deer hides and selling them to traders, in turn donating the money earned to Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation https://wwiaf.org/. WWIA services all combat-wounded Purple Heart recipients, regardless of when they served in the armed forces.

Sara Timm Waupaca Foundry

#community #veterans #waupaca

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Oct 4, 2019

Students compete for cash prizes; learn about local career opportunities

High school students put their skills to the test on the Vincennes University Jasper campus for National Manufacturing Day, competing in hands-on activities showcasing manufacturing skills and learning about the industry.

Local Sources Dubois County Free Press

#automation #community #robotics #skillsgap #tellcity

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Oct 3, 2019

Manufacturing Day brings students and jobs up close

Today's high school graduates have opportunities for manufacturing jobs, and tours on Thursday brought the students up close to jobs in their neighborhood.

Dawn Schabbing Effingham Daily News

#community #effingham

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Sep 6, 2019

Project Backpack Moves

The organization provides backpacks filled with food to local children in need every weekend during the school year.

Robert Cloud Waupaca County News

#community #machining #waupaca #wfnews

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Sep 3, 2019

Waupaca Foundry donates supplies to local school

Employees head back to school for fourth annual donation.

Ally Melby Waupaca Foundry

#community #donation #etowah

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Aug 27, 2019

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and communities across the nation take this month to inform the public about suicide prevention.

Ally Melby

#community

Waupaca Foundry

Community - Aug 9, 2019

Waupaca Foundry opens doors to local educators

Twenty-two McMinn County educators attended Etowah’s first Summer Educator Meeting

Ally Melby

#community #etowah #skillsgap #steam #stem

Waupaca Foundry

Community - May 21, 2019

Waupaca Foundry employees' children attend business summer camp on scholarship

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Foundation (WMC) created scholarships for high school students to attend its 2018 Wisconsin Business World camps. A diamond-level sponsor, Waupaca Foundry in turn extended 15 scholarships to children of employees interested in attending the camps.

Ally Melby Waupaca Foundry

#community

Waupaca Foundry

Environmental - Apr 30, 2013

Recycled Foundry Sand to Create Future Sledding Hill in the City of Waupaca

By Bryant Esch

#community #recycle