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>> Katharyn May, UW-Madison School of Nursing: I believe firmly that we all have a responsibility
to give back. Every one of us has received a helping hand along the way, and I believe
that it's important that we give back.
>> Brian Rust, UW-Madison Division of Information Technology: We're also very concerned about
people who don't have as much as we do, who have needs for things like housing and food.
>> Connie Chesnik, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families: I feel, and I've always
tried to impart to my children, that they are fortunate and should feel blessed for
that they have, and recognize that there are always people who have less than we do.
>> Gwendolyn Jordan, Wisconsin Department of Revenue: It's always better to give than
it is to receive.
>> Katharyn May, UW-Madison School of Nursing: I also believe there's power in numbers, and
I cannot imagine a more powerful campaign than linking up the terrific folks at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison with the terrific folks in the state of Wisconsin. I think that
leveraging the resources of all of those talented people is an important way to give back to
the community.
>> Connie Chesnik, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families: Being able to help
somebody else, no matter how it is, if it's just helping out a neighbor, helping out a
friend, being able to give to Partners in Giving, it just makes you feel good.
>> Brian Rust, UW-Madison Division of Information Technology: If we have to make sacrifices,
imagine all the other people out there who are making even greater sacrifices, who don't
have anything, who haven't been blessed with as much as we've been blessed with.
>> Mark Blank, Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds: You don't know what's going to
happen to you in the future. And I think in some ways it gives you a sense of security
that if something befalls you, there's someplace that you can go.
>> Robert Scheuer, UW Hospital and Clinics: It's wonderful to participate when times are
good and the economy is riding high, but it is even more important to participate when
there's greater need.
>> Katharyn May, UW-Madison School of Nursing: The hallmark for any community is how we watch
out for those least among us - least among us meaning those folks who are really very
close to the line between desperate circumstances and a healthy life.
>> Lily Castonguay, Wisconsin Department of Transportation: Being on the receiving end,
it's just very eerie to feel like, wow, there is some other person that I may never meet
who wanted to help me, and they don't know who I am.
>> Gwendolyn Jordan, Wisconsin Department of Revenue: I'm a partner with a lot of different
people. I'm a partner with a lot of different state agencies. I'm a partner with the UW.
Just being involved and finding out and letting other people know the different resources
that are available. That's exciting for me.
We're moving mountains here with this campaign, but it starts one donor at a time.