Organizations Filed Purposes:
BADGER PRAIRIE NEEDS NETWORK IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE VERONA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT BY PROVIDING RESOURCES TO MEET BASIC NEEDS WHILE PROMOTING DIGNITY AND INSPIRING HOPE.
FOOD PANTRYIN 2019, WE PROVIDED OVER 714,000 MEALS TO MORE THAN 14,200 INDIVIDUALS FROM 4,100 HOUSEHOLDS. OVER 65% OF THE HOUSEHOLDS SERVED HAD ONE OR MORE FAMILY MEMBERS WORKING FOR WAGES (68%) AND 26% HAD SOMEONE ON DISABILITY. THE REST WERE SENIOR CITIZENS ON FIXED INCOMES, AND FOLKS THAT HAD SIMPLY FALLEN ON TOUGH TIMES. ALMOST HALF (42%) OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVED WERE CHILDREN. ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE INDIVIDUALS SERVED (AND 85% OF THE CHILDREN) LIVE IN FITCHBURG'S POVERTY-PLAGUED NEIGHBORHOODS ALONG THE 18/151 CORRIDOR.
PRAIRIE KITCHENTHE COMMERCIAL-GRADE KITCHEN SERVES 4 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: 1) NUTRITION EDUCATION: COOKING CLUBS ARE OFFERED FOR SENIORS, AGES 55+ AND CHILDREN, AGES 5 -14 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UW-HEALTH CLINICS, HY-VEE, AND THE LOCAL SENIOR CENTER, 2) MEAL SITE: AS A LICENSED RESTAURANT, THE KITCHEN IS USED ON SATURDAYS TO PREPARE A FREE COMMUNITY MEAL WHEN SCHOOL LUNCHES AND SENIOR MEALS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, 3) FOOD REPACKAGING: ALREADY PREPARED FOOD DONATED BY CORPORATE CAFETERIAS TO OUR KITCHEN TO TABLE INITIATIVE IS SAFELY REPACKAGED INTO GRAB-N-GO MEALS, AND 4) BUSINESS INCUBATOR: THE KITCHEN IS RENTED AT BELOW-MARKET RATES BY LOCAL START-UP BUSINESSES DEVELOPING FOOD PRODUCTS FOR RESALE.PRAIRIE KITCHEN MEALS ARE FREE MEALS OFFERED ON THE 1ST AND 3RD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH IN OUR COMMUNITY ROOM. THE MEAL USUALLY INCLUDES SOUP AND SALAD, PASTA OR RICE, A CHICKEN, PORK OR BEEF DISH, A VEGETATION/VEGAN SELECTION, BREAD, A DESSERT AND DRINK. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEAL IS TO CREATE A MORE COHESIVE, RESILIENT COMMUNITY AND BUILD SUPPORT FOR BPNN'S MISSION TO END HUNGER AND POVERTY ON A LOCAL LEVEL. WE CHOSE SATURDAYS FOR THE MEAL TO FILL THE GAP WHEN SCHOOL LUNCHES AND SENIOR MEAL PROGRAMS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. EVERYONE IS WELCOME, AND NO RESERVATION IS REQUIRED. IN 2019, OVER 4,000 MEALS WERE SERVED.
KITCHEN TO TABLEIN 2019, OUR FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM COLLECTED 102,000LBS OF SURPLUS PREPARED MEALS FROM CORPORATE CAFETERIAS AND COMMERCIALLY CATERED EVENTS, DIVERTING THE DELICIOUS FOOD FROM LOCAL LANDFILLS. THE FOOD IS BROUGHT TO BPNN'S COMMERCIAL KITCHEN WHERE IT IS SAFELY REPACKAGED INTO GRAB-N-GO MEALS AND DISTRIBUTED TO FOOD PANTRIES THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN WISCONSIN IN MICROWAVABLE TAMPER-RESISTANT PACKAGING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Marcie Tomlinson | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Reinen | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Mckinney | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Coppoolse | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Berg | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Smith | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Lisa Hemauer | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Pederson | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Kurt Billings | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| Marcia Kasieta | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 35 | $0 |
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