Dream to Succeed Scholarship Dinner Fundraiser

We would like to thank all who made our inaugural Dream to Succeed Scholarship Fundraiser Dinner a success on Friday, September 16 at the Washington County Fair Park!

 A huge thank you to our sponsors:

Bachelor’s Sponsor
Thrivent / Ramiro Paz

Associate’s Sponsors:
Comar
JW Speaker
Kettlebrook Church

Major scholarship fund supporter:
Advocate Aurora

We thank our generous Dream to Succeed program funders:

United Way of Washington County
West Bend Mutual
Catholic Campaign for Human Development
West Bend District Rotary 

Thank you to Jeff’s Spirits on Main for providing tequila and mezcal tastings AND for helping to sell single barrel tequila bottles at their store to continue raising money for our scholarship fund!

Thank you to the Salsabrosa Dance Company and Las Estrellas Dance for providing professional Salsa and Bachata dance demos and instruction!

Thank you to The Norbert and Tony Koebel’s team for preparing the delicious dinner!

Thank you Lourdes Silva for the beautiful decorations and for preparing the authentic Mexican desserts!

 Thank you to Carter Events and Entertainment for providing their DJ services that night!

Thank you to EPIC Creative for creating the wonderful and impactful success story videos!

Thank you Maybelin Garcia for taking professional photos at the event!

Thank you to our amazing staff, committee, and leaders through the Leadership West Bend program for all of their hard work and dedication in planning and executing this inaugural event!

Thank you to our Director of Hispanic Literacy Programs, Maria Gutierrez Gurrola, for being the backbone of the Dream to Succeed program and for driving the growth of the program and scholarship fund component.

Thank you to our Scholarship Committee for the time and energy they have given to review applications, interview candidates, and make decisions on scholarship awards.

Thank you to all of our attendees for celebrating with us and for contributing to the scholarship fund and our recipients’ education futures!

And last, but certainly not least, thank you to our awesome volunteers for helping in a variety of ways that night which made it a huge success!