Be Well Waupaca County

11/04/2025

Four years ago, our coalition member Christi Nichole helped spark an idea that’s grown into something our community looks forward to each year.

As she shared recently:
"Four years ago a community partner came to me saying 'I was awarded a grant to buy 150 turkeys to distribute to families in need for Thanksgiving. Can you help me distribute them?'
We met her with 'why just give away turkeys when we could host a food drive and complement the turkey with an entire box of holiday foods?'"

This year, the need is higher and funding is lower. We’re collaborating with the Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative to support local farmers and producers in assembling special holiday food boxes for families.

You can help us keep this going — every $45 funds one Holiday Food Box for a local family right here in Waupaca County.

💛 Donate here → https://tendandtable.com/community/give/be-well-waupaca-holiday-bundle-raise

11/01/2025

Let’s bring more joy to our local community! Check the comments for more information.

10/30/2025

✨We’re excited to share a generous promotion from the Salt Cove Wellness Spa that supports our holiday box initiative AND gives you a chance to treat yourself or someone you love.

Here’s how it works:
➡️ Donate $45 or more by November 5 and receive a complimentary Salt Spa session.
Just share The Spa’s post and text a screenshot of your donation to 715-942-2883 to claim your session.
➡️Buy gift cards for the holidays and help us fundraise.
For every $100 in gift card purchases at the Salt Cove, they will donate $22.50 to support our holiday boxes.
Examples:
– Buy four $50 gift cards = $200 → $45 donated
– Buy two $100 gift cards = $200 → $45 donated
E-gift cards are available online and can be purchased in any amount.
Thank you for supporting our mission and thank you to the Salt Cove Wellness Spa for helping us spread warmth this season!

🙏🏼Stop scrolling and help us support Be Well Waupaca County with their fundraiser to bring holiday meals to more families.

How can you help?

1️⃣ Share this post and make a donation of at least $45 by 11/5 & receive a complimentary Salt Spa session! Once you donate, simply text us a screenshot at 715-942-2883, and we'll credit it to your account.

2️⃣ For every $100 in gift card purchases between now and November 5, 2025, The Salt Cove Wellness Spa will donate $22.50 towards a holiday box.

🎁 How exactly does this work? If you plan to purchase gift cards for the holidays, now is the perfect time. You can purchase e-gift cards online for any dollar amount. For example, purchase four $50 gift cards and we’ll donate $45. Purchase two $100 gift cards and we’ll donate $45.

ℹ️ More information
For the past several years, Be Well Waupaca County Holiday Food Boxes have helped more than 200 local families enjoy a special holiday meal. This year, we have fewer funds to support these boxes, unless our community steps in.

We’re partnering with Tend & Table to provide fresh, local food for families in need while supporting our local farmers.

You can help! Every donation adds another holiday food box for a local family.

Join Be Well Waupaca County in raising funds for holiday food boxes here:
https://tendandtable.com/community/give/be-well-waupaca-holiday-bundle-raise

10/27/2025

Help Us Bring Holiday Meals to More Families!

For the past several years, our Holiday Food Boxes have helped more than 200 local families enjoy a special holiday meal. This year, we have fewer funds to support these boxes, unless our community steps in.

We’re partnering with Tend & Table to provide fresh, local food for families in need while supporting our local farmers.

You can help! Every donation adds another holiday food box for a local family.

Join Be Well Waupaca County in raising funds for holiday food boxes here: https://tendandtable.com/community/give/be-well-waupaca-holiday-bundle-raise

09/19/2025

We love these efforts of supporting your neighbors!! Selfless act of kindness and generosity is what we need more of more than ever!!

This is definitely I need in other communities in Waupaca County, let us know if anyone is aware of other locations like this throughout the county that we can highlight!!

Two that we have supported are the Little Free Pantry at the Waupaca Area Public Library and Tomte's Pantry at the Scandinavia Public Library!!

09/12/2025

🍽 Food Friday 🍽

Just to remind those that haven't heard, we are closed on Mondays and our hours are 10am to 5pm. And we are not a pick your own.
The varieties of apples we now have are Honey Crisp, McIntosh, Gala, Zestar, Rave and starting this weekend we will have SweeTango. Soon we will have Cortland. We will not have cider for a couple of weeks yet. We do have caramel apples, bakery, mums, pumpkins, jams, jellies and fruit spreads, maple syrup, fruit syrups, honey, sorghum and other yummy treats. Again this year we are having a weekly apple trivia contest with great prizes, and for the kids ( big and small) a where's the witches legs contest. Enter to win!

09/10/2025

We are sharing some wonderful opportunities from our friends at Fox Valley Job Centers - Menasha, providing resources when job searching and job trainings. Check them out if this relates to you!!

08/22/2025

🌟🌟We want to take this opportunity to give a HUGE THANK YOU to the organizations that helped us make our annual Waupaca County Communities Resource Fair a success this year!! Your contributions made a world of difference in providing this valuable event to residents across Waupaca County!! 🌟🌟

Manawa Masonic
El Tequila New London
ThedaCare
Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative
Thrivent
Noble Clinics
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
Farmers State Bank Of Waupaca
Fox Valley Technical College
Iola Lionism
Manawa Lions Club
Humana

08/14/2025

🤩 Thriving Thursday 🤩

Introducing the Fall Memory Café Series!🍎
The ADRC of Waupaca County, Park Vista Retirement Living, and the Fox Valley Memory Project are proud to partner in offering a local Memory Café series—an opportunity for individuals living with memory loss and their care partners to connect, share, and engage in a safe and welcoming environment. These free, monthly gatherings are held the second Monday of each month starting at 1:00pm and feature fun activities and meaningful social connection. We invite you to join us in building a dementia-friendly community together.

To learn more about this and other ADRC programming consider subscribing to our newsletter @ https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/KsWXLY4

07/30/2025

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Get your seat on the bus 🚌 Only $20 to view 14 City Parks - includes a catered lunch at Upper South Park!

07/28/2025

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🚓🍔 Cops N’ Culvers Day is Back! 🍔🚓
Join us Tuesday, July 29, 2025 for a great cause and some great food!

📍 Culver’s of Waupaca & Culver’s of Clintonville
🕚 11AM–2PM & 5PM–8PM

Law Enforcement Officers from across Waupaca County will be teaming up with Culver’s staff to help run orders, and more importantly, raise funds to support local families in need this holiday season and throughout the year.

💙 How can you help?
✅ Stop by to dine and donate in person
✅ 10% of Culver’s proceeds go toward the cause
✅ Scan the QR code to donate $10, $25, $50, $100, or $300
💡 Can’t make it? You can still donate! Just scan the code and type Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office in the notes so your donation stays local.

Officers from agencies all across our county are coming together to support their communities.

We can’t wait to see you there! 💙👮‍♂️🍦

Sheriff Timothy R. Wilz

07/24/2025

🤩 Thriving Thursday 🤩

Are you planning a fun event in your neighborhood? Awesome! If you live in Waupaca County, You Belong (part of Be Well Waupaca County) wants to help you make it happen. We believe strong neighborhoods build stronger communities.

We’re offering gift cards to help with neighborhood gatherings:

$50 ideas: lemonade stand, root beer float party, ice cream social 🍦
$100 ideas: a community cookout with your neighbors 🍔🌭

Just fill out the form in the link to apply and tell us what kind of event you're planning, and how it will connect neighbors and build community.

Funding is limited and is on a first-come, first serve for residents of Waupaca County.

Https://tinyurl.com/blockparties2025

Brought to you by Be Well Waupaca County, supported by ThedaCare