2023 Mid-Year Recap
In the first half of the year, we have continued to stay involved in the community. Rhyme and our people are committed to making our communities, state, and country a better place for everyone. So far, we have had many opportunities to volunteer, attend community events, fundraising opportunities, and more.
Here is a snapshot of some of the events we’re lucky enough to be a part of.
Rhyme also recently finished a large-scale furniture project where they put their project management skills to use to furnish Day By Day Shelter's new facility in Oshkosh! The new space is modern, warm, and welcoming and includes over 50 beds, office furniture for staff, a complete lounge and dining area, and a large conference room for meetings and events. Day by Day is an Oshkosh local non-profit organization whose mission is to provide temporary shelter, individualized services, and opportunities for self-sufficiency to empower the most vulnerable adults in the community. To support Day by Day in their mission, Rhyme donated $10,000 to be used where needed. Congratulations to the entire Day by Day team on this project, we absolutely love how it turned out!
Pictured above from left to right: Kendall Steinhoff (Rhyme's Director of Marketing, Molly Yatso Butz (Day By Day's Executive Director), and Marsha Schneider (Rhyme Client Manager).
What does our growth and success look like?
Rhyme Time Scholarships
Every summer Rhyme hosts the Steve Ennis Memorial Golf Classic to raise funds for scholarships awarded to high school seniors affected by cancer. Please join us on Saturday, September 9th at the Edgerton Towne Country Club for our 15th Annual Event! This year we awarded 16 scholarships, bringing our total to 96 scholarships in the past 14 years!
This year’s Scholarship recipients include:
- Brett Johnson – Portage High School
- Isabel Ashley – Portage High School
- Brent Littlegeorge – Baraboo High School
- Vanessa Hartwig – Monroe High School
- Levi Ringhand – Evansville High School
- Ximena Machiavello – Evansville High School
- Jax Wells – Milton High School
- Trinity Czerwinski – Milton High School
- Dakota Reece – Janesville Craig High School
- Alexandra Craker – Janesville Parker High School
- Ryan Routhieaux – Luxemburg-Casco High School
- Brooklyn Bacon – Lodi High School
- Natashia Mueller – Ithaca High School
- Kyleigh Lott – Harlem High School (IL)
- Chloe Herwig – Markesan High School
- Herioli Fraire – Belleville High School
Lee Lake Polar Bear Plunge 2023
Saturday, February 25th was the 23rd annual Lee Lake Polar Bear Plunge. The Polar Plunge benefits the American Cancer Society and G.R.A.C.E. (Greater Richland Area Cancer Elimination). The event raised over $31,000 this year, with the Rhyme Time group raising over $6,000 through donations, pledges, and purchasing auction items! This brings the 23-year total to over $460,000! If each of us does just a little – together we can do BIG things!
Final Thoughts
Rhyme has added eight new people to the team in the first half of 2023 and are currently looking to fill positions in our Sales, IT, and Service departments. Every year we are determined to get better at what we do and develop our knowledge and skills in order to better serve our customers. We are always looking to add good people to our team, if you or someone you know is interested, contact us or learn more on our Careers Page!
