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Water Summit 2019

Celebrate Water Door County was a year-long series of activities to celebrate Door County’s water, understand the threats to our water, and inspire people to act and protect our water. It was an initiative of Healthy Water Door County, a fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc.

The 2019 Water Summit was a culmination of a year of celebration and education surrounding the importance of healthy water in our community.

Our 2019 Water Summit presented a line-up of local, regional, and national speakers, all well-versed in various topics surrounding water. Our goal was to provide topics of interest and concern that enhance a new understanding of water and its necessity in our community. Below you will find videos of both the keynote addresses and the concurrent sessions.

 

 Jill Heinerth: We Are Water
Keynote Address
Dan Egan: The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
with Joel Brammeier

 

Bret Bicoy: Working Together to Protect Our Water

 

Amber Marie Beard: Sustainability for Hospitality and Tourism

 

Don Niles: Water Quality on Our Peninsula: The Farmer’s Role

 

Greg Kleinheinz: Water 101

 

Jill Heinerth: Swimming Inside the Veins of Mother Earth

 

Joel Brammeier: State of the Waters
 

 

 Val Klump: State of the Waters

 

Mike Gilbertson: Changes to NR151- Sulurian Bedrock Standards
Jamie Patton: Healthy Waters, Healthy Soil
Dennis Hickey: Fishing Industry in Door County

 

 

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Support Healthy Water

Give Today with a Credit Card.  Healthy Water Door County welcomes gifts via credit or debit card.  As Healthy Water is a component fund of the Community Foundation, it will appear on your statement as a charge to the “Door County Community Foundation, Inc.”  Please click here to begin a credit card transaction.
 
Gift by Check.  Simply write a check to “Healthy Water Door County and mail it to:

Healthy Water Door County
c/o Door County Community Foundation, Inc.
222 N 3rd Ave
Sturgeon Bay, WI  54235

Bequest.  You can designate a specific gift or portion of your estate to Healthy Water and, very often, receive a substantial reduction in federal gift and estate taxes.

Retirement Account.  Some of the most tax-efficient asset types to give are from your retirement plan accounts since heirs would be taxed on the income in respect of the decedent (IRD). A gift to Healthy Water Door County shields the assets from taxes thereby maximizing your gift to charity.
 
Insurance Policy.  You can name Healthy Water as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy if your family is financially secure and no longer needs the insurance payout.
 
Charitable Remainder Trust. You can place cash or property in a trust that pays annual income to you (or another named beneficiary) for life. After their death, the remainder of the trust transfers to Healthy Water Door County. You will also receive income tax benefits the year you establish your trust.

Charitable Lead Trust.  You can place cash or property in a trust that pays a fixed amount to Healthy Water for the number of years you select. Once this period ends, the assets held by the trust are transferred to the beneficiaries you name. In most cases, you receive a substantial reduction in federal gift and estate taxes.

Gift of Non-Cash Assets.  You can give publicly traded stock, artwork, or other assets that have financial value through any of the gift vehicles noted above. By donating a highly appreciated non-cash asset, you also typically avoid paying taxes on your capital gains.

Gifts of Real Estate & Closely Held Stock. Contributions of these kinds of assets to Healthy Water Door County normally entitles you to deduct their fair market value. The same gift to a private foundation typically is limited to its cost basis – what you paid for the asset.

Wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, or other estate documents which articulate your intended gift to Healthy Water should be directed to the following entity:

“Door County Community Foundation, Inc.,
for the benefit of Healthy Water Door County”

Healthy Water Door County operates as a component fund of the Door County Community Foundation. Through this partnership, Healthy Water is able to minimize its administrative costs and maximize the amount available to help protect our community’s human, environmental, and economic health by guarding against threats to our water.

As a 501(c)(3) public charity, charitable gifts qualify for the maximum tax deduction as allowed by federal law.

Please contact us at (920)746-1786, or by email, if you would like assistance facilitating an estate gift, or to answer any questions you may have.

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Celebrate Water

Celebrate Water is a year-long series of activities to celebrate Door County’s water, understand the threats to our water, and inspire people to act and protect our water. It is an initiative of Healthy Water Door County, a fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc. The mission of Healthy Water Door County is to protect our community’s human, environmental, and economic health by guarding against threats to our water. The Healthy Water Board of Advisors consists of Ed Douglass, Annie Egan, Dick Egan, Dave Eliot, Coggin Heeringa, and Chris Olson.

Our Guiding Principle

Celebrate Water wants to invite and encourage people with diverse ideas and perspectives to participate in this year-long effort. Each organization involved will decide for itself as to the appropriateness of any activity that goes on under its own banner. For an event or activity to be included in the coordinated promotional efforts of Celebrate Water, its organizers must agree to the following Guiding principle:

We all love Door County and we have faith that each of us is trying to do what we think is best for our family and our community. This is the fundamental principle which must be central to any event or activity that will occur. We seek to create safe spaces for differing ideas to be explored, discussed, and even debated. While we want people to passionately advocate for policies in which they strongly believe, our goal is to foster a civil discussion in which each of us remains respectful of one another. We have faith that the people of Door County can have a civil dialogue on any issue when our conversation is rooted in our shared love of our families and this beautiful peninsula we call home.

For more information visit www.CelebrateWaterDoorCounty.org.

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Healthy Water Grants

Healthy Water Door County Granting Program
 
Important Applicant Information – The Healthy Water Grant Program is not currently accepting applications. Please reach out to the Door County Community Foundation for additional information. 
    • Grant due dates are the first Tuesday of every month
    • To apply, complete the Common Grant Application Form
    • Applicants should expect to be notified of our decision within 4-6 weeks of the application deadline
    • All grantees are required to submit a Final Report at the completion of the project
    • Each charity is limited to one application per Healthy Water Grant cycle
Each charity is limited to one application per Healthy Water Grant cycle. However, charities may submit applications in successive grant cycles or to the other granting programs of the Community Foundation that might be open at the same time.
 
Apply for a Grant
  • Complete the Common Grant Application Form.
  • Include IRS letter of Determination, a list of your organization’s current officers and directors, and the most recent independently audited financial statements.
The Chief Executive of your organization must review the entire Application Packet and sign the Application Form accordingly.
 
For purposes of this application, the “Chief Executive” is generally the highest ranking paid staff person in your organization. In many charities, it is the Executive Director or President & CEO. For schools, the Principal must sign the Application Form. For units of government, the highest ranking official such as a Mayor or Village Administrator must sign.
 
For an all-volunteer organization, the Board President should sign the Application Form.
 
We will accept the typed name and email address of the Chief Executive typed on the Application Form as an “electronic signature” if the Application Packet is submitted by email. However, please note that if it is not an original signature, we may contact the Chief Executive listed on the form to confirm their electronic signature.
  
Submit Your Application
Submit your completed Common Grant Application Form and any other supporting materials that are required to applications@givedoorcounty.org by the deadline listed in the box to the right.
 
Alternately, feel free to mail your application to:
 
Healthy Water Door County
c/o Door County Community Foundation, Inc.
222 N 3rd Ave
Sturgeon Bay, WI  54235
 
or deliver it to the Door County Community Foundation located at 222 N 3rd Ave in Sturgeon Bay by the deadline noted above.
 
You should receive an email within 3 business days of our receipt of your application. If you do NOT receive this confirmation within 3 business days, please call (920) 746-1786 to confirm that we received your application materials.
 
All grantees are required to submit a Final Report at the completion of the project or upon the exhaustion of the grant funds awarded by Healthy Water.
 
Please contact the Community Foundation if you have any questions or would like an informal assessment of your idea prior to the submission of a formal application.

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Our Programs and Initiatives

Healthy Water Announces Celebrate Water Initiative

Celebrate Water Door County was a year-long series of activities to celebrate Door County’s water, understand the threats to our water, and inspire people to act and protect our water. It was an initiative of Healthy Water Door County, a fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc.

The 2019 Water Summit was a culmination of a year of celebration and education surrounding the importance of healthy water in our community.

Our 2019 Water Summit presented a line-up of local, regional, and national speakers, all well-versed in various topics surrounding water. Our goal was to provide topics of interest and concern that enhance a new understanding of water and its necessity in our community. Click here to view the speakers as they addressed the Water Summit crowds.

Healthy Water Announces 2016 Well Testing Program Results

Healthy Water Door County awarded a grant to the Environmental Research and Innovation Center at UW Oshkosh to conduct a county-wide well monitoring program during a ten-day period in June 2016. This grant provided free test kits to virtually any Door County property owner or resident who would like one.
 
The results and additional information were presented to the public at a public forum on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Crossroads at Big Creek. The following materials were shared with the public that night:
 
 
 
Questions about the results should be directed to the Environmental Research and Innovation Center at bussek@uwosh.edu or call (920) 434-3148.
 
 
Healthy Water Announces Free Well Testing Returns in 2016
Healthy Water Door County, a fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc., is pleased to announce the second round of free well-testing for Door County residents. This program is part of a long-term initiative to promote high-quality drinking water while providing a convenient way for Door County residents to monitor their well water.
 
Healthy Water Door County was created to address critical water quality issues in our area.  “Door County’s unique geography makes our water vulnerable,” says Bret Bicoy, President & CEO of the Door County Community Foundation.  “As a peninsula situated on the Niagara Escarpment, our thin soil layer, combined with the vertical and horizontal fracturing common in our bedrock, makes protecting our water a priority.”
 
Healthy Water Door County’s mission is to protect our community’s human, environmental, and economic health by guarding against threats to our water. It is with this mission in mind that Healthy Water has awarded a grant to the Environmental Research and Innovation Center at UW Oshkosh to conduct a county-wide well monitoring program during the weekend of June 3 & 4 and June 10 & 11. This grant should provide free test kits to virtually any Door County property owner or resident who would like one.  Of course, if participants choose to purchase a test kit, the money saved will be used to support other water projects in Door County.
 
Over both weekends, residents will be able to pick up testing kits and ask questions of the experts on hand from UW Oshkosh.  Water samples may then be brought back to the pick-up sites that same day, the next day, or the following week for analysis.  The well water tests include bacteria, nitrate, arsenic, lead, and iron tests, funded by Healthy Water Door County.
 
Test Kits may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations:
 
Friday, June 3rd, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 4h, from 9 a.m. to Noon
Clay Banks Town Hall – 6098 County Road OO, Sturgeon Bay
Crossroads at Big Creek – 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay
Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Department – 2258 Mill Rd, Sister Bay
 
Friday, June 10th, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 11th, from 9 a.m. to Noon
Clay Banks Town Hall – 6098 County Road OO, Sturgeon Bay
Crossroads at Big Creek – 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay
Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Department – 2258 Mill Rd, Sister Bay
 
Please note, due to construction, there is an alternate route to reach Crossroads at Big Creek:
Cross Highway 42 at County T. Follow County T to Big Creek Road and turn right. Follow Big Creek Road to Lily Bay Road and turn right. Follow Lily Bay which merges with Michigan at Crossroads.
 
For more information about well testing, contact Caitlin Koller of the Environmental Research and Innovation Center (ERIC) at UW Oshkosh at (920) 424-3148, or email kollerc@uwosh.edu.
 
 
Professor Greg Kleinheinz Talks About Protecting Door County’s Beaches
(posted February 1, 2016)

Healthy Water Door County is pleased to support the work of Greg Kleinheinz, Professor, Environmental Engineering Technology, UW-Oshkosh. In this video recorded at our own Crossroads at Big Creek, Prof. Kleinheiz explores concerns about beach contamination and focuses on the environmental, public health, economic and social benefits of healthy beaches in Door County.
 
Healthy Water Announces New Grant Program
(posted January 25, 2016)

Healthy Water Door County is pleased to announce a new granting program which invests in initiatives that research water quality issues, educate policy makers and the community, and mitigate threats to our water in Door County.
 
Door County’s unique geography makes our water vulnerable. As a peninsula situated on the Niagara Escarpment, our thin soil layer, combined with the vertical and horizontal fracturing common in our bedrock, makes protecting our water a priority. The mission of Healthy Water Door County is to protect our community’s human, environmental, and economic health by guarding against threats to our water.
 
The community is invited to submit proposals to Healthy Water Door County as to how they will help us protect this precious natural resource. Applications will be reviewed on a monthly basis. Applications received by the first Tuesday of the month will typically be considered during that same month. Please call the Door County Community Foundation at (920) 746-1786 or email grants@givedoorcounty.org if you have any questions.
 

Well Monitoring Program 
(posted May 28, 2015)

Healthy Water Door County has awarded a grant to the Environmental Research and Innovation Center at UW Oshkosh to conduct a county-wide well monitoring program during the weekend of June 5 & 6 and June 12 & 13.  This program is free to virtually any Door County property owner or resident who would like one.  Of course, if you choose to purchase a test kit, the money saved will be used to support other water projects in Door County.
 
The hope is that this program will be the start of a long-term initiative to promote high-quality drinking water while providing a convenient way for Door County residents to monitor their well water.
 
Over both weekends, residents will be able to pick up testing kits and ask questions of the experts on hand from UW Oshkosh.  Water samples may then be brought back to the pick-up sites that same day, the next day, or the following week for analysis.  The well water tests include a bacteria nitrate and arsenic test, funded by Healthy Water Door County.
 
Test Kits may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations:
 
Friday, June 5th, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 6th, from 9 a.m. to Noon
Crossroads at Big Creek – 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI  54235
Sister Bay Liberty Grove North Fire Station – 1487 Highway 42, Ellison Bay, WI 54210
Clay Banks Town Hall – 6098 County Road OO, Sturgeon Bay, WI  54235
 
Friday, June 12th, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 13th, from 9 a.m. to Noon
Crossroads at Big Creek – 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI  54325
Town of Liberty Grove – 11161 Old Stage Road, Sister Bay, WI  54234
Clay Banks Town Hall – 6098 County Road OO, Sturgeon Bay, WI  54235
 
For more information about well testing, contact Caitlin Koller of the Environmental Research and Innovation Center at UW Oshkosh at (920) 424-0763, or email kollerc@uwosh.edu.

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Learn More About Healthy Water

Why was Health Water Door County created?
 
Door County’s unique geography makes our water vulnerable.  As a peninsula situated on the Niagara Escarpment, our thin soil layer, combined with the vertical and horizontal fracturing common in our bedrock, makes protecting our water a priority.
 
 
What is Healthy Water Door County’s mission?
 
The mission of Healthy Water Door County is to protect our community’s human, environmental, and economic health by guarding against threats to our water.
 
 
What does Healthy Water Door County do?
 
Healthy Water Door County invests in initiatives that research water quality issues, educate policy makers and the community, and mitigate the threats to our water.
 
 
Is Healthy Water Door County a charity?
 
Healthy Water Door County is a component fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) public charity.  Hence, all gifts are deductible to the fullest extent as allowed by law.