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#SeeMeSave Photo Contest Rules

Click to download flyer! OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The “#SeeMeSave Photo Contest” is sponsored by Make A Difference – Wisconsin (“Sponsor”). This contest is governed by these official rules (“Official Rules”). By participating in the contest, each entrant (and their respective parent or legal guardian, if an...

Inspirational message from founder Lloyd Levin

Lloyd Levin, who founded Make A Difference - Wisconsin in 2006, shared the story of the organization’s beginnings as the keynote speaker at the 2014 Appreciation Reception.

Volunteer makes a difference for students with disabilities

Volunteer Julie Jankowski of Kapco, Inc. recently presented a condensed version of Bank Your Future at the Journey Forward Conference, an MPS School to Work Transition Program that addresses post-secondary concerns and issues for students with disabilities. This year the annual conference was entitled “Look to Your Future” and offered sessions on voting rights, financial literacy,...

Congratulations to Stacy Leuty 2014 Lloyd Levin Difference Maker

Tootsie Rolls and a tool belt. Those are just two of the props Stacy Leuty uses to convey financial literacy concepts to high school students as a Make A Difference – Wisconsin instructor. The board of directors and staff are proud to name Stacy as the 2014 Lloyd Levin Difference Maker, an annual award that recognizes one volunteer’s exceptional commitment to the Make A Difference –...

2014 Difference Maker Organization of the Year - CFA Society of Milwaukee

For years they have prided themselves as the largest recruiter of classroom volunteers, and it is with that same level of pride that the board of directors and staff of Make A Difference – Wisconsin name the CFA Society of Milwaukee as the 2014 Lloyd Levin Difference Maker - Organization of the year. Jim Fleming, CFA Society of Milwaukee President, says they support Make A Difference –...

Money Coach Highlights

Highlights from the Money Coach pilot program told by the students involved.

Miracle on Canal Street

We have a chance to win a miracle! Make A Difference - Wisconsin is in the running to be one of the benefiting charities of Potawatomi Bingo Casino’s signature community program – Miracle on Canal Street. Half of each $3 Miracle Bingo game played goes to the Miracle fund, which totaled nearly $1 million last year and was distributed to 30 charities in southeastern Wisconsin! Miracle on...