For Immediate Release – September 18, 2026
Contact: Ana Larson, Marketing & Communications Coordinator, 715-421-0390
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI – When you donate to United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties, you could be a winner! Donate $1.00 per week/$52.00 per year for 50 chances to win one of six $1,000 cash prizes; increase your prior donation of $52.00 or more by $26.00 or more and double your chances of winning! Four of the prizes will be awarded in south Wood County, and two will be awarded in Adams County. The deadline to make your undesignated donation and be entered to win is November 20, 2026, at 4 pm.
The cash prizes are sponsored by: Aspirus Health, Emplify Health by Gundersen, NextHome Partners, Prevail Bank, Smurfit Westrock, and Williams Plumbing and Heating.
Our 2025 Winners:
- Stephen and Ginny Carlton – Community Members
- Lynnette Mitchell – Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools
- Becky Rendmeister – School District of Nekoosa
- Kurt Resheske – ERCO Worldwide
- James Zuehlke – Smurfit Westrock
To view the rules and regulations – or to learn the different ways you can make a gift to United Way, including an easy, online credit card donation – visit www.uwswac.org.
Photo caption: Kurt Resheske of ERCO Worldwide is presented with a $1,000 check in 2025.
Photo caption: James Zuehlke of Smurfit Westrock is presented with a $1,000 check in 2025.