In The Community 2023-2024

Wine Around the World

February, 2023-A wonderful evening combining wine, food and socializing while benefiting many great programs Rotary supports throughout Fond du Lac County. The event featured over 100 different wines and carefully selected beers from around the world with unlimited tastings and delectable hors d‘oeuvres. Proceeds supported the Reading 4 Life Program and other FDL Morning Rotary programs throughout the year.

Corks and Forks

March, 2023-UW-Fond du Lac at Oshkosh Foundation-The mission of the Foundation is to promote excellence at the Fond du Lac campus while enhancing the educational and cultural activities available on its campus. The Foundation’s primary objectives are to provide scholarships for students and professional development opportunities for faculty and staff and to help improve the resources available to students, faculty and staff, the campus, and the foundation.

North Flyway Soccer Association

Late Fall, 2023 Team Sponsors-In order to help with the cost of registration, jerseys, equipment as well as maintenance of the program and the grounds, Ledgevest Financial sponsored both U5 and U8 recreational teams in the North District Flyway Soccer Association this season and a U14 Blue Heron travel team.

Rhonda LP Hoffmann Scholarship Golf Outing

June, 2023-Partners Shawn Longley and Brian Jones participated in the 3rd Annual RLPH Scholarship Golf Outing, keeping Ledgevest’s attendance record perfect since the inaugural event.

Fond du Lac Dockspiders Scoreboard Sponsor

Summer, 2023- Summer, 2023 Fond du Lac Dockspiders Scoreboard Updates- With the Dockspiders being 2x Northwoods League Champions the team and their fans are constantly looking to see what teams are nipping at their heels for the title. On a nightly basis during home games, Ledgevest Financial sponsors the Scoreboard Update with scores from other Northwood League games and any other sporting events of interest to the Dockspiders and their fans.

Bernie Jones Big Cup Scramble

August, 2023- The 33rd Annual Bernie Jones Big Cup Scramble- This event was started by Ledgevest Financial Partner Brian Jones. Since then it has awarded seventy college scholarships and built an endowment of over $100,000 to continue that tradition. Several years ago it also began seeding the Kathy & Bernie Jones Family Legacy Fund which supports worthy causes in the Fond du Lac area on an annual basis while building towards endowing funds in the future as well. The Legacy Fund has gifted several thousand dollars to community causes and continues to grow to serve needs in the future. Both funds are held at Fond du Lac Area Foundation.

Fond du Lac Area Foundation Celebration of Giving

September, 2023-Ledgevest Financial Partner Brian Jones and his wife Gretchen attended the annual Fond du Lac Area Foundation Celebration of Giving dinner along with their Therapy Dog in Training-Rose. Brian and Gretchen utilize the Fond du Lac Area Foundation to house two funds they have built to support the community-The Bernie Jones Scholarship Fund which has awarded seventy scholarships over thirty-three years and the Kathy and Bernie Jones Legacy Fund which began in early 2019 and supports worthy causes in the community. Therapy dog in training Rose’s training has been supported by Bailey’s Gift Fund which is also a part of the Fond du Lac Area Foundation. Brian, Gretchen and Rose were in attendance to honor Dr. Tammy Boudry, who built Bailey’s Gift Fund.

Fond du Lac Concert Association

Fall 2023 through Spring 2024-Ledgevest Financial is an advertiser, supporting the Fond du Lac Concert Series. The Concert Series provides quality programming to make a difference in our community and features six concerts this season.

Sigma Holiday House

November, 2023- Sigma is a non-profit women’s organization formed in 1931. The organization consists of 35 members dedicated to the general improvement of the Fond du Lac community. Ledgevest Financial was happy to be able to support the event as a sponsor to help enable their invaluable work throughout the community over the next year.

The Caring for You at Christmas Holiday Luncheon Fundraiser

December, 2023-Ledgevest Financial again sponsored The Caring for You at Christmas Holiday Luncheon Fundraiser this year. The event and fund are run by the Agnesian HealthCare Foundation, Inc. The Caring for You Fund exists to help patients, with non-medical expenses, to pay rent, cover utilities, gas and groceries while undergoing treatment. The goal is to relieve their financial burden so they can focus on healing and quality of life.

Warbirds Hockey

Winter, 2023-2024 Ledgevest Financial is proud to sponsor a banner at all of the girls’ high school hockey team’s home games. The program is a Co-op of high schools throughout the area and is one of the original six programs in Wisconsin to sponsor the sport beginning in 2001-2002.

St. Mary’s Springs Athletic Booster Club Sponsorship

2023-2024 School Year-Ledgevest Financial is pleased to help support the needs of the St. Mary’s Springs Academy athletics programs through items such as uniforms (for all teams 5-12), equipment, facility upgrades, buses for playoff games, and much more.

St. Mary’s Springs Parents of Performing Arts Booster Club Sponsor

2023-2024 School Year-PPA supports arts programming in a variety of ways including volunteer support during performances, support Solo & Ensemble and chaperoning trips. Additionally, PPA fundraisers to support the special needs and requests of our arts program and has supported the purchasing of new instruments, travel expenses for students, and more.

Fond du Lac High School Yearbook Advertiser

2023-2024 School Year-It’s been a couple of years since any of us at Ledgevest Financial have had a need to look at our high school yearbook….but this year we have the need once again as we are an advertiser in the Fondy High Yearbook! One can only imagine how many kids are going to write, “Have a great summer….” next to our logo!

St. Mary’s Springs Football Highlight Film Sponsor

2023-2024 School Year-Ledgevest Financial was one of the businesses able to support the Ledger football team through sponsorship of their annual football highlight video. This is one video we were involved with that we know was a big hit.

Fond du Lac Soccer Association-Summer, 2023

Summer, 2023-Team Sponsor-Fond du Lac Soccer Association-Ledgevest Financial joined a long list of companies in Fond du Lac helping make it possible for children to enjoy a great summer having fun playing a healthy sport with their friends by sponsoring a recreational youth team.

Shephard of the Hills Annual Gala

February, 2024-Financial Advisor James Taylor and his wife Jen donated to and attended the Shephard of the Hills annual gala.