A strategy for PAC Wisconsin„For future generations”

Do you know

• Do you know:• Every 10th person in Wisconsin has Polish heritage,• The are only 2 universities in Wisconsin with Polish programs

(Madison and Milwaukee),• There is only 1 Polish speaking parish in Wisconsin (Milwaukee),• There is only 1 Polish speaking school in Wisconsin (Milwaukee),• There are 3 Polish Festivals in Wisconsin (Wisconsin Dells, Pulaski

and Milwaukee),• There are Polish organizations in Madison, Stevens Point, Green

Bay and more in Milwaukee,• There is only 1 Polish language newspaper in Wisconsin (Stevens

Point)

1. Increasing membership through membership drives and holding public events,

Our members:1. Milwaukee Society 2. PAVA Post 94 3. PAVA Post 3 4. Pulaski Council 5. Polonia Sport Club6. PNA Council 8

7. Ameripol Society 8. Polish Women’s Alliance9. St. Stan's Society10.New Life 11.Polish Heritage Society of

Northeastern Wisconsin

Wisconsin organizatons:1. Polish Heritage Club in

Madison,2. Polish Women's Alliance Of

America in Stevens Point,3. The Polish Heritage

Awareness Society of Central Wisconsin, Inc.

Milwaukee organizations:1. Polish Heritage Alliance,2. Polanki,3. Polish Parish.

2. Connecting to all Polish organizations operating in Wisconsin,

3. Connecting Wisconsin and Poland by increasing “Sister City partnerships,”

existing Sister City programs:• Milwaukee- Białystok• Lublin WI- Lublin• Stevens Point-Gulcz,

potential Sister City programs:• Madison- ?• Green Bay-?• Wisconsin Dells-?• Stevens Point-?• Kenosha-?• Appleton-?

1. Our websitee: www.pacwisconsin.com is up and running.

2. The Face book site: Updated every day with movies, photos, and interesting articles. You can become a friend of this part!

3. You Tube channel: Needs movies about our Polish- Wisconsin history. We would like to title it: “We Wisconsin Poles”

(All components of the website, Face book site and YouTube channel are fully integrated, tested and running!)

4.Listserv: Serving PAC Wisconsin. If you want to receive our newsletter send us an email at: pacwisconsin@gmail.com (We estimated that whole project would cost PAC about $5,000; however, we donated our time and resources and spent only $25.)

What you can do to help us???• Please check our website and

help us to promote it,• Check Facebook and become a

friend of this site,• Send invitations to your fiends

from Facebook,• Give us feedback by emailing us,• Email your friends about our site, • Read and get updated about us!!!

4. Utilizing internet resources to increase visibility for the Polish American Congress,

5. Promoting Poland and Polish culture in Wisconsin by showing movies like “Katyń,”

Screening “Katyń” movie in Wisconsin

1. Madison - 2 screenings at UW-Madison

2. Milwaukee - 2 screenings at UW-Milwaukee

3. Green Bay - 1 screening at UW-Green Bay

Future

1. Stevens Point at UW-Stevens Point?

2. Milwaukee - different university?

3. ???

6. Promoting Polish Saturday School in Milwaukee (the only Polish school in Wisconsin),

• Needs assesment,• Help from the City

Milwaukee Council and Wisconsin goverment,

• Help from Polish Goverment agencies and programs,

• Effective cooperation,• Extending programs???

7. Creating new fundraising strategies to underwrite initiatives and provide organizational support,

• Creating the fundraising policy and group of professional people who can work on this importent issue,

• Define possible sources for specific projects including Polish and US goverment agencies,

• Working with private donnors,

8. Adapting the by-laws to allow for organizational mobility (to be able to run this organization in XXI century). Examples may include:• First Vice President,• Vice President for Public Relations (promoting us with media and VIP),• Vice President Membership Development,• Vice President for Financial Development,• Vice President for Veterans Affairs,• Correspondence Secretary,• PAC „Civic Achievement Award” committee ,• Website Maintenance & Internet Training Committee, • Special Events Committee,

• Sister City Program Committee , • By-Laws Committee ,

9. Advocating for the preservation of Polish documents and memorabilia and cooperating with relevant institutions.

• Preserving our Polish Wisconsin history, documents, memorobilia (PAC History Committee???)

How to be connected and involved in PAC ?

• Be a good ambassador of PAC everywhere,• Be involved in PAC projects and work,• Check, read, and promote our website and newsletter,• Work on increasing our membership (also think about your

wife, husband, family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors),• Call, email, and talk to us with your ideas and suggestions.

WE NEED YOU AND YOUR SKILLS!!!!Thank you.

Visit us at: www.pacwisconsin.com