We Challenge You to Support LEAD WI
For the past three years, Fox Valley Initiative has financially supported LEAD Wisconsin. Can you now support LEAD's Giving Tuesday challenge?
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LEAD Wisconsin Needs Your Support!
Larry Thomas Jr. Wows Us in September
Guests attending the monthly Fox Valley Initiative event on September 9 got a high-voltage jolt in the arm from speaker Larry Thomas, Jr., an African American conservative and the host of the “Random Things You Need to Know” podcast.
Larry Thomas Jr. should be an important voice in Wisconsin’s political scene. Straight talking, entertaining, and energizing, he will wake up even the sleepiest patriot group. Invite him to your next patriot event, and you won’t be disappointed. Listen to his podcasts at https://www.youtube.com/@RRPSHOW (caveat emptor: his language can be a little rough at times!)
READ MORE about the meeting at AppletonWI.
Update on LEAD WI Camp
Sierra Cochrane at Wisconsin Family Council provided us with this update on the LEAD WI summer camp:
We had a wonderful week of LEAD WI camp this summer! In case you missed it or are still trying to sort through everything that happened in one week, here’s a quick recap of the week:
- A record number of 130 campers attended LEAD Wisconsin this summer! Our biggest camp yet!
- LEAD WI introduced its first year of the Business track. Business campers participated in a business simulation and roleplayed executives in their corporations. On Thursday night they presented their business at the Business Investors Summit.
- Throughout the week, the Media track reporters published six newspapers and four broadcasts. Check out the LEAD Tribune and LEAD News Network broadcasts here!
- The Assembly and Senate tracks worked on their bills throughout the week and presented their bills for a vote in the Capitol on Friday.
- This year we split our time between two keynote speakers:
- Author, podcaster, and worldview speaker Alex McFarland spoke for four sessions throughout Monday and Tuesday. His topics included worldview, absolute truth, and divine retribution.
- Megan Almon joined us for the second half of the week. Campers enjoyed her clear and articulate sessions on abortion, marriage and sexuality, and beauty. Her session on abortion especially impacted campers.
- Other speakers that joined us included:
- Pastor Nik Richards
- Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA
- Christian couple Brad and Diandra Kuenzi
- We brought back a camper favorite, the Worldview Q&A Session. This year’s panelists were WFC President Emeritus, Julaine Appling; WFC Church Ambassador, Dave Skahen; and Maranatha Baptist University Ethics and Apologetics Professor; Dr. Bryan Brock.
- The red racoons triumphed in this year’s Feats of Strength competition. Campers enjoyed our first ever water game, slip ’n slide kickball.
Here's some of what our campers had to say about LEAD WI 2024!
- “One of the best teen camps I've ever been to. The adults actually care, I’m actually learning things, and I'm having fun.”
- “My LEAD experience was amazing. Starting from last year after camp I was looking forward to this year. I've made new friends and reconnected with old ones. LEAD is my favorite camp ever, and I can't wait to come again next year.”
- “Megan Almon's sessions were phenomenal. She spoke on topics usually kept ‘hush-hush’ in Christian circles.”
- “The business track exceeded my expectations. It was challenging, competitive, and engaging.”
LEAD WI camp is able to make an impact and investment in the next generation because of our generous donors. Thank you so much for your generosity and prayers that support this ministry.
If you’d like to start impacting 2025 campers, you may give here.
Mark your calendar for next year’s camp, July 13-18, 2025!
Reagan, who was sponsored by Fox Valley Initiative to attend LEAD WI this year, spoke at a recent meeting.
2023-24 Scorecard Is Here!
The Wisconsin Conservative Coalition -- of which Fox Valley Initiative is a member -- released on July 1, 2024 its scorecard for Northeast Wisconsin state representatives and senators for 2023-24. Fourteen members of the Assembly and six members of the Senate representing Northeast Wisconsin were rated on how they voted on ten key bills
WCC also produced scorecards for 2015-16, 2017-18, and 2021-22. Click here: WCC Scorecard.
For information about scorecards produced by other conservative groups, click here: Voting Records.
The Media and Donald Trump
On June 28, 2024, journalist Sharyl Attkisson updated her "definitive list" of Media Mistakes in the Trump Era. Mistake #1 is dated August 2016-November 2016, the claim that Melania Trump violated her visa status. The most recent entry, Mistake #160, has to do with the August 15, 2017 protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, when Trump did NOT in fact call Nazis and white supremacists “very fine people.”
While it's unlikely any of you need to be convinced that the media has played unfairly with Pres. Trump, there is certainly in this excellently researched compilation.
Media Errors during the Trump Era: A Comprehensive List | Sharyl Attkisson
Candidate Endorsements
Who should you vote for? The Wisconsin Patriots Toolbox reports recommendations and endorsements made by conservative groups, including Fox Valley Initiative, as well as results of primary and general elections. Click here: Endorsements
Scorecards
WCC released on December 28, 2022 its scorecard for Northeast Wisconsin state representatives and senators for 2021-22. WCC also has produced scorecards for 2015-16 and 2017-18. Click here: WCC Scorecard.
For information about scorecards produced by other conservative groups, click here: Voting Records.
How to Contact Your Elected Officials
Who are your national, state, and local elected officials? How are they are voting on issues that matter to you? How can you reach them with your concerns? For answers to these questions and more, click here: Elections
Find Reliable Allies and News Sources
Most of what you read in newspapers or see on television is biased against conservative values and elected officials who are trying to advance them. The Wisconsin Patriots Toolbox has identified reliable sources of news as well as research and commentary on issues that really matter. To learn more, click here: https://wipatriotstoolbox.com
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