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charter school in the Kaukauna Area School District, where she
served as a governance board mem-ber for six years until
recently.
It was a new environment that was coming to the community, she
said. I was intrigued.
She wanted to learn more about it, and it was something that
allowed her to learn a lot about education and how the government
works.
Seeing the one-on-one with kids and teachers in a charter school
and seeing that parents like that as a choice made her volunteer
for the board.
Abel thinks shes fortunate to have the job she has, co-owner of
Abel Insurance, along with her brother Mark.
When you make your living by your community, you want to make
sure youre giving back to your com-munity, she said. That also
means that I have the ability to go during the day to different
meetings that are benefitting our community.
She thinks working for a small company in a small town makes it
easier than working for a large com-pany in a more urban area.
Youre always creating relation-ships, she said.
People sometimes are reluctant to open up to insurance agents,
but Abel believes thats easier if the agent and insured know each
other.
She credits many people for the award she was presented.
She doesnt consider the award all hers, and thinks its a joint
effort between her family, her husband Mark Priebusch, and her
associates who allow her to volunteer.
Being part of the alumni assoc-iation and seeing the award
presented for 25 years, shes seen people get the award and as
Mike
Ryan was listing information about the winner, she was thinking
she was a little young to receive the award.
I have many more years to give, but there was a joke that night,
she said.
Abel asked the Van Abels staff if there was a way she could get
left-over food for the homeless shelter and someone near her said,
What do you mean, you already got this award, youre still going to
continue volunteering?
She had not even thought of that, and shes always looking for
another cause that she can help.
Abel appreciates that she received the award at this time in her
life because it gives her more energy to continue and give even
more back.
To me its a halfway point, she said. I just want to continue
help-ing.
The brat fry and Little Chute Community Band performance at St.
Paul Elder Services Wednesday evening gave her a chance to see the
happy faces on older people at an event brought to them.
Its a fun volunteering event for me, frying brats and just
seeing the people enjoy the band.
Another example is selling Christmas trees for Kiwanis. Seeing
some of the faces is magical and brings a whole new spirt into
volunteering when you see the hap-piness, she said.
She also enjoys bringing in people she knows who havent done a
lot of volunteering and seeing them enjoy themselves giving time
and know-ing they will give more.
She likes having a variety of vol-unteer opportunities and likes
to volunteer for causes where she can see some happiness.
Theres a lot of sadness in the world, so if you can create
happi-ness for people, thats a good place to be, she said.
Abelcontinued from page 1Focus on the FoxFocus on the Fox
By Renee TorzalaVice President/PrincipalStadtmueller &
Associates
Fox Cities Greenways is often mistaken for a bicycle group or
envi-ronmental organization. Although its work benefits both of
these groups, Fox Cities Greenways is actually focused on fostering
the development of trails, greenways and waterways in our region.
This not-for-profit organization not only connects our communities,
it improves access to the Fox River with riverfront trails.
Residents recently had the oppor-tunity to enjoy some sce-nic
riverfront trails at the annual Happy Trails event, presented by
Scheels on May 30. The event serves as the only fundraising event
for Fox Cities Greenways, and it includes a 3.6-mile run/walk along
Appletons Newberry and North Island trails. This year, it expanded
to include an 11-mile bike ride from Appletons Telulah Park to
Sunset Park in Kimberly, to Little Chutes Heritage Parkway
riverfront trail.
Since its inception in 1995, Fox Cities Greenways has assisted
in funding land and waterway proj-ects, including the popular
Friendship Trail that is open year round and provides a link
between the city and town of Menasha. The award-winning, 1,600-foot
long lighted pedestrian bridge is the lon-gest in Wisconsin.
The group also collaborates with regional agencies, such as the
Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway, to support water trails, portage
trails and bicycle/pedestrian routes. This includes the ongoing
installation
and implementation of directional signage for kayak and canoes
navi-gating the Fox River.
Some new and exciting trail ini-tiatives supported by the Fox
Cities Greenways include a new trail link-ing Memorial Drive and
the Oneida Street Bridge at Riverview Gardens. In addition, the
City of Appleton is trying to acquire three trestles (Trolley
Square, Foremost and River Heath) for trails that will pro-vide
better access to the river.
The Village of Kimberly is cur-rently seeking grants and support
for the design and implementation
of a new mile-long river-front trail at the Cedars at Kimberly
redevelop-ment site. Kaukauna is also planning a new trail along
the river at the his-toric Eagle Mill where the public library will
relo-cate later this year.
Municipal leaders, Fox Cities Greenways and
Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway are exploring how to link these
together to create a connection of riverfront trails all the way
from De Pere to Appleton.
Communities are starting to place higher value on trails because
stud-ies show that creating a walkable community (and region)
drives eco-nomic growth. In a recent survey by the National
Association of Realtors, 60 percent of Americans would pre-fer to
live in a neighborhood with stores and services within easy walking
distance. This is nearly twice as many as those who want to live
where stores can be reached only by car. A study done by the Center
for Disease Control found that the number of Americans who take a
walk at least once a week
rose from 56 percent in 2005 to 62 percent in 2010, almost 20
million more people on their feet.
In the Fox Cities, trails have the potential to connect our
cities, vil-lages and towns along the Fox River. Each community has
a story to tell and each offers its own unique attributes. Yet we
all share the beauty and history of the Fox River. Lynn Peters,
former executive of the Fox Cities Convention & Visitors
Bureau, once said that the Fox River is the single greatest
denomi-nator of the Fox Cities. Perhaps a connected and cohesive
trail system can be what helps finish the equa-tion.
If you are interested in getting involved in the Fox Cities
Greenways, contact Cheryl Zadrazil, volunteer coordinator at
[email protected]. More infor-mation can be found at
foxcities-grenways.org.
Stadtmueller & Associates creates sustainable redevelopment
and building solutions that foster neigh-borhood revitalization.
They are the lead developer of Appleton Eagle Flats, Grand KaKalin
in Kaukauna and The Cedars at Kimberly.
stadt-muellerandassociates.com.
Fox Cities Greenways furthers trails along the river
Submitted photosVolunteer Bike Ambassador Rob Gusky led a group
of bicyclists along the new bike route for Happy Trails on May 30.
They stopped for a water break at the Cedars at Kimberly riverfront
development site.
Renee Torzala
Fox Cities Greenways Happy Trails participants ran on the
Newberry Trail along the Fox River in Appleton.
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