Meeting Life's Challenges

Guest: Shelley Peterman Schwarz

After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis over 30 years ago, Shelley turned her disability into a positive force to help others cope with life's ups and downs. As a columnist, author, television guest expert, internet radio host, and motivational speaker, Shelley inspires people with disabilities and personal challenges to take charge of their lives and focus on their strengths. Her tips tell people how they can make life easier.

Now Shelley is auditioning for the Oprah Winfrey Network to take her message to a national audience. To view Shelley's audition tape and vote for Shelley, go to www.meetinglifeschallenges.com or www.oprah.com and type in Shelley.

Caregivers: Just In Time Training

Guests: Jean Mueller, registered nurse and caregiving trainer

Many people become caregivers overnight without having the basic skills or training to take on such a responsibility. Through Catholic Charities, Jean Mueller will present free four-hour comprehensive training sessions overs four Saturdays in July on the substantive skills required to care of another person. Skills such as falls prevention, lifting, medication safety, tolieting and dressing, dealing with incontinence and communicating effectively with health professionals, family members and the person receiving care.

Sessions will be held at the Waunakee Senior Center, July 10, 17, 24, and 31. For more information go to www.ccmadison.org or call Diane Walder at 442.7248.

The Respite Center: Benefactor Of The Attic Angels Sale And House & Garden Tour

Guests: Nancy Latta, Attic Angel Association
Meg Miller, Executive Director, The Respite Centr

The popular Attic Angel re-sale (Thursday, June 17 at High Point Church) and their House and Garden Tour (Monday, June 21 in Middleton Hills) not only provide attendees with great bargains and a glimpse of homes in the community living environment of Middleton Hills, the vision of the late Marshall Erdman, but proceeds benefit area organizations. This year's recipients are The Respite Center, SAIL, and the Attic Angel Resident Aid Fund. For more details, go to www.atticangel.org or call 662-8900.

Meg Miller of The Respite Center awakens our awareness to the need for support for children and families who have no where else to turn. The Respite Center offers a fun, safe place for children and a time out for families who are dealing with stress and life challenges. Through real life stories, the unique and expert services of The Respite Center are highlighted. For more information, go to www.respitecenter.org. or call 244-5730.

June Is Dairy Month: Meet Alice In Dairyland

Guest: Cheryl O'Brien, 62nd Alice in Dairyland

Promoting Wisconsin's $59.16 billion agricultural industry is big business, and one of agriculture's most recognizable spokespersons is Alice in Dairyland, a full-time public relations professional with the Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Behind the wheel of a Flex Fuel Tahoe, Cheryl O'Brien has covered the state and beyond this past year, educating the media, youth and audiences of all ages about the many facets of the economic and health impact of our state's agricultural and dairy industry. Hear her tips for Drinking Healthy, Eating Local, Going Green and Boosting Wisconsin's Economy.

Hmong History And The Vietnam War

Guest: Yer Vang, President, Wisconsin Asian Bar Association

Honoring Vietnam veterans would not be complete without recognizing the important role of Hmong veterans who fought on the side of the United States in The Secret War in Laos. Wisconsin is now home to the third largest population of Hmong people in the United States. Enlightening us on the Hmong history and culture and how Hmong soldiers were secretly enlisted to help the United States along the critical Ho Chi Minh Trail is Yer Vang.

Loving Frank Comes To Life At Taliesin

Guests: Kieran Murphy, Historic Researcher/Creator, Loving Frank Tour

Margaret Ingraham, Reader

Building on the best-selling book, Loving Frank, Kieran Murphy and Margaret Ingraham take us back to the days when Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Borthwick Cheney moved from Chicago to Spring Green where Frank designed and built Taliesin - the beautiful home and setting where they would spend their life together. Both married to other people, their adultress relationship endured the controversy and grew as Taliesin continued to emerge as the "shining brow" on the crown of the hill. It ended abruptly with the murders of Mamah and six others and the fire.

Loving Frank Tours are now being offered at Taliesin. For more information, go to www.taliesinpreservation.org or call 608-588-7900.

THE TRUE COST OF AGING: The Wisconsin Elder Economic Security Standard Index

Guests: Eve Galanter, Chair
Johanna Hatch, Administrator & Project Coordinator
WISCONSIN WOMEN'S NETWORK

Learn about the new Wisconsin Elder Economic Security Standard Index, a tool that accurately reflects the real cost of aging in place today. Wisconsin is a pilot state for the application of this Elder Index, where decision-makers now have available to them on a county-by-county basis the current costs of housing, health care, food, transportation and other essentials for persons over 65. This updates the 50-year-old formula that has caculated the federal poverty level and will have great impact on shifting and adjusting programs to match what is needed for elders to achieve economic security. More information is available at www.wiwomensnetwork.org, or call 608-255-9809.

Women Collaborate For Professional And Personal Growth

Guests: Dr. Joy Rice, President, TEMPO International
Sonja Patterson, Past-President, The Business Forum
Donna Beestman, President, Career Success Strategies, LLC

As women's role in business and as community leaders continues to grow, complacency is not an option for professional women. Three successful women describe the experiences they encountered on their professional journey and highlight the Conference they are presenting in Madison, May 21-22, which will give business leaders important tools and connections to succeed in these uncertain times.

To learn more about FACING CHANGE: WISCONSIN LEADERS COLLABORATE!, go to www.tempointernational.org or www.thebusinessforum.org

An Historian's View Of President Woodrow Wilson

Guest: John M. Cooper, American history professor at UW-Madison and author, Woodrow Wilson: A Biography

John Cooper is considered the foremost authority on Woodrow Wilson in the country.In his new Wilson biography, Professor Cooper introduces us to the man who became America's 28th President, detailing the circumstances of his life that molded who he was and how he functioned. In this program, you'll get to know Woodrow Wilson, the man - his background, struggles, accomplishments, loves, health crises, and disappointments. How does a person become President of the United States? Woodrow Wilson's life is one example of what it takes.

Champions Of Women's Health

Guests: Dr. Gloria Sarto, Professor Emeritus, OB/GYN, UW School of Medicine & Public Health

Myron Gadke, Mobile Imaging Manager, Marshfield Clinic

Saturday, May 1st, the Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation will honor 8 recipients as 2010 Champions in Women's Health at their 11th annual Spring Gala

at the State Capitol. Dr. Gloria Sarto and Myron Gadke are two of the awardees. On our program, Dr. Sarto shares some of her vast experience as a pioneer and leader in the women's health movement.

She highlights the journey women's health has undertaken from the Supreme Court ruling which allowed married women to use birth control pills in 1962 to the gender differences in health issues that have since been uncovered. Her advice: continued access and advocacy. Mryon Gadke joins the conversation describing how the mobile imaging program he developed at the Marshfield Clinic has delivered mammogram and bone density screenings to thousands of Wisconsin women in underserved rural areas.

For information about the Spring Gala, visit wwhf.org or call 1-800-448-5148.